The Best Of The Rest Album tab by The Pogues

Guitar tabs

Hi folks!

 I just recently discovered the Pogues, and have been listening to little
else for the past couple weeks. (This is after a long struggle to find
the Best Of The Pogues, v. I & II, which are out of print in the states.)
discovered that, of all the great tracks on v.II (personally, I think it's
a better album than The Best Of The Pogues) only Young Ned Of The Hill and
Summer In Siam had been transcribed.

 So here, to fill that gap, are 8 songs from that collection. My
commentary is in {braces}.


 THE POGUES: THE BEST OF THE REST

Transcribed by Brian Davies
Send comments and corrections to [email protected]
For more of my tablature, check out:
 http://www.ils.nwu.edu/~davies/

 IF I SHOULD FALL FROM GRACE WITH GOD by Shane MacGowan


 [A augmentedA] [D MajorD] [A augmentedA] [F# minorF#m]
 [A augmentedA] [D MajorD] [F# minorF#m] [E MajorE]
 [A augmentedA] [D MajorD] [A augmentedA] [F# minorF#m]
 [A augmentedA] [D MajorD] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA]

If ..[A augmentedA] fall ..
Where .. [D MajorD] doctor .re[A augmentedA]lieve ..
If . [A augmentedA] ..
But .[D MajorD] .[F# minorF#m]..

Let me [A augmentedA] .
Let me go, [F# minorF#m] ..
[A augmentedA] Let .[D MajorD] .[A augmentedA] .
Where .[E.[A augmentedA] ..

 [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [D MajorD] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA]
 [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [D MajorD] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA]

This [A augmentedA] .
Was the [D MajorD] . [A augmentedA] ..
It be..[A augmentedA].
Not to [D MajorD] ..[F# minorF#m] ..

Let them [A augmentedA] .
Let them go, [F# minorF#m] ..
[A augmentedA] Let .[D MajorD] .[A augmentedA] .
Where the ..[E MajorE] .[A augmentedA] .

 [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [D MajorD] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA]
 [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [D MajorD] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA]

 [A augmentedA] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA]
 [A augmentedA] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA]
 [A augmentedA] [D MajorD] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [D MajorD] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA]

[A augmentedA] Bury ..
Where .[D MajorD] ..[A augmentedA] .
If I [A augmentedA] .
Then no [D MajorD] .[F# minorF#m].

It's .[A augmentedA] .,
Coming ..[F# minorF#m] boys.
[A augmentedA] Let .[D MajorD] .[A augmentedA] .
Where the ..[E MajorE] .[A augmentedA] .

 [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [D MajorD] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA]
 [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [D MajorD] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA]

If I should [A augmentedA] ..
Where no [D MajorD] .[A augmentedA]..
If I'm [A augmentedA] .
So the [D MajorD] .[F# minorF#m].

Let me [A augmentedA] ..
Let me go, [F# minorF#m] ..
[A augmentedA] Let .[D MajorD] .[A augmentedA] .
Where the [E MajorE] .[A augmentedA] ..

 [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [D MajorD] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA]
 [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [D MajorD] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [A augmentedA] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA]

 [A augmentedA] [D MajorD] [A augmentedA] [F# minorF#m]
 [A augmentedA] [D MajorD] [F# minorF#m] [E MajorE]
 [A augmentedA] [D MajorD] [A augmentedA] [F# minorF#m]
 [A augmentedA] [D MajorD] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA]

 THE SICK BED OF CUCHULAINN by Shane MacGowan


 [C majorC] [DmDm] [C majorC] [DmDm]
 [C majorC] [DmDm] [FF] [C majorC]

Mc[C majorC]Cormack .[DmDm] .[C majorC] .[DmDm] .
There's a [C majorC] .[DmDm].[FF] angel at (c)
There's [C majorC] [DmDm] [C majorC] [DmDm]
hands.
You need [C majorC] [DmDm] [A minorAm]
[A minorAm] .

