Corries

There Are No Pubs In Kirkintilloch

Corries


Tom: D

D A D G  D D A A
D A D G  D A D A
D A D D

[Chorus]
  D      A      D          G
In Kirkintulloch there's nae pubs
       D               A
And I'm sure you wonder why
  D           A     D         G
My brother and me we went on a spree
   D           A        D       A
And we drank the pubs a' dry a' dry
  D         A       D
We drank the pubs a' dry

[Verse 1]
  D           A           D
My Grandpaw he worked down the pit
             A      D
And so did my father tae
              A         D            G
Ye work like a mule when ye leave the school
       D          A    D      A7
And you drink on a Saturday, my lads
   D          A     D
You drink on a Saturday

[Chorus]
  D      A      D          G
In Kirkintulloch there's nae pubs
       D               A
And I'm sure you wonder why
  D           A     D         G
My brother and me we went on a spree
   D           A        D       A
And we drank the pubs a' dry a' dry
  D         A       D
We drank the pubs a' dry

[Verse 2]
  D           A           D
The gaffer doon the pit my lads
             A      D
Could scarce believe his een
              A         D           G
For my brother and me we howked mair coal
      D      A          D       A7
Wi his latest cuttin' machine my lads
   D      A          D
his latest cuttin' machine

[Chorus]
  D      A      D          G
In Kirkintulloch there's nae pubs
       D               A
And I'm sure you wonder why
  D           A     D         G
My brother and me we went on a spree
   D           A        D       A
And we drank the pubs a' dry a' dry
  D         A       D
We drank the pubs a' dry

[Verse 3]
  D          A      D
My faither he was a Glesga man
             A         D
And my mother come frae Troon
              A       D     G
They baith did say the other day
       D          A    D      A7
It's time you settled doon my lads
    D        A       D
It's time you settled doon

[Chorus]
  D      A      D          G
In Kirkintulloch there's nae pubs
       D               A
And I'm sure you wonder why
  D           A     D         G
My brother and me we went on a spree
   D           A        D       A
And we drank the pubs a' dry a' dry
  D         A       D
We drank the pubs a' dry

[Verse 4]
    D           A       D
So I think I'll just get married lads
         A      D
and hae a family tae
                  A        D           G
Then we'll use our mits and work in the pits
   D          A    D      A7
And drink on a Saturday my lads
   D          A     D
And drink on a Saturday

[Chorus]
  D      A      D          G
In Kirkintulloch there's nae pubs
       D               A
And I'm sure you wonder why
  D           A     D         G
My brother and me we went on a spree
   D           A        D       A
And we drank the pubs a' dry a' dry
  D         A       D
We drank the pubs a' dry