The Saw Doctors - The Green & Red of Mayo
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Chords (accoustic only)
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(Standard tuning)
G=320033
C=x35553 (this sounds better than x32010)
N.C.=No Chord
Strum pattern (accoustic)
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(\=downstroke /=upstroke)
\ \/\ \/\ \/\/ \/
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Verse 1:
N.C.
Oh the green and red of mayo,
N.C.
I can see it still,
N.C.
It's soft and craggy boglands,
N.C.
It's tall magestic hills,
G
Where the ocean kisses Ireland,
C
The waves caress it's shore
G
The feelin' it came over me,
C
To stay for ever more,
G
For ever more,
C |G |C |
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(electric fill 1, lots of echo:)
e|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
B|---------------7-9--|9p7-----------------|-------------------|
G|--------------------|---------------8----|9~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|
D|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/saw-doctors/48983.html ]
Verse 2:
G
From it's rolling costal waters
C
I can see Croagh Patrick's peak,
G
where one sunday every summer,
C
the pilgrims climb the reek
G
where St. Patrick in it's solitude,
C
looks out across Clew bay,
G
and with the ringin' of his bell
C
Called the faithful there to pray,
G
there to pray,
(fill 2:)
G
pray
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e|7~~~~~~~~~~~~-9-7--|--------------------|
B|-------------------|8-6-----------------|
G|-------------------|---9----------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------|
(fill 1)
(fill 3:)
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |
e|7~~~~-12----7---9~~|~~~~~~~-------------|
B|-------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------|
(fill 1)
Verse 3:
(Chords as verse 2)
Take me to Clare island,
The home of Granuaile,
It's waters harbour fishes,
From the herring to the whale,
And now I must depart it,
And reality is plain,
May the time not pass so slowly,
Till I set sail again,
Set sail again,
(fill 2)
(fill 1)
(fill 3)
(fill 1)
Verse 4:
Lyrics as verse 1,
Chords as verse 2.
(fill 2)
(fill 2)
Held noton electric: fret 19 on the B string.
acoustic fades out.