When you [FF] [Bb majorBb] [C majorC] Co[FF]logne
And you [FF] .[Bb majorBb] .[C majorC] ..a[FF]lone,
Frank [FF] ..[C majorC] ..[Bb majorBb] brothel in Ma..
fucking [Bb majorBb] ..[C majorC] ..
the [C majorC] ...
At the [FF] ..[Bb majorBb] ..[FF] ..
And the [Bb majorBb] ..[FF] ..[C majorC] ..
the [FF] ...

 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [C majorC]
 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [FF]

And [FF] ..[Bb majorBb] ..[C majorC] ..[FF] ..
But they [FF] ..[Bb majorBb] ..[C majorC] ...
[FF] out.
They [F..[C majorC]..[Bb..[C majorC] ..
So you [Bb majorBb] ..a [Bb majorBb] ..[C majorC] ..
a[C majorC]gain.
At the [FF] ..[Bb majorBb] ..[FF] ..
And the [Bb majorBb] ..[FF] ..[C majorC] ..
the [FF] chair.

 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [C majorC]
 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [FF]
 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [C majorC]
 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [FF]
 [C majorC]

You .[C majorC]..[DmDm] ..[C majorC] ..
[DmDm] ..
There ..[C..[DmDm] ..[FF] ..[C majorC] ..
They [C majorC] ..[DmDm] ..[C majorC] ..[DmDm] ..
So you [C majorC] ..[DmDm] ..[A minorAm] ..
[A minorAm] ..

Now ...[FF] ..[Bb majorBb] ..[C majorC] ..[FF] ..
And they'll [FF] ..[Bb majorBb] ..[C majorC] ..
in a [FF] ..
Then ..[FF] ..[C majorC]..[Bb majorBb] ..[C majorC] ..
But ..[Bb majorBb] s..back [Bb majorBb] ..[C majorC] ..
another [C majorC] ..
At the [FF] ..Cu[FF]chulainn .. [Bb..[FF] pray
And [Bb majorBb] God is in His .
 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [C majorC]
 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [FF]
 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [C majorC]
 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [FF]

 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [C majorC]
 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [FF]
 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [C majorC]
 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [FF]



 THE OLD MAIN DRAG by Shane MacGowan

{This song keeps a drone going underneath. To get the same feel on a
guitar, finger the chords so that you get a constant D MajorD on the BB string --
D=xx0232, G=320033, A=x02230.}

 Introduction on Verse Chords

When I [D MajorD] ..[G+G] ..[A augmentedA] only six[D MajorD]teen
With a [G+G] ..[A..[D MajorD] ..[A augmentedA] bag.
I [G+G] ..[A augmentedA] ..[D MajorD] ..[A augmentedA] scene
But I [D MajorD] ..[G+G] ..[A augmentedA] ..[D MajorD] drag.

There the [D MajorD] ..[G+G] ....[A augmentedA]..in [D MajorD] ..
And the [G+G] ..[A augmentedA] ..[D MajorD] ..[A augmentedA] ..
In the [G+G] ..[A augmentedA] ..[D MajorD] ..[A augmentedA] five
For a [D MajorD] ..[G+G] ..[A augmentedA] ..[D MajorD] drag.

In the [D MajorD] ..[G+G] ..[A augmentedA] ..[D MajorD] chill,
But ..[G+G] ..[A augmentedA] ..[D MajorD] ..[A augmentedA] pills.
If you [G+G] ..[A augmentedA] ..ca[D MajorD]jole .. [A augmentedA] beg.
There was [D MajorD] ..[G+G] ..[A augmentedA] ..[D MajorD] ...

 [A augmentedA]

One [D MajorD] ..[G+G] ..[A augmentedA] ..[D MajorD] Square,
I was [G+G] ..[A augmentedA] ..[D MajorD] ..[A augmentedA] balls.
Between the [G+G] ..[A augmentedA] ..[D MajorD] ..[A augmentedA] mauled
And they [D MajorD] ..[G+G] ..[A augmentedA] old main [D MajorD] drag.

In the [D MajorD] ..[G+G] ..[A augmentedA] ..[D MajorD] out
Would [G+G] ..[A augmentedA] ..[D MajorD] ...[A augmentedA] shout,
And the [G+G] ..[A augmentedA] ..[D MajorD] ..a[A augmentedA]bout,
And I [D MajorD] .. es[G+G]cape ..[A augmentedA] old main [D MajorD] drag.

