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Great Big Sea - Old Black Rum chords
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Capo 2
D A D
I drank sixteen doubles for the price of one
G D E A
Trying to find the courage to talk to one
G A D G A D
I asked her for a dance, not a second glance
A
My night had just begun
D A D
Well I drink to the Father or the Holy Ghost
G D E A
I'm kneeling at the altar of my nightly post
G A D G A D
So I'll raise the glass, not the first or last
A D
Come join me in this toast
Chorus
A D
Because the old black rum's got a hold of me
D G A
Like a dog wrapped round my leg
A D
And the old black rum's got a hold of me
D A D G
Well I'm here for another day, Hey
D A D
Well I'm here for another day
D A D
Well the queen of George Street just a walking on by.
G D E A
Walking on by with some guy who don't care
G A D G A D
That she stood in line since half past nine.
A
And spent three hours on her hair....on her hair
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D A D
Well her friend is looking at me with an evil grin
G D E A
I think the bloody racket might soon begin
G A D G A D
I must have said something to the George Street queen
A D
and boys I'm joining in
Chorus
A D
Because the old black rum's got a hold of me
D G A
Like a dog wrapped round my leg
A D
And the old black rum's got a hold of me
D A D G
Well I'm here for another day, Hey
D A D
Well I'm here for another day
D A D
So I drank all of my money and I slept out in the rain
G D E A
Every day is different but the night are all the same
G A D G A D
You never see the sun on the old black rum
A D
But you know I'm gonna do it again
Chorus
A D
Because the old black rum's got a hold of me
D G A
Like a dog wrapped round my leg
A D
And the old black rum's got a hold of me
D A D G
Well I'm here for another day, Hey
D A D
Well I'm here for another day
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