Tom: D
D
As I was walking down a Dublin street
G D
A lovely sunny day
D
I came across a ragged ol’ man
Bm
Sittin’ in my way
D
His clothes were old, an eye was gone
G D
His beard was long and gray
Bm
I asked him what he wanted
A D
He said: ”This is what I’ll say:”
[Chorus]
A D
I’m gonna drink, I’m gonna drink
G D A Bm
I’m gonna drink until I’m drunk and never gonna stop
A D
I’m gonna drink, I’m gonna drink
G D A D
I’m gonna drink my way to heaven and never sober up
[Verse 2]
D
I went fishing off the coast of my
G D
Beloved Ireland green
D
I got a wondrous catch
Bm
It was the first I’d ever seen
D
A mermaid sweet and fair
G D
With curly hair and eyes so green
Bm
I asked her what she wanted
A D
She said: ”Listen carefully:”
[Chorus]
A D
I’m gonna drink, I’m gonna drink
G D A Bm
I’m gonna drink until I’m drunk and never gonna stop
A D
I’m gonna drink, I’m gonna drink
G D A D
I’m gonna drink my way to heaven and never sober up
[Verse 3]
D
Outside a burnt-out church
G D
With his head in his hands
D
There sat a priest mumbling
Bm
To himself some pious chants
D
With empty eyes he seemed so lost
G D
Abandoned by his saints
Bm
I asked him what he wanted
A D
He said ”These are my demands:”
[Chorus]
A D
I’m gonna drink, I’m gonna drink
G D A Bm
I’m gonna drink until I’m drunk and never gonna stop
A D
I’m gonna drink, I’m gonna drink
G D A D
I’m gonna drink my way to heaven and never sober up
[Verse 4]
D
In a pub an army captain sat
G D
Sippin’ on his beer
D
He’d been a soldier all his life
Bm
Killing everywhere
D
”I hate that bloody king” he whispered
G D
With an angry sneer
Bm
I asked him what he wanted
A D
He said ”This is why I’m here:”
[Chorus]
A D
I’m gonna drink, I’m gonna drink
G D A Bm
I’m gonna drink until I’m drunk and never gonna stop
A D
I’m gonna drink, I’m gonna drink
G D A D
I’m gonna drink my way to heaven and never sober up
[Outro]
A D
I’m gonna drink, I’m gonna drink
G D A Bm
I’m gonna drink until I’m drunk and never gonna stop
A D
I’m gonna drink, I’m gonna drink
G D A D
I’m gonna drink my way to heaven and never sober up
G D A Bm
I’m gonna drink my way to heaven and never sober up
G Bm A G D
I’m gonna drink my way to heaven and never sober up
