Sally Mclennane Chords & Lyrics Artist: Pogues

INTRO:
 
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VERSE 1
 
      D                             G                D
Well Jimmy played harmonica in the pub where I was born

      D                                   G             A
He played it from the night-time to the peaceful early morn

      G                              D                A
He soothed souls of psychos and the men who had the horn

           D               G           A    D
and they all looked very happy in the morning

 
VERSE 2
 
      D                         G                D
But Jimmy didn't like his place in this world of ours

         D                                            G                 A
Where the elephant man broke strong men's necks when he'd had too many powers

    G                              D              A
So sad to see the grieving of the people he was leaving

        D                  G               A   D
And he took the road for god knows in the morning

 
CHORUS
 
     D                  G             D
We walked him to the station in the rain

     D                G              A
We kissed him as we put him on the train

        G           D                  G
And we sang him a song of times long gone

            D                A            D   A
though we knew that we'd be seeing him again

 D
Sad to say I must be on my way

     G               D                  A
so buy me beer and whiskey 'cause I'm going far away

      D
I'd like to think I'll be returning when I can

           G             D             A       D
to the greatest little boozer and to Sally McLennane

 
VERSE 3
 
     D                                       G            D
The years passed by the times had changed I grew to be a man

     D                                  G         A
I learned to love the virtues of sweet Sally McLennane

    G                                          D                  A
I took the jeers and drank the beers and I crawled back home at dawn

    D            G             A   D
And ended up a barman in the morning

 
VERSE 4
 
    D                                    G              D
I played the pump and took the hump and watered whiskey down

    D                                 G                 A
I talked of whores and horses to the men who drank the brown

    G                                 D           A
I heard them say that Jimmy's making money far away

       D               G             A    D
Some people left for heaven without warning

 
CHORUS
 
     D                  G             D
We walked him to the station in the rain

     D                G              A
We kissed him as we put him on the train

        G           D                  G
And we sang him a song of times long gone

            D                A            D   A
though we knew that we'd be seeing him again

 D
Sad to say I must be on my way

     G               D                  A
so buy me beer and whiskey 'cause I'm going far away

      D
I'd like to think I'll be returning when I can

           G             D             A       D
to the greatest little boozer and to Sally McLennane

 
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VERSE 5
 
      D                               G                    D
When Jimmy came back home he was surprised that they were gone

    D                                 G                 A
He asked me all the details of the train that they went on

      G                                   D             A
Some people they are scared to croak but Jimmy drank until he choked

     D                 G             A    D
And took the road for heaven in the morning

 
CHORUS
 
     D                  G             D
We walked him to the station in the rain

     D                G              A
We kissed him as we put him on the train

        G           D                  G
And we sang him a song of times long gone

            D                A            D   A
though we knew that we'd be seeing him again

 D
Sad to say I must be on my way

     G               D                  A
so buy me beer and whiskey 'cause I'm going far away

      D
I'd like to think I'll be returning when I can

           G             D             A       D
to the greatest little boozer and to Sally McLennane
 
 
INTRO (2x)