Flogging Molly – Every Dog Has Its Day (Ukulele)

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Top o' the morning to ye! This is my first tab I've submitted; it's a ridiculously simple song by the greatest, most high-energy band ever. As such, it must be played furiously (except for a few parts for contrast) with lightning quick down-up strumming. I'll add a few notes on dynamics, but this is quite a simple song. Enjoy it! Verse 1:
(slow, 3/4 time)     C    G                       C     G
Well, I've drunk to drown    on every ocean I've been

           C    G                       Dm     G
Lake Tanganyika,  where the crocodiles swim

(fast 4/4)     C     G                  C     G
Halifax, Nova Scotia   to Van Diemen's land

                       C     G                 Dm    G
Well I drank with the Sultan   down the Suez Canal
Chorus:
             C            G
Cause every dog has it's day

            C                       G
Like every woman, she gets her own way

                  C                 G
And if there's a ship that sails tonight

                    F                              C    G    C    G     
I'll captain that, too...   just to be there with you
Verse 2:
                          C      G                   C    G
Well there was old Jerry Rooney,   who was mad as a mule

              C    G                       Dm    G
Spillblood Maloney   had a head like one, too

                    C     G                    C    G
That night on the bridge    with my shovel in hand

                       C       G                              Dm    G
Well he threatened to kill me    I'm sure he picked the wrong man
CHORUS Verse 3:
                          C     G                           C     G
Well there was mutiny in Lagos    aboard the mean ship Skondi

                        C     G                           Dm
Ten or twelve days in prison    till the bastards set me free

    G
McCloskey, you're free
Instrumental: C G C G C G Dm G CHORUS C G C G C G Dm Verse 4:
(slow 3/4)      C   G                   C    G
Now I love the sea,   and she wants me back

                     C     G                     Dm    G
So I leave this ol' harbor   with the wind at me back

(very slow)        C   G                         C     G
Goodbye mother Theresa   I hope the kids settle down

                      C    G                        Dm     G
I must head for the Chinas    Pray to God I don't drown
CHORUS X3 End on C chord That's the whole song. Ideally you'd have drums, fiddle, and mandolin to fill out the sound a bit, but this is a wonderful song as it is. Remember to pick up the pace for the ending choruses, and have fun with it!