And [D MajorD] .[G+G] ..[A augmentedA] ..[D MajorD] ...
I've been [G+G] .[A augmentedA] ..[D MajorD] ..a[A augmentedA]bused.
I [G+G] ..[A augmentedA] .. [D MajorD] ..[A augmentedA] beg
For some [D MajorD] ..to [G+G] .. [A augmentedA] old main drag.



 DARK STREETS OF LONDON by Shane MacGowan


 [FF] [C majorC] [Bb majorBb] [FF]

I [FF] ..[Bb majorBb] summer [FF] breeze
Down [FF] ..[Bb majorBb] dead old [C majorC] trees
And [FF] ..
In the [Bb majorBb] H..[FF] ..
Dear [FF] dirty de[Bb majorBb]lightful .[C majorC] ..[FF] days

Then the [FF] ..[Bb majorBb] ..[FF] dearly
The [FF] ..[Bb majorBb] ..[C majorC] time
And the [FF] ..
When the [Bb majorBb] ..a[FF]gain
And [FF] ..[Bb majorBb] leaves
To a [C majorC] new summer[FF]time

 And now the [FF] ..
 I [Bb..[FF] chill
 That [FF] ..[Bb majorBb] Christmas [C majorC] time
 And I'm [FF] ..
 And I [Bb majorBb] ..[FF] penny
 To [FF] ..[Bb majorBb] ..[C majorC] Lon[FF]don

 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [FF]
 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [C majorC]
 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [FF]
 [FF] [C majorC] [Bb majorBb] [FF]

And every [FF] ..[Bb majorBb] first day of [FF] summer
Takes me [FF] ..[Bb majorBb] gave EC[C majorC]T
And the [FF] ..[Bb majorBb] ..[FF] eyes
And how [FF] ..[Bb majorBb] ..[C majorC] nothing to [FF] me

 Chorus

 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [FF]
 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [C majorC]
 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [FF]
 [FF] [C majorC] [Bb majorBb] [FF]

 Third Verse

 Chorus

To [FF] ..[Bb majorBb] ..[C majorC] Lon[FF]don
To [FF] ..[Bb majorBb] ..[C majorC] Lon[FF]don

 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [FF]
 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [C majorC]
 [FF] [FF] [Bb majorBb] [FF]
 [FF] [C majorC] [Bb majorBb] [FF]



 REPEAL OF THE LICENSING LAWS by Spider Stacy

{There are two pieces to this song. I've labelled them arbitrarily...}

 [G+G] [G+G] [G+G] [D MajorD]
 [G+G] [G+G] [D MajorD] [G+G] = Verse
 [D MajorD] [G+G] [C majorC] [D MajorD]
 [G+G] [G+G] [D MajorD] [G+G]

 [G+G] [G+G] [G+G] [D MajorD]
 [G+G] [G+G] [D MajorD] [G+G] = Chorus
 [G+G] [G+G] [G+G] [D MajorD]
 [G+G] [G+G] [D MajorD] [G+G]

{The sequence is:

Verse, Verse, Chorus, Verse, Chorus, Verse (quiet), Chorus, Chorus, Chorus}



 TURKISH SONG OF THE DAMNED by Shane MacGowan and Jem Finer

{The tab is a little short on space for all the fast notes -- suffice it
to say that 23232 means a trill with hammer-ons and pull-offs, not a note
played at the 23,232th fret.}

(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(BB) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(G+G) |-----------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----0---2-------|
(D MajorD) |-----0---23232-0-|-2323--232-------|-----0---23232-0-|-2323--2---------|
(A augmentedA) |-0-1---0---------|---------------1-|-0-1---0---------|---------------0-|
(E MajorE) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1  2  3  4   1  2  3  4   1  2  3  4   1  2  3  4

(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(BB) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(G+G) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0---2-------|
(D MajorD) |-----------0-----|---0-------------|-----0---23232-0-|-2323--2---------|
(A augmentedA) |-01010-0-1---0-0-|-1---0-1---------|-0-1---0---------|-----------------|
(E MajorE) |-----------------|---------3-----3-|-----------------|-----------------|
   1  2  3  4   1  2  3  4   1  2  3  4   1  2  3  4

I [A minorAm] ..
Nor the [A minorAm] ..
The [DmDm] ..[A minorAm] thee.
They [DmDm] ..[A minorAm] three. [G+G]

 Did you [C majorC] ..[FF] ..
 Did you [C majorC] ..[G.
 [C majorC] ..[FF] wall ..
 As you [C majorC] ..[G+G] ..

