Sail On Jimmy chords by Christy Moore
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Capo on 2nd
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Difficulty: Novice
Verse 1:
G
They laid out the body
C G
In that peaceful pagan home
Em C
To pay their last respects
G D C
All the neighbours came along
G
In the wee hours of the morning
C G
Pagan words from a whisky still
Em C
Fall in from the bushes
G D C
Sworn enemies are friends again
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G
Someone spilt Porter on the corpse
C G
In the middle of a song
Em C
And the stories kept on coming back
G D C
From 1941
Chorus:
C G D
Sail on, sail on Jimmy
C G D
Sail on, Jimmy boy
C G D
Sail on, sail on Jimmy
C D G
From this Irish Pagan ritual
Verse 2:
G
Mad Mary from the crossroads
C G
Grabbed my arse for all to see
Em C
I'll tell your fortune Scoby
G D C
If you come on home with me
G
In the name of God now Mary
C G
Some respect for the dead
Em C
You can't be grabbing arses
G D C
At a Pagan ritual
Chorus:
C G D
Sail on, sail on Jimmy
C G D
Sail on, Jimmy boy
C G D
Sail on, sail on Jimmy
C D G
From this Irish Pagan ritual
Verse 3:
G
Father Tim is telling Tommy
C G
How the Israelites came in
Em C
And Tommy's eating sandwiches
G D C
That are piled up next to him
G
Someone started singing
C G
Ah Revenge for Skibereen
Em C
There's a French lad there translating
Em C
For the next door neighbours daughter
G D C
Jean Louis and lovely Angelie
Chorus:
C G D
Sail on, sail on Jimmy
C G D
Sail on, Jimmy boy
C G D
Sail on, sail on Jimmy
C D G
From this Irish Pagan ritual
Verse 4:
G
In the wee hours of the morning
C G
We were howling at the moon
Em C
When the Mystic wind took Jimmy
G D C
Way up to the Mystic room
G
Up up up up up he's gone
C G
In peace to save us all
Em C
Gone with a Mystic blessing
G D C
From that peaceful Pagan ritual
Chorus:
C G D
Sail on, sail on Jimmy
C G D
Sail on, Jimmy boy
C G D
Sail on, sail on Jimmy
C D G
From this Irish Pagan ritual
Outro:
C G D
Sail on, sail on Jimmy
C G D
Sail on, Jimmy boy
C G D
Sail on, sail on Jimmy
C D G
From this Irish Pagan ritual Last updated: