The Night Pat Murphy Died — Great Big Sea
Chords and lyrics for The Night Pat Murphy Died by Great Big Sea (key of G).
Verse 1
G: 320033
C: x32033
Em: 022033
D: xx0232
D/F#: 20023x
* means strum once and let chord ring
Verse 1
G* C* G*
Oh, the night that Paddy Murphy died, is a night I'll never forget
G* Em* C* D*
Some of the boys got loaded drunk, and they ain't got sober yet;
G* C* G*
As long as a bottle was passed around every man was feelin' gay
[G]O'Leary came with the bagpipes, some music for to play!
Chorus
[G]That's how they showed their [C]respect for Paddy [G]Murphy
[G] That's how they [Em]showed their [C]honour and their [D]pride;
They [G]said it was a sin and shame and they [C]winked at one [G]another
And [G]every [D/F#]drink in the [Em]place was [D]full the [C]night Pat [D]Murphy [G]died
Instrumental
| C D Em | D C G |
| C D Em | D C
Verse 2
As [G]Mrs. Murphy sat in the corner [C]pourin' out her [G]grief
[G]Kelly and his [Em]gang came [C]tearin' down the [D]street
They [G]went into an empty room and a [C]bottle of whiskey [G]stole
They [G]put the [D/F#]bottle [Em]with the [D]corpse to [C]keep that [D]whiskey [G]cold
Chorus
[G]That's how they showed their [C]respect for Paddy [G]Murphy
[G] That's how they [Em]showed their [C]honour and their [D]pride;
They [G]said it was a sin and shame and they [C]winked at one [G]another
And [G]every [D/F#]drink in the [Em]place was [D]full the [C]night Pat [D]Murphy [G]died
Instrumental
| C D Em | D C G |
| C D Em | D C
Verse 3
About [G]two o'clock in the morning after [C]empty'ing the [G]jug
[G]Doyle rolls up the [Em]ice box lid to [C]see poor Paddy's [D]mug
We [G]stopped the clock so Mrs. Murphy [C]couldn't tell the [G]time
And [G]at a [D/F#]quarter [Em]after [D]two we [C]argued [D]it was [G]nine
Chorus
[G]That's how they showed their [C]respect for Paddy [G]Murphy
[G] That's how they [Em]showed their [C]honour and their [D]pride;
They [G]said it was a sin and shame and they [C]winked at one [G]another
And [G]every [D/F#]drink in the [Em]place was [D]full the [C]night Pat [D]Murphy [G]died
Solo
| G | C D |
| Em Em* | C D G |
| G | C D |
| Em Em* | C D G* |1/2 bar|
Verse 4
Oh, they [G]stopped the hearse on George Street [C]outside Sundance [G]Saloon
They [G]all went in at [Em]half past eight and [C]staggered out at [D]noon
They [G]went up to the graveyard, so [C]holy and [G]sublime
[G]Found out when they got there, they'd left the corpse behind!
Chorus
[G]That's how they showed their [C]respect for Paddy [G]Murphy
[G] That's how they [Em]showed their [C]honour and their [D]pride;
They [G]said it was a sin and shame and they [C]winked at one [G]another
And [G]every [D/F#]drink in the [Em]place was [D]full the [C]night Pat [D]Murphy [G]died
Instrumental
| C D Em | D C G |
| C D Em | D C
Verse 5
Oh, the [G]night that Paddy Murphy died, is a [C]night I'll never [G]forget
[G]Some of the boys got [Em]loaded drunk, and they [C]ain't been sober [D]yet;
As [G]long as a bottle was passed around every [C]man was feelin' [G]gay
[G]O'Leary [D/F#]came with the [Em]bagpipes,[D] some [C]music [D]for to [G]play
Chorus
[G]That's how they showed their [C]respect for Paddy [G]Murphy
[G] That's how they [Em]showed their [C]honour and their [D]pride;
They [G]said it was a sin and shame and they [C]winked at one [G]another
And [G]every [D/F#]drink in the [Em]place was [D]full the [C]night Pat [D]Murphy [G]died
Well, [G]every [D/F#]drink in the [Em]place was [D]full the [C]night Pat [D]Murphy [G]died!
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