 [A minorAm] [A minorAm] [DmDm]

You re[A minorAm]member..
The [A minorAm] ...
For [DmDm] ..[A minorAm] back.
This [DmDm] ..[A minorAm] jack. [G+G]

 Chorus Twice

 [A minorAm] [A minorAm] [DmDm]

 Repeat Intro Riff

And [A minorAm] ..
This [A minorAm] ..
The [DmDm] ..[A minorAm] free.
The [DmDm] ..[A minorAm] thee. [G+G]

 Chorus Thrice

 Whistle Solo Over Chorus Twice

 Final Riff Seven Times

   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
(e) |-------------------------|-------------0-----------|
(BB) |-------------------------|---------1-3---3-1-------|
(G+G) |-0---0-0---0-2---2-2-0-2-|-0---0-0-----------0-2-0-|
(D MajorD) |---------2---------------|-------------------------|
(A augmentedA) |-------------------------|-------------------------|
(E MajorE) |-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4

   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
(e) |-------------------------|-------------------------|
(BB) |-------------------------|-------------------------|
(G+G) |-0---0-0---0-2---2-2-0-2-|-0-----------0-----------|
(D MajorD) |---------2---------------|---2-0---0-2---2-0---0-2-|
(A augmentedA) |-------------------------|-------3-----------3-----|
(E MajorE) |-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4



 LULLABY OF LONDON by Shane MacGowan

{I fingerpick this, with my thumb on the bass string (either E MajorE or A augmentedA),
index finger on the D MajorD string, and ring finger on the G+G string. I play it
straight quarter notes: thumb, index, ring, index, etc.}

 [C majorC] [C majorC] [FF] [G+G]
 [C majorC] [C majorC] [FF] [G+G]
 [C majorC] [C majorC] [FF] [G+G]
 [C majorC] [C majorC] [G+G] [G+G]

 [C majorC] [C majorC] [C majorC] [C majorC]

As [C majorC] I walked [FF] ..[C majorC] river[FF]side
One [C majorC] evening [FF] ..[C majorC] spring, [C majorC]
Heard a [C majorC] ..[FF] ..[C majorC] days gone [FF] by
Blown [C majorC] ..[FF] ..[C majorC] wind. [C majorC]
Though there [FF] ..[C majorC] corncrake's cry
Of [A minorAm] ..de[FF]light,
You can [C majorC] ..[FF] ..[C majorC] ..[FF] bars
And the [C majorC] .. [FF] and the [C majorC] fights. [C majorC]

May the [FF] ..[C majorC] house at night
Never [A minorAm] ..[FF] sleep.
May they [C majorC] ..[FF] ..[C majorC] hell to[FF]night
Or [C majorC] wherever [FF] ..[C majorC] be. [C majorC]

 [FF] [G+G]
 [C majorC] [C majorC] [FF] [G+G]
 [C majorC] [C majorC] [FF] [G+G]
 [C majorC] [C majorC] [G+G] [G+G]

 [C majorC] [C majorC] [FF] [G+G]
 [C majorC] [C majorC] [FF] [G+G]
 [C majorC] [C majorC] [FF] [G+G]
 [C majorC] [C majorC] [G+G] [G+G]

As [C majorC] I walked [FF] ..[C majorC] .. [FF] heart
Then a [C majorC] ..[FF] ..[C majorC] tide, [C majorC]
And the [C majorC] ..[FF] ..[C majorC] lights were [FF] gone
And the [C majorC] ..[FF] .. [C majorC] sighed, [C majorC]
And an [FF] ..[C majorC] from the East
That [A minorAm] ..river[FF]side.
So I [C majorC] ..[FF] child that you [C majorC] sleep to[FF]night
When you [C majorC] ..[FF] lulla[C majorC]by. [C majorC]

