Sun Oct 18, 2009 12:22 am
BODY OF AN AMERICAN
THE POGUES
BANJO TAB
PLEASE NOTE, CAPO THE 5TH FRET, BUT LEAVE THE 5TH STRG TUNED TO G.
3/4 TIME
...G...............................C...............G...............................C...............G
D|----0---0---0-|--------------|----5---5---5-|----0---0---0-|----0---0---0-|----5---5---5-|----0---0---0-|----0---0---0-|
B|------0---0---|---------------|------5---5---|------0---0----|------0---0---|------5---5---|-------0---0---|------0---0---|
G|-0------------|-0----2----4--|-5------------|-0--------------|-0------------|-5-------------|-0-------------|-0------------|
D|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|--------------|
G|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|--------------|
..ca...-..dil..-..lac...stood...by......the....house..and..the..yanks..they..were...with....in...............and..the
...G................................C...............................G.................................D
D|----0---0---0-|---------------|----5---5---5-|----5---5---5-|----0---0---0-|----0---0---0-|----4---4---4-|----4---4---4-|
B|------0---0----|---------------|------5---5---|-------5---5---|------0---0---|------0---0---|-------3---3---|------3---3---|
G|-0-------------|-0----2----4--|-5------------|-5--------------|-0------------|-0-------------|-2-------------|-2------------|
D|---------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
..Tinker.........boys.....they...hissed.....advice.....hot....wire..her.......with..a........pin................well..we
...G...............................C................................G................................D
D|----0---0---0-|--------------|----5---5---5-|----5---5---5-|----0---0---0-|----0---0---0-|----4---4---4-|----4---4---4-|
B|------0---0---|---------------|------5---5---|-------5---5---|------0---0---|------0---0---|-------3---3---|------3---3---|
G|-0------------|-0----2----4--|-5------------|-5-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|-2-------------|-2------------|
D|--------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
G|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
..turned....and..shock...as..we..had...a...look..in..the..room.where.the...dead...man...lay................so
...G................................C...............G............................C
D|----0---0---0-|----0---0---0-|----5---5---5-|----0---0---0-|----0---0---0-|----5---5---5-|
B|-------0---0---|------0---0---|------5---5---|-------0---0---|------0---0---|------5---5---|
G|-0-------------|-0-------------|-5------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|-5------------|
D|---------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
G|---------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
..big....Jim...Dwyer....made...his.....last..trip..to..the.shores.where.his.fa..-..thers
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PICKING PATTERN ON THIS SONG NEEDS CHANGING TO THE CORRECT ONE BELOW.
THE CHORDS ARE THE SAME.
THIS IS THE CORRECT PATTERN
D|-----0--------0--------0--|
B|----------------------------|
G|--0--------0--------0-----|
D|----------------------------|
G|--------0--------0--------|
2/4 TIME
On this 2 bar intro, the pogues, play 4 bars on some live recondings.
...G
D|------------0-------------0-|-----------0-------------0-|
B|----0--------------0--------|----0--------------0-------|
G|-0--------------------------|-0-------------------------|
D|---------------0------------|---------------0------------|
G|--------0-------------0-----|-------0--------------0----|
..laid...........................................1,..well
verse, 1
...G..........................................................C............................G
D|------------0-------------0-|-----------0-------------0-|-----------2------------2--|------------0------------0-|
B|----0--------------0--------|-----0--------------0-------|----1------------1---------|-----0------------0--------|
G|-0---------------------------|-0-------------------------|-0-------------------------|-0--------------------------|
D|---------------0-------------|---------------0-----------|--------------2------------|---------------0------------|
G|--------0-------------0-----|-------0--------------0----|-------0------------0------|--------0------------0-----|
....fiftheen......minutes.....later.....we......had....our...first...taste...of....whiskey......there...was
...G...........................................................C............................G
D|------------0-------------0-|-----------0-------------0-|-----------2------------2--|------------0------------0-|
B|----0--------------0--------|----0--------------0-------|-----1------------1---------|-----0------------0--------|
G|-0--------------------------|-0--------------------------|-0--------------------------|-0-------------------------|
D|---------------0------------|---------------0------------|--------------2-------------|---------------0-----------|
G|--------0-------------0-----|-------0--------------0----|-------0------------0-------|--------0------------0-----|
....uncles......giv..-..ing......lec..-..tures......on.......accient.........Irish.......history,..........the
...C..........................................................G.............................D
D|------------2-------------2-|-----------2-------------2-|-----------0------------0--|------------4------------4-|
B|----1--------------1--------|----1--------------1-------|----0------------0---------|-----3-------------3-------|
G|-0--------------------------|-0--------------------------|-0-------------------------|-2-------------------------|
D|---------------2------------|---------------2------------|--------------0------------|----------------0-----------|
G|--------0-------------0-----|-------0--------------0----|-------0------------0------|--------0------------0-----|
...men.......all....started.....telling..jokes..and..the....women......they....got......friskey,.......at
...G..........................................................C...........................G
D|-0--------------------------|-0-------------------------|-2-------------------------|-4-------------------------|
B|-0--------------------------|-0-------------------------|-1-------------------------|-3-------------------------|
G|-0--------------------------|-0-------------------------|-0-------------------------|-2-------------------------|
D|-0--------------------------|-0-------------------------|-2-------------------------|-0-------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
..five...o'clock...in...the...evening.....every.......bastard....there...was....pisskey,.....fare...thee
...G.............................D............................C............................G
D|------------0-------------0-|-----------4-------------4-|-----------2------------2--|------------0------------0-|
B|----0--------------0--------|----3--------------3-------|----1------------1---------|-----0------------0--------|
G|-0--------------------------|-2--------------------------|-0-------------------------|-0-------------------------|
D|---------------0------------|---------------0------------|--------------2------------|---------------0------------|
G|--------0-------------0-----|-------0--------------0----|-------0------------0------|--------0------------0-----|
....well.........going....a...-...way,........there's.......nothing......left....to......say................fare-
...C...........................................................G............................D
D|------------2-------------2-|-----------2-------------2-|-----------0------------0--|------------4------------4-|
B|----1--------------1--------|----1--------------1-------|----0------------0---------|-----3------------3--------|
G|-0--------------------------|-0--------------------------|-0-------------------------|-2-------------------------|
D|---------------2------------|----------------2-----------|--------------0------------|---------------0------------|
G|--------0-------------0-----|-------0--------------0----|-------0------------0------|--------0------------0-----|
...-well......to...New..York.....city....boys...to.....bos..-..ton......and...P.....A..................He
...C...........................................................G............................D
D|------------2-------------2-|-----------2-------------2-|-----------0------------0--|------------4------------4-|
B|----1--------------1--------|----1--------------1-------|----0------------0---------|-----3------------3--------|
G|-0--------------------------|-0--------------------------|-0-------------------------|-2-------------------------|
D|---------------2------------|---------------2------------|--------------0------------|---------------0------------|
G|--------0-------------0-----|-------0--------------0----|-------0------------0------|--------0------------0-----|
...took...them...out..with.a..well..aimed..clout.and.they...often...heard...him....say,........I'm..a
Chorus
...G.............................C............................D...........................G
D|------------0-------------0-|-----------2-------------2-|-----------4------------4--|------------0------------0-|
B|----0--------------0--------|----1--------------1-------|----3------------3---------|-----0------------0--------|
G|-0--------------------------|-0--------------------------|-2-------------------------|-0-------------------------|
D|---------------0------------|----------------2-----------|--------------0------------|---------------0------------|
G|--------0-------------0-----|-------0--------------0----|-------0------------0------|--------0------------0-----|
....free........born...........man.......of.....the.......U............S..............A
1st time go back to verse.
2nd time goto instrumental.
Instrumental, x2
...G..........................................................C.............................G
D|------------0-------------0-|-----------0-------------0-|-----------2------------2--|------------0------------0-|
B|----0--------------0--------|----0--------------0-------|----1------------1---------|-----0------------0--------|
G|-0--------------------------|-0--------------------------|-0-------------------------|-0-------------------------|
D|---------------0------------|---------------0------------|--------------2------------|---------------0------------|
G|--------0-------------0-----|-------0--------------0----|-------0------------0------|--------0------------0-----|
...C..............................G
D|------------2-------------2-|-----------0-------------0-|-----------0------------0--|------------0------------0-|
B|----1--------------1--------|----0--------------0-------|----0------------0---------|-----0------------0--------|
G|-0--------------------------|-0--------------------------|-0-------------------------|-0-------------------------|
D|---------------2------------|---------------0------------|--------------0------------|---------------0------------|
G|--------0-------------0-----|-------0--------------0----|-------0------------0------|--------0------------0-----|
...D
D|------------4------------4--|------------4------------4-|
B|----3--------------3--------|-----3------------3--------|
G|-2--------------------------|-2-------------------------|
D|---------------0------------|---------------2-----------|
G|--------0-------------0-----|-------0--------------0----|
Last edited by
gam on Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:25 am, edited 2 times in total.