The Night Pat Murphy Died Great Big Sea

The Night Pat Murphy Died

Great Big Sea

Bluesy

175
0:00 3:03
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: A
Capo:
Fret 2
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
G
 Oh the night that Paddy Murphy died,
     C                   G
is a night I'll never forget
                     Em
Some of the boys got loaded drunk,
         C               D
and they ain't got sober yet
   G                                        C
As long as a bottle was passed around every man was feelin'
G
gay
O'Leary came with the bagpipes,
some music for to play

[Chorus]
G                               C              G
That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy
                Em           C                D
That's how they showed their honour and their pride
     G                                    C
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one
 G
another
          D/F#         Em        D             C    D
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy
    G
died

[Post-Chorus]
          | C D Em - | D C G - | C D Em - |

[Verse 2]
D C   G
   As Mrs.
                         C               G
Murphy sat in the corner pouring out her grief
              Em        C                D
Kelly and his gang came tearing down the street
     G                             C                 G
They went into an empty room and a bottle of whiskey stole
             D/F#   Em             D       C     D
They put the bottle with the corpse to keep that whiskey
G
cold

[Chorus]
G                               C              G
That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy
                Em           C                D
That's how they showed their honour and their pride
     G                                    C
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one
 G
another
          D/F#         Em        D             C    D
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy
G
died

[Post-Chorus]
      C D | Em - D C | G - C D | Em -

[Verse 3]
D
C      G                                C            G
 About two o'clock in the morning after emptying the jug
                     Em           C                D
Doyle rose up the ice  box lid to see poor Paddy's mug
   G
We stopped the clock so Mrs.
       C                 G
Murphy couldn't tell the time
         D/F#      Em  D      C      D      G
And at a quarter after two we argued it was nine

[Chorus]
G                               C              G
That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy
                Em           C                D
That's how they showed their honour and their pride
     G                                    C
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one
 G
another
          D/F#         Em        D             C    D
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy
G
died

[Interlude]
| G - - - | C - D - | Em - - - | C D G - |
| - - - - | C - D - | Em - - - | C D G - |
| - -

[Verse 4]
     G                                      C
They stopped the hearse on George Street outside Sundance
      G
Saloon
                        Em               C
They all went in at half  past eight and staggered out at
D
noon
     G
They went up to the graveyard,
   C           G
so holy and sublime
Found out when they got there,
they'd left the corpse behind

[Chorus]
G                               C              G
That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy
                Em           C                D
That's how they showed their honour and their pride
     G                                    C
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one
 G
another
          D/F#         Em        D             C    D
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy
G
died

[Post-Chorus]
      C D | Em - D C | G - C D | Em -

[Verse 5]
D C      G
  Oh the night that Paddy Murphy died,
     C                      G
is a night I'll never forget
                     Em
Some of the boys got loaded drunk,
         C               D
and they ain't got sober yet
   G                                        C
As long as a bottle was passed around every man was feelin'
G
gay
        D/F#          Em
O'Leary came with the bagpipes,
D     C     D      G
 some music for to play

[Chorus]
G                               C              G
That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy
                Em           C                D
That's how they showed their honour and their pride
     G                                    C
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one
 G
another
          D/F#         Em        D             C    D
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy
    G
died
           D/F#         Em        D             C    D
Well every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy
G
died

Bars

[Verse 1]
| G - | - - | C G | - Em |
| C D | G - | C G | - -  |
| - - |

Oh the night that Paddy Murphy died,
is a night I'll never forget
Some of the boys got loaded drunk,
and they ain't got sober yet
As long as a bottle was passed around every man was feelin'
gay
O'Leary came with the bagpipes,
some music for to play

[Chorus]
          | G - - - | C - G - | - -    Em - |
| C - D - | G - - - | C - G - | - D/F# Em D |
| C D G - |

That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy
That's how they showed their honour and their pride
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one
another
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy
died

[Post-Chorus]
          | C D Em - | D C G - | C D Em - |

[Verse 2]
| D C G - | - - C - | G - - -    | Em - C - |
| D - G - | - - C - | G - - D/F# | Em D C D |
| G -

As Mrs.
Murphy sat in the corner pouring out her grief
Kelly and his gang came tearing down the street
They went into an empty room and a bottle of whiskey stole
They put the bottle with the corpse to keep that whiskey
cold

[Chorus]
      G - | - - C - | G - - -    | Em - C - |
| D - G - | - - C - | G - - D/F# | Em D C D |
| G -

That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy
That's how they showed their honour and their pride
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one
another
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy
died

[Post-Chorus]
      C D | Em - D C | G - C D | Em -

[Verse 3]
                                        D C |
| G - - - | C - G - | - -    Em - | C - D - |
| G - - - | C - G - | - D/F# Em D | C D G - |

About two o'clock in the morning after emptying the jug
Doyle rose up the ice  box lid to see poor Paddy's mug
We stopped the clock so Mrs.
Murphy couldn't tell the time
And at a quarter after two we argued it was nine

[Chorus]
| G - - - | C - G - | - -    Em - | C - D - |
| G - - - | C - G - | - D/F# Em D | C D G - |

That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy
That's how they showed their honour and their pride
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one
another
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy
died

[Interlude]
| G - - - | C - D - | Em - - - | C D G - |
| - - - - | C - D - | Em - - - | C D G - |
| - -

[Verse 4]
    G | - C | G - | Em C |
| D G | - C | G - | -  - |
| -

They stopped the hearse on George Street outside Sundance
Saloon
They all went in at half  past eight and staggered out at
noon
They went up to the graveyard,
so holy and sublime
Found out when they got there,
they'd left the corpse behind

[Chorus]
      G - | - - C - | G - - -    | Em - C - |
| D - G - | - - C - | G - - D/F# | Em D C D |
| G -

That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy
That's how they showed their honour and their pride
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one
another
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy
died

[Post-Chorus]
      C D | Em - D C | G - C D | Em -

[Verse 5]
                                        D C |
| G - - - | C - G - | - -    Em - | C - D - |
| G - - - | C - G - | - D/F# Em D | C D G - |

Oh the night that Paddy Murphy died,
is a night I'll never forget
Some of the boys got loaded drunk,
and they ain't got sober yet
As long as a bottle was passed around every man was feelin'
gay
O'Leary came with the bagpipes,
some music for to play

[Chorus]
| G -    -  - | C - G - | - -    Em - | C - D - |
| G -    -  - | C - G - | - D/F# Em D | C D G - |
| - D/F# Em D | C D G - |

That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy
That's how they showed their honour and their pride
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one
another
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy
died
Well every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy
died

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