Short A Couple A Bob chords by Gaelic Storm

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Celtic (D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD)

Key: D MajorD

Difficulty: Novice

"Short A augmentedA Couple A' Bob" (Steve Twigger)
From "How Are We Getting Home?" (2004)

Tune to DADGAD.

Intro::

A augmentedA A7A7 A augmentedA A7A7

verse::

     D MajorD
Well, I'd say I'm in a pickle,
   G+G
me cashflow doesn't trickle,
     D MajorD              A augmentedA
there's nothing in my pocket except lint.
      D MajorD
There's no bread for me butter,
  G+G
me best friend is the gutter.
   D MajorD        A augmentedA         D MajorD
Do ye get the bloody pictures boys, I'm skint!

chorus::

   A augmentedA
I'm short a couple'a bob,
     D MajorD
since I started on the grog,
D MajorD             A augmentedA
I've seen better days for sure.
   G+G
I'm short a couple'a bob,
  D MajorD
me head it's all a throb,
D MajorD     A augmentedA        D MajorD
I've seen better days for sure.

verse::

      D MajorD
I spend me mornin' clippin' coupons,
 G+G
since I got me scoop on,
   D MajorD                A augmentedA
the churchmouse is a rich man and I'm not.
    D MajorD
But I ain't a down-and-out, see,
   G+G
the train just left without me.
D MajorD        A augmentedA      D MajorD
I don't own a smidgen or a jot!

chorus::

   A augmentedA
I'm short a couple'a bob,
 D MajorD
since I lost me job.
D MajorD             A augmentedA
I've seen better days for sure,
   G+G
I'm short a couple'a bob,
       D MajorD
and I've run out of stuff to flog,
D MajorD      A augmentedA       D MajorD
I've seen better days for sure.

here we go!

break::

D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD  A augmentedA G+G D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
D A augmentedA D MajorD  A augmentedA G+G D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD

verse::

     D MajorD
Well, the pot that I would piss in,
     G+G
It's temporarily missin',
      D MajorD        A augmentedA
I'm not a pauper I'm just poor.
     D MajorD
And I'm really not that miserable,
      G+G
though me lack of funds is considerable,
  D MajorD         A augmentedA       D MajorD
The wolf is selling crackers at the door.

chorus::

   A augmentedA
I'm short a couple'a bob,
      D MajorD
I eat my chips without the cod,
D MajorD             A augmentedA
I've seen better days for sure.
   G+G
I'm short a couple'a bob,
      D MajorD
there's no corn on me cob.
D MajorD     A augmentedA        D MajorD
I've seen better days for sure.

verse::

      D MajorD
Well, that silver spoon of mine,
   G+G
got stuck where the sun don't shine.
   D MajorD               A augmentedA
My fortune went away and doesn't call.
       D MajorD
I've really fallen on hard times,
     G+G
and I've just run out of rhymes,
    D MajorD       A augmentedA       D MajorD
so I better finish quickly while I can...
 D MajorD
still...finish.

chorus::

 A augmentedA              D MajorD
short a couple'a bob, there's no bricks in me hod,
D MajorD             A augmentedA
I've seen better days for sure.
   G+G
I'm short a couple'a bob,
       D MajorD
I'm not the man you want to rob.
D MajorD      A augmentedA       D MajorD
I've seen better days for sure.
D MajorD      A augmentedA       D MajorD
I've seen better days for sure.
D MajorD      A augmentedA       D MajorD
I've seen better days for sure.

outro::

D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD