St Patricks Day
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Intro E9
Verse 1
E9 E9/C C#m7sus4
Here comes a cold
C#m/Bb A A9
Break out the winter clothes
A9 A9/Ab Em9/G
And find a love to call your own
Verse 2
E9 E9/C C#m7sus4
You enter you
C#/Bb A9 A9
Your cheeks a shade of pink
A9 A9/Ab Em9/G
And the rest of you in powder blue
Bm/Ab Amaj7
Who knows
Dmaj7/F# G2
What will be
Bm/Ab Amaj7
But I'll make you
Dmaj7/F# G9
This guaran - tee see
Chorus 1
E9/sus4 /Eb /B /C#
No way November will see our goodbye
D6 D C#7 /C# /D# /F /F#
When it comes to December it's obvious why
F#m7 C#m7/G# Em7 Bm7/F# A E2 STOP
No one wants to be alone at Christmas time
Verse 3
E9 E9/C C#m7sus4
In the dark, on the phone
C#m/Bb A9 A9
You tell me the names of your brothers
A9 A9/Ab
And your fav orite colors
Em9/G
I'm learning you
Verse 4
E9 E9/C C#m7sus4
And when it snows again
C#/Bb Am9
We'll take a walk outside
A9 A9/Ab
And search the sky
Em9/G
Like children do. I say to you
Chorus 2
E9 /Eb /B /C#
No way November will see our goodbye
D6 D C#7 /C# /D# /F /F#
When it comes to December it's obvious why
F#m7 C#m7/G# Em7 Bm7/F# A
No one wants to be a lone at Christmas time
Chorus 3
E9 /Eb /B /C#
And come January we're frozen inside
D6 D C#7 /C# /D# /F /F#
Making new resolutions a hundred times
F#m7 C#m7/G# Em7 Bm7/F# A
Febru ary, won't you be my valentine?
F#m7 Abm A B7 E /B
And we'll both be Safe 'til St. Patrick's Day
Bridge
Am7 /E
We should take a ride tonight around the town
D7 /A Gmaj7 /D
And look around at all the beautiful hou - ses
Am7 /E D7
Something in the way that blue lights on a black night Can,
/A Gmaj7 /D
make you feel more
Em B A7 /E C9 /G
Ev-er-y bo dy, it seems to me, just wants to be
D /A E9 /B /Eb /B D
Just like you and me e ee ahh--hhh
/A C#m7 /C#-B-G#
ahh- hh
F#m7 C#m7/G# Em7 Bm7/F# A
No one wants to be alone at Christmas time
Chorus
E9 /Eb /B
Come January we're frozen inside
D6 D C#7 /C# /D# /F /F#
Making new resolutions a hundred times
F#m7 C#m7/G# Em7 Bm7/F# A
Febru ary, won't you be my valentine?
F#m7 Abm A B7
And if our al - ways is all that we gave
F#m7 Abm A B7
And we some day take that away
F#m7 Abm A B7 E9 E9/A
I'll be al - right if it was just 'til St. Patrick's Day
Outro: E9 E9/A E9
How to play St Patricks Day
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E9. 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.