Misc Traditional – Erin-Go-Bragh (Guitar)

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Tab based on Billsounds version of DICK GAUGHAN's recording:
   Am            Em               G      Am
Ma name's Duncan Campbell fae the shire o Argyll

                     Em         G         Am
A've traivellt this country for mony's the mile

                     Em      Am        G
A've traivellt thro Irelan, Scotlan an aa

       Am         Em            G      D
An the name ah go under's bauld Erin-go-Bragh

   Am            Em       G              Am
Ae nicht in Auld Reekie A walked doun the street

                 Em      G              Am
Whan a saucy big polis A chanced for tae meet

                 Em         Am           G
He glowert in ma face an he gied me some jaw

      Am          Em          G      D
Sayin whan cam ye owre, bauld Erin-go-Bragh?

        Am       Em         G          Am
Well, A Em not A Pat tho in Irelan A've been

           Em        G          Am
Nor Em A a Paddy tho Irelan A've seen

             Em           Am         G
But were A a Paddy that's nothing at ah

            Am             Em        G      D
For thair's mony's a bauld hero from Erin-go-Bragh

       Am           Em         G        Am
Well A know ye're a Pat by the cut o yer hair

                   Em          G            Am
Bit ye ah turn tae Scotsmen as sune as ye're here

                Em           Am         G
Ye left yer ain countrie for brakin the law

         Am          Em             G      D
An we're seizing ah stragglers from Erin-go-Bragh

   Am       Em        G           Am
An were A a Pat an ye knew it were true

              Em          G             Am
Or were A the devil, then whit's that tae you?

                    Em           Am           G
Were it no for the stick that ye hauld in yer paw

         Am        Em             G      D
Then A'd show ye a game played in Erin-go-Bragh

     Am          Em           G         Am
An a lump o blackthorn that A held in ma fist

              Em      G          Am
Aroun his big bodie A made it tae twist

                      Em       Am          G
And the blude fae his napper A quickly did draw

   Am                Em           G     D
An paid him stock-an-interest for Erin-go-Bragh

       Am         Em          G           Am
An the people cam roun like a flock o wild geese

                      Em          G        Am
Sayin catch that daft rascal he's killt the polis

                    Em       Am           G
And for every frins A had Ah sweir he had twa

       Am       Em             G      D
It was terrible hard times for Erin-go-Bragh

      Am            Em        G           Am
Bit a cam tae a wee boat that sails in the Forth

                  Em         G              Am
An A packed up ma gear and A steered for the North

                   Em          Am       G
Fareweill tae Auld Reekie, yer polis an ah

       Am         Em         G      D
An the devil gang wi ye says Erin-go-Bragh

         Am          Em           G         Am
Sae come ah ye young people, whairever ye're from

               Em            G        Am
A don't give a damn tae whit place ye belang

             Em           Am          G
A come from Argyll in the Heilans sae braw

       Am           Em            G      D
Bit A ne'er took it ill bein caad Erin-go-Bragh