St Patrick Was A Gentleman Chords

Key: G Flute 🎸 Intro: N.C. 🎸 Verse 1: D G D A Saint Patrick was a gentleman, he came from decent people D G D A D He built a church in Dublin town and on it put a steeple D G D A His father was a Gallagher, his mother was a Grady D G D A7 D His aunt was an O'Shaughnessy and his uncle was a Brady 🎸 Chorus: D G And here's to bold Saint Paddy's fist D A he was a saint so clever D G he gave the snakes and toads a twist D A D and banished them forever.

🎸 Instrumental: D |G |D |A : D |G |D A |D : 🎸 Verse 2: D G D A There's not a mile in Eireann's isle where dirty vermin muster D G D A D But there he put his dear forefoot and murdered them in clusters D G D A The toads went hop, the frogs went flop, slapaste into the water D G D A7 D The beasts committed suicide to save themselves from slaughter 🎸 Chorus: D G And here's to bold Saint Paddy's fist D A he was a saint so clever D G he gave the snakes and toads a twist D A D and banished them forever. 🎸 Instrumental: D |G |D |A : D |G |D A |D : x2 🎸 Verse 3: D G D A The Wicklow hills are very high and so's the hill of Howth, sir D G D A D But there's a hill much higher still, much higher than them both, sir D G D A From the top of this high hill Saint Patrick preached a sermon D G D A7 D Drove the frogs into the bogs and banished all the vermin 🎸 Chorus: D G Success to bold Saint Paddy's fist D A he was a saint so clever D G he gave the snakes and toads a twist D A D and banished them forever. 🎸 Chorus: D |G |D |A : D |G |D A |D : 🎸 Verse 4: D G D A No wonder that them Irish lads should be so gay and frisky D G D A D Sure Saint Patrick taught them that as well as making whiskey D G D A No wonder that the saint himself should understand distilling D G D A7 D His mother had a shebeen shop in the town of Enniskillen 🎸 Chorus: D G Success to bold Saint Paddy's fist D A he was a saint so clever D G he gave the snakes and toads a twist D A D and banished them forever. x2