Intro: Two guitars
Guitar 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------6-7-6-6h7p6--------------------------| x2
D|9--9-7-9--9--7-9--9-------------7-9--9--7-9--9--7-9--9-7--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------9|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|----------------------------9-10-9-9h10p9-------------------------------------|
B|12--12-10-12--12--10-12--12---------------10-12--12--10-12--12--10-12--12-10--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------11| x2
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The half of the verse is only piano, but after the first "We´re gonna paint the town green":
The strumming goes like this:
e|v-▼-X-X|
B|v-▼-X-X|
G|v-▼-X-X|
D|v-▼-X-X|
A|v-▼-X-X|
E|v-▼-X-X|
B5* A5*
Your friends are on the phone there
G5* D5*
It's so close to Paddy’s Day
B5* A5*
And it kills you not to be there *PALM-MUTED
G5* D5*
But life got in the way
B5* A5*
If I had to break the bank
G5* D5*
Spend every penny on your dreams
B5
It’s alright
A5
‘Cause tonight
G5 D5
We’re gonna paint the town green
Chorus:
The strumming pattern:
e|v-▼-v-▼|
B|v-▼-v-▼|
G|v-▼-v-▼|
D|v-▼-v-▼|
A|v-▼-v-▼|
E|v-▼-v-▼|
B5 A5
Just like home
G5 D5 B5 A5
Let’s color the streets like our own
G5 D5 B5 A5
Let’s make this place feel like our own
G5 D5
It’s just you and me
B5
It’s alright
A5
‘Cause tonight
G5 D5
We’re gonna paint the town green
Intro 2:
Again the intro but with a few changes:
Now Guitar 2 starts when Guitar 1 is repeated
Guitar 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------6-7-6-6h7p6--------------------------|
D|9--9-7-9--9--7-9--9-------------7-9--9--7-9--9--7-9--9-7--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------9|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------6-7-6-6h7p6----------------6---------|
D|9--9-7-9--9--7-9--9-------------7-9--9--7-9--9----9--9-7--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------9|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|----------------------------9-10-9-9h10p9-----------------------9-------------|
B|12--12-10-12--12--10-12--12---------------10-12--12--10-12--12-----12--12-10--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------11|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2: Starts with piano and guitar starts playing at "Chase the Hudson..."
The strumming goes just like verse 1:
e|v-▼-X-X|
B|v-▼-X-X|
G|v-▼-X-X|
D|v-▼-X-X|
A|v-▼-X-X|
E|v-▼-X-X|
B5* A*
Chase the Hudson to the Liffey
G5* A5*
Where we kissed for the first time *PALM-MUTED
B5* A5*
Turn the city into Dublin
G5* D5*
Yeah, wherever we may be
B5
It’s alright
A5
‘Cause tonight
G5 D5
We’re gonna paint the town green
Chorus:
The strumming pattern just like the first chorus:
e|v-▼-v-▼|
B|v-▼-v-▼|
G|v-▼-v-▼|
D|v-▼-v-▼|
A|v-▼-v-▼|
E|v-▼-v-▼|
B5 A5
Just like home
G5 D5 B5 A5
Let’s color the streets like our own
G5 D5 B5 A5
Let’s make this place feel like our own
G5 D5
It’s just you and me
B5
It’s alright
A5
‘Cause tonight
G5 D5
We’re gonna paint the town green
Intro 2
Cool Drums Part
After the clapping: B5 |B5 |B5 |B5 |B5 B5| B5 B5| (Hold last note)
Chorus:
e|v-▼-v-▼|
B|v-▼-v-▼|
G|v-▼-v-▼|
D|v-▼-v-▼|
A|v-▼-v-▼|
E|v-▼-v-▼|
Bm A
Just like home
G D Bm A
Let’s color the streets like our own
G D Bm A
Let’s make this place feel like our own
G D
It’s just you and me
Bm
It’s alright
A
‘Cause tonight
G D
We’re gonna paint the town green
Outro: Intro 2 x2
