Trapped In An Irish Drinking Song

[Intro ] A E Bm F#m D A E A E Bm F#m D A E A verse 1 A E Bm F#m Gather ‘round the fire for a tale of desire D A E ending just the same as it’s begun A E Bm F#m A lady’s eyes of green, widened with a dream D A E F#m A seamstress with a talent and story to be sung Chorus D A C#m F#m She yearns for something more, to travel to New York D A E and build a better life after the war D A C#m F#m Sew dresses to be sold, for coin silver and gold D A E A But she’s trapped in Irish drinking song, with more verses to endure D A E A dah dee dah lah dee dah dee dah dee dum dee doo dee dah verse 2 A E Bm F#m Her husband lost his job, spends their pennies at the pub, D A E she waits for him to return from the bar A E Bm F#m One or two should appease, but the Irish live by threes D A E A So he’s triple fisting pints, singing “Whiskey in the Jar” Chorus D A C#m F#m She yearns for something more, to travel to New York D A E and build a better life after the war D A C#m F#m Sew dresses to be sold, for coin silver and gold D A E A But she’s trapped in Irish drinking song, with more verses to endure D A E A dah dee dah lah dee dah dee dah dee dum dee doo dee dah verse 3 A E Bm F#m The mornin’ of their journey, she finds him outside Murphy’s D A E passed out on a sack of potatoes A E Bm F#m No luck waking him up, she surrenders to the pub D A E A And takes a pour of whiskey and two more for the road Chorus D A C#m F#m She yearns for something more, to travel to New York D A E and build a better life after the war D A C#m F#m Sew dresses to be sold, for coin silver and gold D A E A But she’s trapped in Irish drinking song, with more verses to endure D A E A dah dee dah lah dee dah dee dah dee dum dee doo dee dah verse 4 A E Bm F#m Herself, she calls a truce to swear off barley juice D A E and sails away anew to the rainbow’s end A E Bm F#m But when one’s out at sea, rum gets passed to thee D A E A Puking o’er the edge like a sailor drunk again Chorus D A C#m F#m She yearns for something more, to travel to New York D A E and build a better life after the war D A C#m F#m Sew dresses to be sold, for coin silver and gold D A E A But she’s trapped in Irish drinking song, with more verses to endure D A E A dah dee dah lah dee dah dee dah dee dum dee doo dee dah Verse 5 A E Bm F#m Manhattan, she’s here at last, only water in her glass, D A E hopeful for the new life she’s begun A E Bm F#m But living out her dreams is not as easy as it seems D A E A On the island of opportunity and one hundred Irish pubs Chorus 2 D A C#m F#m She yearns for something more, a glass of Tullamore D A E Maybe a pint or two will be in store D A C#m F#m With stories to be told and good times to unfold D A E A ‘Cause she’s trapped in Irish drinking song, with more verses to endure D A E A dah dee dah lah dee dah dee dah dee dum dee doo dee dah Verse 6 A E Bm F#m Now the moral of this story is you can dream of glory D A E and lead yourself to do what’s right from wrong A E Bm F#m You can take advice and give up every vice D A E A But you can’t take the whiskey out of an Irish song Chorus 3 D A C#m F#m Dah dee dah lah dee dah dah, the song’s still going on D A E We’ll sing the song ’til we can’t sing songs no more D A C#m F#m We’ll sing ’til all is sung and drink ’til all is drunk D A E A ‘Cause we’re trapped in Irish drinking song, with whiskey to be poured