Flogging Molly – Oliver Boy (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
It's pretty simple for most of the song, the only difficult part is the fast riff
at the end of some of the verse phrases (F-C-A-D). I think bar chords make it
easiest to play, but that's just me. Other than that the song can be played in
open position for the other chords.
Dm Oh, Oliver boy, what did you do? Bb But crush the hand you never shook A Dm Then rob the rights of people to be free Dm Oh! Oliver Boy it's a terrible state Bb You left behind a worse off race A Dm Where dignity and pride fought for their place C F Oh! Oliver Boy now you are gone A Dm And we're still here where we belong
A (Dm?)
Forgiveness being our strength you'll never see
Chord Break goes real fast
F C A Dm
Dm Now the sun shines on this page I write Bb Though it's raining hard in Palestine A Dm No lands are promised lands, when will we see? Dm So don't tell me that your God's my God Bb I don't think they even care at all A Dm Just a pantomime behind a curtain lies deceit C F Oh, listen to me bark out loud A Dm Without a voice and little growl C F A Snapping at the heels I wait for something more to change A The more they stay the same Dm Oliver boy, it's the same militia Bb Oliver boy, just the clothes are different F Oliver boy, it's the same old story A Where there's blood there's death not glory Dm Look into these empty eyes Bb Fed upon by parasites A As beauty's ugly Dm head devours its plight Dm While the borders of our hate create Bb Nothing more than each our fate A Dm Trapped between our comfort and our crime C F So stand along the graveyard wall A Dm And watch the souls perform their song C F Sing to us the dead above A A As the mourners come to pray, the living stay away Dm Oliver boy, it's the same militia Bb Oliver boy, just the clothes are different F Oliver boy, it's the same old story A Where there's blood there's death not glory Dm Oliver Boy! We're all someone's sons, yeah Bb All of our Boys! Just put down their guns, yeah F Oliver boy, you're dead but listen A You were wrong but we're no different
(Chords behind the Solo)
Dm Bb A Dm
B F (A x2)
Dm Marching to the left Bb Everyone in step F Don't ask the question A Why we're here with no direction Dm Marching to the right Bb This is not our fight F The curse of friction A Born of man and contradiction Dm Oliver boy, it's the same militia Bb Oliver boy, just the clothes are different F Oliver boy, it's the same old story A Where there's blood there's death not glory Dm Oliver Boy! We're all someone's sons, yeah Bb All of our Boys! Just put down their guns, yeah F Oliver boy, you're dead but listen A You were wrong but we're no different Dm All of our boys Dm Now the sunshine's on this page I write Bb (A) Dm Though it's raining hard in Palestine