Donovan – Glasgow Town (Guitar)

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As recorded by Donovan (From the 2022 Album GAELIA) [Intro] C G D G C G D C D G C G D [Verse 1]
C      G       D       G      C         G       D
Ah wus born in Glesgae Toon a rough and tumbely toon

     C              D       G       C                 D
They fairly pit the whiskey doon in rough and tumbely toon

   C                D      G     C                 D
Ma granny she slept in the Wa in rough and tumbely toon

    C             D         G      C                 D
Her tattooed erms reared ma Maw in rough and tumbely toon
[Bridge]
   F       C      D    G         F         C       D
Ma Fayther he had oily breath in rough and tumbely toon

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The fac’try sang the song of death in rough and tumbely toon
[Verse 2]
   C     G       D        G        C         G       D
Ma mammy was the Ballroom Belle in rough and tumbely toon

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Ma Da ye know he danced sae well in rough and tumbely toon

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Ye’d see them doon the Barra-Land wi’ frizzed an’ shinny hair

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A buxom Ginger Rodgers an’ a skinny Fred Astaire
[Verse 3]
C      G       D       G      C         G       D
Ah wus born in Glesgae Toon a rough and tumbely toon

     C              D       G       C                 D
They fairly pit the whiskey doon in rough and tumbely toon

   C                D      G     C                 D
Ma granny she slept in the Wa in rough and tumbely toon

    C             D         G      C                 D
Her tattooed erms reared ma Maw in rough and tumbely toon
[Bridge]
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And this is where the dream was born the Great Industrial Dream

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It’s mair like some foul monster born on the Banks a’ Clyde’s fair green
[Interlude] C G D G C G D C G D G C D C G C G D C G D G C D [Bridge]
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They fought for country fought for King they won the war it’s true

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Tae see Germany and Japan well ye widnae think it too
[Verse 4]
C     G       D       G      C         G       D
I wus born in Glesgae Toon a rough and tumbely toon

     C              D       G       C                 D
They fairly pit the whiskey doon in rough and tumbely toon

C     G       D        G        C         G       D
Mammy was the Ballroom Belle in rough and tumbely toon

           C             D          G       C         G       D
Ye know ma Da ye know he danced sae well in rough and tumbely toon
[Outro]
C     G       D       G      C         G       D
I wus born in Glesgae Toon a rough and tumbely toon
C G C D C G C G D C G C D