Poor Paddy On The Railway chords by The Dubliners

Chords with lyrics

Poor Paddy On The Railway - The Dubliners

From the album "A drop of the hard stuff"

Original Key: G+G

Refrain 1 : (Slow)
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In eighteen hundred and forty one, me corduroy breeches I put on
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Me corduroy breeches I put on, to work upon the railway, the railway
  G+G      C majorC  G+G           D7D7   G+G
I'm weary of the railway, poor Paddy works on the railway


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In eighteen hundred and forty two, from Hartlepool I moved to Crewe
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And I found meself a job to do, workin' on the railway
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I was wearing corduroy britches
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Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches
G+G   D7D7       G+G
I was workin' on the railway

#2:
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In eighteen hundred and forty three I broke me shovel across me knee
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And went to work with the company in the Leeds and Selby Railway
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I was wearing corduroy britches
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Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches
G+G   D7D7       G+G
I was workin' on the railway

Refrain 2 : (Slow)
G+G                         D7D7    G+G
In eighteen hundred and forty four I landed on the Liverpool shore
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Me belly was empty, me hands were raw with workin' on the railway, the railway
  G+G      C majorC  G+G           D7D7   G+G
I'm weary of the railway, poor Paddy works on the railway

#3:
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In eighteen hundred and forty five, when Daniel O'Connell he was alive
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When Daniel O'Connell he was alive and workin' on the railway
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I was wearing corduroy britches
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Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches
G+G   D7D7       G+G
I was workin' on the railway

#4:
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In eighteen hundred and forty six I changed me trade from carryin' bricks
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Changed me trade from carryin' bricks to workin' on the railway
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I was wearing corduroy britches
G+G
Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches
G+G   D7D7       G+G
I was workin' on the railway

Refrain 3 : (Slow)
G+G                               D7D7    G7G7
In eighteen hundred and forty seven poor Paddy was thinkin' of goin' ta heaven
G+G                                D7D7      G+G
Poor Paddy was thinkin' of goin' ta heaven, to work upon the railway, the railway
G+G        C majorC  G+G           D7D7   G+G
I'm weary of the railway, poor Paddy works on the railway

Outro to tempo:
G+G
I was wearing corduroy britches
G+G
Digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging hitches
G+G   D7D7       G+G