May the [FF] ..[C majorC] haunted graves
Never [A minorAm] .. miser[FF]y.
May the [C majorC] a.. [FF] ..[C majorC] you to[FF]night
And [C majorC] keep you [FF] ..[C majorC] sleep. [C majorC]

 [FF] [G+G]
 [C majorC] [C majorC] [FF] [G+G]
 [C majorC] [C majorC] [FF] [G+G]
 [C majorC] [C majorC] [G+G] [G+G]

 [C majorC] [C majorC] [FF] [G+G]
 [C majorC] [C majorC] [FF] [G+G]
 [C majorC] [C majorC] [FF] [G+G]
 [C majorC] [C majorC] [G+G] [G+G]

 [C majorC] [C majorC] [FF] [G+G]
 [C majorC] [C majorC] [FF] [G+G]
 [C majorC] [C majorC] [FF] [G+G]
 [C majorC] [C majorC] [G+G] [G+G] [C majorC]



 SUNNYSIDE OF THE STREET by Shane MacGowan and Jem Finer


 [E MajorE] [BB] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA] [E MajorE] [BB] [E MajorE] [BB]
 [E MajorE] [BB] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA] [E MajorE] [BB]

 [E MajorE] [A augmentedA] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA]

[E MajorE] ..carni[A augmentedA]val at Rome,
[E MajorE] ..I [A augmentedA] had the [BB] booze.
[E MajorE] ...re[A augmentedA]member now
[E MajorE] ..with[A augmentedA]out no [BB] shoes.

So I [E MajorE] saw ...[BB] I got on it
With a [E MajorE] ..[A augmentedA] lust for vomit.
Now I'm [E MajorE] ..[BB] ..[E MajorE] street.

 [E MajorE] [A augmentedA] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA]

[E MajorE] ..[A augmentedA] in Bombay
[E MajorE] ..[A augmentedA] U. S. [BB] A.
[E MajorE] Ended up [A augmentedA] ..
[E MajorE] Up..[A augmentedA] nothing at [BB] all

And I [E MajorE] ..[BB] day
I was [E MajorE] ..[A augmentedA] stay
Right where I [E MajorE] am, on the [BB] ..[E MajorE] street.

 [E MajorE] [A augmentedA] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA]

 Solo On Verse Chords

[A augmentedA] Been ..[E MajorE] ..
[A augmentedA] I ..re[E MajorE]born a [BB] snail.

Just [E MajorE] want to [BB] spend
E[E MajorE]terni[A augmentedA]ty
Right where I [E MajorE]..[BB] ..[E MajorE] street.

 [E MajorE] [A augmentedA] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA]

As my [E MajorE] ..[BB] ..
To [E MajorE] ..[A augmentedA] ..
I [E MajorE] ..[BB] ..
I will [E MajorE] ..recon[A augmentedA]structed.
So I [E MajorE] ..[BB] ..[E MajorE] street.

The [BB] ...[E MajorE] street.
The [BB] ..[E MajorE] street.
The [BB] ..[E MajorE] street.

 [E MajorE] [BB] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA] [E MajorE] [BB] [E MajorE] [BB]
 [E MajorE] [BB] [E MajorE] [A augmentedA] [E MajorE] [BB] [E MajorE] [BB]

----------------------------------- END -----------------------------------

For those of you that got all the way through that, here are a couple of
bonus fragments.


 BOYS FROM THE COUNTY HELL

{Here's the chorus.}

And it's [G+G] ..[D MajorD] drink
And [E minorEm] ..[A minorAm] ..[E minorEm] morning


 HELLS DITCH

{There are three main riffs.}

RIFF 1: [Am7Am7] [A minorAm] [A minorAm] [A minorAm] [A minorAm] [A minorAm] [A minorAm] [A minorAm]

RIFF 2: [DmDm] [A minorAm] [E MajorE] [A minorAm]
     [DmDm] [A minorAm] [E MajorE] [A minorAm] for a while

{Do the first thing again, speeding up.}

RIFF 3: [A minorAm] [A minorAm] [DmDm] [DmDm] [A minorAm] [E MajorE] [A minorAm] [A minorAm] for a while