It's A Long Way To Tipperary chords by Nathan Lay

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: G

🎸 Intro:

 G | % | Em | D7 :

🎸 Verse 1:
 G                                        D
Up to mighty London came an Irishman one day,
     G                                     F#            B
all the streets were paved with gold, sure everyone was gay!
G                               F#                    B
Singing songs of Piccadilly, Strand, and Leicester Square,
     B7           A               A7              D
'til Paddy got excited, then he shouted to them there:

🎸 Chorus:
N.C.   G                              C          G
It's a long way to Tipperary, it's a long way to go,
                                      A      A7       D
It's a long way to Tipperary to the sweetest girl I know!
  G                 C                  B7
Goodbye Piccadilly, farewell Leicester Square!
        G                   C   G       A         D        G
It's a long, long way to Tipperary, but my heart's right there.

🎸 Verse 2:
 G                                      D
Paddy wrote a letter to his Irish Molly O',
     G                               F#                B
saying, "Should you not receive it, write and let me know!
G                                F#               B
If I make mistakes in spelling, Molly dear," said he,
   B7               A                    A7                D
"Remember it's the pen, that's bad, don't lay the blame on me".

🎸 Chorus:
       G                              C          G
It's a long way to Tipperary, it's a long way to go,
                                      A      A7       D
It's a long way to Tipperary to the sweetest girl I know!
  G                 C                  B7
Goodbye Piccadilly, farewell Leicester Square!
        G                   C   G       A         D        G
It's a long, long way to Tipperary, but my heart's right there.

 N.C. | A :

(Key change)

🎸 Verse 3:
 A                                      E
Molly wrote a neat reply to Irish Paddy O'
     A                         G#            C#
Saying, "Mike Maloney wants to marry me, and so
A                              G#                  C#
Leave the Strand and Piccadilly, or you'll be to blame
    C#7            F#m                B7                E
For love has fairly drove me silly, hoping you're the same"

🎸 Chorus:
       A                              D          A
It's a long way to Tipperary, it's a long way to go,
                                      B      B7       E
It's a long way to Tipperary to the sweetest girl I know!
  A                 D                  C#7
Goodbye Piccadilly, farewell Leicester Square!
        A                   D   A       F#m        E        A
It's a long, long way to Tipperary, but my heart's right there.
        A                   D   A       F#m        E        A
It's a long, long way to Tipperary, but my heart's right there.