A Biologist's St. Patrick's Day Song
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Intro
D D A G
In the year of our lord eighteen hundred and eleven
Bm A
On March the seventeenth day
D D A G
I will raise up a beer and I'll raise up a cheer
Bm A G D
For Saccharomyces cerevisiae
G D A G
Yes here's to brewers yeast, that humblest of all beasts
G D G A
Producing carbon gas reducing acetaldehyde
G D A Bm
But my friends that isn't all -- it makes ethyl alcohol
G D A D
Yes that is what the yeast excretes and that's what we imbibe
Pre-Chorus
G D
Anaerobic isolation
A Bm
Alcoholic fermentation
G D
NADH oxidation
A
Give me a beer
Chorus
Chorus (Li-Diddly-I):
G D A Bm A
G D A D
verse 1
D D A G
My intestinal wall absorbs that ethanol
Bm A
And soon it passes through my blood-brain barrier
D D A G
There's a girl in the next seat who I didn't think that sweet
Bm A G D
But after a few drinks I want to marry her
G D A G
I guess it's not surprising, my dopamine is rising
Bm A
And my glutamate receptors are all shot
G D A Bm
I'd surely be bemoaning all the extra serotonin
G D A D
But my judgment is impaired and my confidence is not
Pre-Chorus
G D
Allosteric modulation
D Bm
No Long Term Potentiation
G D
Hastens my inebriation
A
Give me a beer
Chorus
Chorus (Li-Diddly-I):
G D A Bm A
G D A D
verse 2
D D A G
When ethanol is in me, some shows up in my kidneys
Bm A
And inhibits vasopressin by degrees
D D A G
A decrease in aquaporins hinders water re-absorption
Bm A G D
And pretty soon I really have to pee
G D A G
Well my liver breaks it down so my body can rebound
Bm A
By my store of glycogen is soon depleted
G D A Bm
And tomorrow when I'm sober I will also be hungover
G D A D
Cause I flushed electrolytes that my nerves and muscles needed
Pre-Chorus
G D
Diuretic activation
A Bm
Urination urination
G D
Urination dehydration
A
Give me a beer
Chorus
Chorus (Li-Diddly-I):
G D A Bm A
G D A D
How to play A Biologist's St. Patrick's Day Song
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.