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Roger in Baltimore Lyr/Chords Req: The Old Dun Cow (7) RE: Lyr/Chords Req: The Old Dun Cow 27 Feb 02


Larry,

Dicho sent you much information. If you are not musically literate, this chord chart may help. The G chords in parentheses are optional. As Bill D. would tell you, don't get too rigid with this songs. Play it freely rhythymically. It's lots of fun.

......Am.....(G).Am........(G)..Am
Some friends and I in a public house
...............Dm............E7
Were playing dominoes one night
......Am.......G......F.......E7
When into the room a fireman came,
.....Am.......Dm......E7
His face all chalky white
.........Am..(G)...Am..............(G)......Am
"What's up?" says Brown, "Have you seen a ghost?"
.....................Dm.......E7
"Have you seen your Aunt Moriah?"
.........Am......G......F...............E7
"Oh my Aunt Moriah be buggered," says he,
......Am........Dm.......E7
"The bleeding pubs on fire"

CHO:
.....Am...(G)..Am.......(G)...Am
Oh, there was Brown, up side down
................Dm..............E7
Mopping up the whiskey on the floor
Am.......G..........F.......E7
"Booze, booze" the firemen cried
....Am..........Dm..............E7
As they come a knockin' at the door
.......Am...(G).....Am..............(G).....Am
"Well don't let em in till it's all mopped up
Am........Dm...............E7
Somebody shouted, "MacIntyre"
........Am.....G...........F..........E7
And we all got blue blind paralytic drunk
..........Am......G..........Am
When the Old Dun Cow caught fire

If you do a google search, you will find many more verses and versions of the song. My favorite verse not it the DT follows:

And when the firemen got inside,
They saved us one by one.
But when they went to save the booze,
They found it was all gone.
And it was in the morning news,
On the very next day.
That when they went to save the booze,
It all had boiled away.

Roger in Baltimore


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