This may not be 100% but I just figured out the chords plainly. He does hammer on and such but I wanted it to be easier than all that. This is just the basic for beginners... such as myself. I believe it's originally in the key of [Bm] but as follows is the best I can do. ERIN-GO-BRAGH DICK GAUGHAN Ma [Dm]name's Duncan [Am]Campbell fae the [C]shire o Ar[Dm]gyll A've traivellt this [Am]country for [C]mony's the [Dm]mile A've traivellt thro [Am]Irelan, [Dm]Scotlan an [C]aa An the [Dm]name ah go [Am]under's bauld [C]Erin-go-[Dm]Bragh Ae [Dm]nicht in Auld [Am]Reekie A [C]walked doun the [Dm]street Whan a saucy big [Am]polis A [C]chanced for tae [Dm]meet He glowert in ma [Am]face an he [Dm]gied me some [C]jaw Sayin [Dm]whan cam ye [Am]owre, bauld [C]Erin-go-[Dm]Bragh? Well, A [Dm]Am not A [Am]Pat tho in [C]Irelan A've [Dm]been Nor Am A A [Am]Paddy tho [C]Irelan A've [Dm]seen But were A a [Am]Paddy that's [Dm]nothing at [C]ah For thair's [Dm]mony's a bauld [Am]hero from [C]Erin-go-[Dm]Bragh Well A [Dm]know ye're a [Am]Pat by the [C]cut o yer [Dm]hair Bit ye ah turn tae [Am]Scotsmen as [C]sune as ye're [Dm]here Ye left yer ain [Am]countrie for [Dm]brakin the [C]law An we're [Dm]seizing ah [Am]stragglers from [C]Erin-go-[Dm]Bragh An [Dm]were A a [Am]Pat an ye [C]knew it were [Dm]true Or were A the [Am]devil, then [C]whit's that tae [Dm]you? Were it no for the [Am]stick that ye [Dm]hauld in yer [C]paw Then A'd [Dm]show ye a [Am]game played in [C]Erin-go-[Dm]Bragh An a [Dm]lump o black[Am]thorn that A [C]held in ma [Dm]fist Aroun his big [Am]bodie A [C]made it tae [Dm]twist And the blude fae his [Am]napper A [Dm]quickly did [C]draw An [Dm]paid him stock-an-[Am]interest for [C]Erin-go-[Dm]Bragh An the [Dm]people cam [Am]roun like a [C]flock o wild [Dm]geese Sayin catch that daft [Am]rascal he's [C]killt the [Dm]polis And for every frins [Am]A had Ah [Dm]sweir he had [C]twa It was [Dm]terrible [Am]hard times for [C]Erin-go-[Dm]Bragh Bit a [Dm]cam tae a wee [Am]boat that [C]sails in the [Dm]Forth An A packed up ma [Am]gear and A [C]steered for the [Dm]North Fareweill tae Auld [Am]Reekie, yer [Dm]polis an [C]ah An the [Dm]devil gang [Am]wi ye says [C]Erin-go-[Dm]Bragh Sae come [Dm]ah ye young [Am]people, whair[C]ever ye're [Dm]from A don't give a [Am]damn tae whit [C]place ye [Dm]belang A come from [Am]Argyll in the [Dm]Heilans sae [C]braw Bit A [Dm]ne'er took it [Am]ill bein caad [C]Erin-go-[Dm]Bragh Any questions on which words mean what you can find me at [email protected]. I'm also on elftown.com as Rockin Bard and deviantart.com as IRAGORILLA. You can reach me at any of those.
