Dublin
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Em7 E
D/A Bm7 Em7 E
Who does not adore the sound
A Em7 E
Of music in the names of towns
D/A A7sus4
To build a city on such picturesque ground
Em7 Bm7 Em9 A6
That takes some sort of flair
D/A Bm7 Em7 E
We draw a line the ink is fear
A Em7 E
You stay that side we'll stay here
D/A A7sus4
Its far harder to keep it up
Em7 Bm7 Em9 A6
Than to tear it down
Gmaj7 D/F#
Does it take you back to the kind of world
Gmaj7 Asus2
Hindsight calls the good old days?
Gmaj7 D/F#
Now that there's no room in an Einstien world
Gmaj7 Asus2 A
For simple cause and effect
Asus4/9 A7sus2 A A6 Asus4/9 A
Dub-----lin Dub-----lin
Asus4/9 A7sus2 A A6 Asus4/9 A
Home of pretty Col-----lens
Asus4/9 A7sus2 A A6 Asus4/9 A
Dub-----lin Dub-----lin
Asus4/9 A7sus2 A A6 Asus4/9 A
Nurse of such bitter dreams
Em7 E
Behind the soft and peachy skin
Where D.N.A. or God begin
Where sub-Gaelic rot sets in
With stories from your mother
In myths and less exalted forms
The heady cocktail glory is born
You know it's not a bottled storm
So why do you indulge it
Dublin Dublin home of pretty Collens
Dublin Dublin, nurse of such bitter dreams
Em7 E
Thats what my mother told me when I was about knee high
Thats what my mother told me when I was about knee high
Thats what my mother told me when I was about knee high
Thats what my mother told me
How to play Dublin
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em7. 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.