All I Remember Acoustic chords by Christy Moore

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All I Remember - from The Collection Part 2 album
Written by Mick Hanly


Verse 1:

   C
I was lured by the rocking horse
C
Sweets and the bualadh bos
F          C
Fifty wild boys to a room
Am            G           C
Sing lamh, lamh eile, the dish ran away with the spoon
C

Black shoes and stockings for those who say don't
F           C
Blue is the colour outside
Am
God made the world
  G             C
The snake tempted Eve and she died
Em           Am
Wild Christian brothers sharpening their leathers
G               C
Learn it by heart, that's the rule
C         G           C
All I remember is dreading September and school


Chorus:

     G           C
And they made me for better or worse
  F      C     Am      D
The fool that I am or the wise man I'll be
     G             C
And they gave me their blessings or curse
  F      C      Am
It wasn't their fault I was me ...
G          C
Not the one that you see


Verse 2:

  C
The priest in confession condemns my obsession
   F            C
With thoughts that I do not invite
Am
I mumble and stutter
G
He slams down the shutter
C
Goodnight - (Good night to you too, Father)
C
Stainless as steel
           C
Lord, you know how I feel
    F             C
Someone shoot me while my soul is clear
 Am
I don't think I'll last
    G         C
But my vow to abstain was sincere
Em         Am
Arch-confraternity men to the fight
G             C
Raise up your banners on high
Am
Searching for grace
G            C
Securing my place when I die


Chorus:

     G           C
And they made me for better or worse
  F      C     Am      D
The fool that I am or the wise man I'll be
     G             C
And they gave me their blessings or curse
  F      C      Am
It wasn't their fault I was me ...
G          C
Not the one that you see


Bridge:

(This part is half-spoken, half-sung - you'll just need to listen to the song.)
G
Oh God, he kept a very close eye on me
C
Hung round my bed in the darkness, he spied on me
F
Caught me in the long grass so often, he died on me....


Verse 3:

C
Ballrooms of romance in Salthill or Mallow
F               C
I stood like John Wayne by the wall
Am            G            C
Lined up like cattle, we waited to do battle and fall
C
Ah you can't wine and dine her in an old Morris Minor

  F            C
So ask her before it's too late
 Am           G            C
I danced on girls' toes - accepted rejection as my fate
Em            Am
Drink was my saviour, it made me much braver
  G           C
But I couldn't hold it too well
  Am           G            C
I slipped on the coach and ruined my approach as I fell


Chorus:

     G           C
And they made me for better or worse
  F      C     Am      D
The fool that I am or the wise man I'll be
     G             C
And they gave me their blessings or curse
  F      C      Am
It wasn't their fault I was me ...
G          C
Not the one that you see


Outro:

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