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04 Jul 01 - 06:57 PM (#498552) Subject: John Reilly by Tim O'brien From: Jeep man The words and music I would like are sung to Tim on his Crossings, CD.It is not the same one that is in the Trad and the Forum. Help. Jeep Man |
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05 Jul 01 - 09:07 AM (#498861) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: John Reilly be Tim O'brien From: UB Ed Just the other day a friend emailed me as to whether I knew "John O'Reilly" as performed by Charlie Robinson. I was not able to find it in the trad either. Is it possible we're looking for the same song? Here's a link for a quick download listen. When you get there click on John O'Reilly. Ed
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05 Jul 01 - 02:41 PM (#499123) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: John Reilly be Tim O'brien From: Jeep man Ed. that is a different song. I have the recording, but I am to trifling and talent deprived to copy the words. I need chords too. Jeep |
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05 Jul 01 - 04:19 PM (#499216) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: John Reilly be Tim O'brien From: UB Ed Too bad! I was thinking if you had the words and I could get the tune from the sound byte, we may have something. Hopefully one of the others can help? Ed |
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05 Jul 01 - 05:45 PM (#499274) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: John Reilly be Tim O'brien From: MartinRyan More info? A few words? Regards |
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05 Jul 01 - 06:12 PM (#499290) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: John Reilly be Tim O'brien From: GUEST I've had a quick search though some Tim O'Brien sites with no luck... Mind you, if you're 'to trifling' to bother to make the effort to at least try and transcribe them yourself (after all you have the CD) - don't really see why I should spend much time trying to help you. |
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05 Jul 01 - 06:29 PM (#499307) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: John Reilly be Tim O'brien From: Jeep man Well, Guest, maybe I should have noted that at present I have some physical problems which prohibit me from doing so. Nuff said about that. You are not required to help. Jeep |
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05 Jul 01 - 10:42 PM (#499483) Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: JOHN RILEY (Tim O'Brien) From: Robo From one Jeepster to another (I'm on my 5th and 6th), here ya go! -- Rob-o JOHN RILEY [A-] John Riley came from [C] Galway Town in the [A-] years of the Irish [D] hunger And he [A-] sailed away to [C] Amerikay when the [G] country was much younger [A-] . . . Now the place was strange and [C] work was scarce, and [A-] all he knew was farming [D] So he [A-] followed his other [C] Irish friends to a [G] job in the U S [A-] Army CHORUS: [C] Adventure calls and [A-] some men run And [C] this is their sad [D] story [A-] Some get drunk on [C] demon rum And [G] some get drunk on [A-] glory . . . Now they marched down [C] Texas way to the [A-] banks of the Rio [D] Granday And they [A-] built a fort on the [C] banks above to [G] taunt old Santa [A-] Annay . . . They were [A-] treated bad and [C] paid worse, and [A-] then the fighting [D] started And the [A-] more they fought the [C] less they thought of the [G] damn old U S [A-] Army CHORUS Now when the church bells ring on a [C] Sunday morn it [A-] set his soul to [D] shiver He saw the [A-] senoritas [C] washing their hair on the [G] far side of the [A-] river . . . Then John Riley and 200 [C] more [A-] Irish mercen[D]aries They [A-] cast their lot, [C] right or not, [G] south of the Rio [A-] Granday CHORUS Now they fought bravely [C] under the flag of the [A-] San Patricios [D] Till the [A-] Yankee soldiers [C] beat them down at the [G] battle of Churu[A-]busco . . . Then 15 men were [C] whipped like mules, on their [A-] cheeks had a hot iron [D] branded They had to [A-] dig the graves of [C] 50 more who were [G] hanging fate-in-[A-]handed CHORUS then full INSTR verse Now John Riley stands and [C] drinks alone at a [A-] bar in Vera [D] Cruz, And he [A-] wonders if it [C] matters much if you [G] win or if-a you [A-] lose . . . "I'm a man who [C] can't go home, I'm a [A-] vagabond," says [D] he, "I'm a [A-] victim of some [C] wanderlust and [G] divided loyal[A-]ty." CHORUS (Twice) |
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06 Jul 01 - 11:59 AM (#499853) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: John Reilly be Tim O'brien From: Jeep man Rob-o, thanks a ton.Its good to meet another Jeep Man. Your words and chords seem to be right on. Later, Jeep |
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08 Aug 13 - 07:57 PM (#3547098) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: John Riley (Tim O'Brien) From: GUEST,Guest Hi All, I thiink O'brien plays it in Dm and not Am, but it works either way. Great tune. |