The Pogues – Bottle Of Smoke (Guitar)

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[Intro] B5 [Verse 1]
B5                  E5
Thanks and praises, thanks to Jesus

F#5                    B5
I bet on the Bottle of Smoke

B5                 E5
I went to hell and to the races

F#5                     B5
To bet on the Bottle of Smoke

B5                      E5
The day being clear, the sky being bright

F#5                    B5
He came up on the left like a streak of light

B5                       E5
Like a drunken fuck on a Saturday night

F#5                   B5
Up came the Bottle of Smoke
[Chorus]
B5             E5
Twenty-fucking-five to one

F#5                  B5
Me gambling days are done

B5                          E5
I bet on a horse called the Bottle of Smoke

F#5          B5
And my horse won
[Verse 2]
B5                  E5
Stewards inquiries, swift and fiery

F#5                 B5
I had the Bottle of Smoke

B5               E5
Inquisitions and suppositions

F#5                 B5
I had the Bottle of Smoke

B5                   E5
Fuck the stewards, a trip to Lourdes

F#5                            B5
Might give the old fuckers the power of sight

B5                                   E5 
Screaming springers and stoppers and call out coppers

F#5                              B5
But the money still gleams in my hand like a light
[Chorus]
B5             E5
Twenty-fucking-five to one

F#5                  B5
Me gambling days are done

B5                          E5
I bet on a horse called the Bottle of Smoke

F#5          B5
And my horse won
[Instrumental] G# G# G# G# [Verse 3]
B5               E5
Bookies cursing, cars reversing

F#5                 B5
I had the Bottle of Smoke

B5                E5
Glasses steaming, vessels bursting

F#5                 B5
I had the Bottle of Smoke

B5           E5
Slip a fifty to the wife

F#5                  B5
And for each brat, a brand new five

B5                      E5
To give me a break on a Saturday night

F#5                      B5
When I had the Bottle of Smoke
[Chorus]
B5             E5
Twenty-fucking-five to one

F#5                  B5
Me gambling days are done

B5                          E5
I bet on a horse called the Bottle of Smoke

F#5          B5
And my horse won
[Verse 4]
B5                   E5
Priests and maidens, drunk as pagans

F#5                    B5
They had the Bottle of Smoke

B5                E5
Sins forgiven and celebrations

F#5                    B5
They had the Bottle of Smoke

B5                 E5
Fuck the Yanks and drink their wines

F#5                    B5
The moon is clear, the sky is bright

B5               E5
I'm happy as the horse's shite

F#5                   B5
Up came the Bottle of Smoke
[Chorus]
B5             E5
Twenty-fucking-five to one

F#5                  B5
Me gambling days are done

B5                          E5
I bet on a horse called the Bottle of Smoke

F#5          B5
And my horse won
[Instrumental] G# G# G# G# [Verse 5]
B5                  E5
Thanks and praises, thanks to Jesus

F#5                    B5
I bet on the Bottle of Smoke

B5                 E5
I went to hell and to the races

F#5                     B5
To bet on the Bottle of Smoke

B5                       E5
The day being clear, the sky being bright

F#5                           B5
He came up on the left like a streak of light

B5                       E5
Like a drunken fuck on a Saturday night

F#5                   B5
Up came the Bottle of Smoke
[Chorus]
B5             E5
Twenty-fucking-five to one

F#5                  B5
Me gambling days are done

B5                          E5
I bet on a horse called the Bottle of Smoke

F#5          B5
And my horse won

B5             E5
Twenty-fucking-five to one

F#5                  B5
Me gambling days are done

B5                          E5
I bet on a horse called the Bottle of Smoke

F#5          B5
And my horse won