Sickbed of Cuchulainn

The Pogues

e|---8-8-10-12-10-8----8-8-10-12-10-----8-8-10-12-10-8----8-8-10-8-| B|-8----------------10----------------8-----------------10---------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Mc(C)Cormack and Richard () Tauber Are () bed. There's a () glass of punch be(Dm)low your feet And an () head. There's () side of you With () hands. You need () poison And you'll () lands. When you () Frankfurt And got () syph down in Co(F)logne And you () death trains As you () lay there all a(F)lone, Frank () whiskey In a () brothel in Ma(C)drid And you () blackshirt Who was () Yids. At the () sick bed of Cu(F)chulainn We'll () prayer And the () at the door And the () chair. And () Tavern You () shout But they () service So you () out. They () took you out in(C)to the street And () brains, So you () bolted door And () did it all a(C)gain. At the () sick bed of Cu(F)chulainn We'll () prayer And the () at the door And the () chair. e|----------------------------------------| B|------------------------5-6--5----------| G|---------------5----5-7--------7-5------| D|-7-7-7-5-7-5-7---3------------------5-5-| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|------------------------5-6--5----------| G|---------------5----5-7--------7-5------| D|-7-7-7-5-7-5-7---3------------------5-5-| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| You re(C)member that foul () evening When you () howl, There was () bastards Singing () bowl.' They () midnight mass And () lurch So you () in the plate And () church. Now you'll () liberty For () jocks And they'll () dump you're in And () box. Then they'll () take you to Clough(C)prior And () ground But you'll () out and shout, "We'll () round." At the () graveside of Cu(F)chulainn We'll () pray And () heaven, And () bay. e|----------------------------------------| B|------------------------5-6--5----------| G|---------------5----5-7--------7-5------| D|-7-7-7-5-7-5-7---3------------------5-5-| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|------------------------5-6--5----------| G|---------------5----5-7--------7-5------| D|-7-7-7-5-7-5-7---3------------------5-5-| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| Transpose: UP / DOWN Songbook: please log in Source: original song Listen to this song: Free 30 second preview

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