Mountain Dew chords by The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem

Mountain Dew ? The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
Tab?d by wompton

(Alternate way to play if you have a Capo is to play in G (make D a G) and Capo 7th)

PLAY VERSE CHORDS AND WHISTLE MELODY ONE TIME THROUGH:

CHORUS:
      D                         G                        D      A      D   A
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
      D                         G                        D      A          D
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day


VERSE 1:
    D                G               D        G    A
Let grasses grow and water flow in a free and easy way,
    D                     G                  D         A      D
But give me enough of the finer stuff that?S made near Galway Bay
D                                             Bm
Policemen all, from Donegal, Sligo or Leitrim too
D                                G                 D        A        D
We?ll give them a slip and we?ll take a sip of the real old mountain dew

CHORUS:
      D                         G                        D      A      D   A
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
      D                         G                        D      A          D
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day


VERSE 2:
    D                             G                           D           G         A
At the foot of the hill there?s a neat little still where the smoke curls up to the sky
       D                            G                         D        A           D
By the smoke and the smell, you can plainly tell that there?s witching brewing nearby
D                                                        Bm
It fills the air with odor rare that betwixt both me and you
D                            G                D             A        D
When home you stroll you can take a bowl or a bucket of the mountain dew

CHORUS:
      D                         G                        D      A      D   A
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
      D                         G                        D      A          D
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day


VERSE 3:
    D                G                 D         G       A
Now learn-ed men who use the pen, have sung your praises high,
     D                 G                D            A         D
That sweet poteen from Ireland green, distilled from wheat and rye
D                                                                Bm
Throw away your pills it?ll cure all ills, a pagan, Christian or Jew
     D                 G                           D        A        D
Take off your coat and grease your throat with the real old Mountain Dew

CHORUS 3X (3rd time whistle accompanies):
      D                         G                        D      A      D   A
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
      D                         G                        D      A          D
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day