WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Traditional Irish - Paddy Lie Back Chords | Ver. 1
[Verse 1]
G C G
T'was a cold and frosty morning in December,
Em D
with all of me money being spent,
G C G
What day it was I hardly can remember,
D G
so I down to the shipping office went.
[Chorus]
C
Oh Paddy lie back,(oh Paddy lie back)
G
Take in your slack,(take in your slack)
G Em D
Take a turn around the capstan, heave a pawl
G C G
'Bout ships stations boys, be handy
D G
For we're bound for Valparaiso, round the Horn.
[Verse 2]
G C G
That day there was a great demand for sailors,
Em D
For the Colonies for Frisco and for France
G C G
So I shipped aboard a liner named the Hotspur
D G
And got paralytic drunk on my advance.
[Chorus]
C
Oh Paddy lie back,(oh Paddy lie back)
G
Take in your slack,(take in your slack)
G Em D
Take a turn around the capstan, heave a pawl
G C G
'Bout ships stations boys, be handy
D G
For we're bound for Valparaiso, round the Horn.
[Verse 3]
G C G
Now some of our fellows had been drinking
Em D
And me myself was heavy on the booze
G C G
So I sat upon me ol' sea-chest a-thinking
D G
I'd turn into me bunk and have a snooze
[Chorus]
C
Oh Paddy lie back,(oh Paddy lie back)
G
Take in your slack,(take in your slack)
G Em D
Take a turn around the capstan, heave a pawl
G C G
'Bout ships stations boys, be handy
D G
For we're bound for Valparaiso, round the Horn.
[Verse 4]
G C G
Well I wish that I was in the Jolly Sailor,
Em D
Along with Irish Paddies drinking beer
G C G
And I thought what a jolly lot are sailors,
D G
An' with me flipper I wiped away a tear.
[Chorus]
C
Oh Paddy lie back,(oh Paddy lie back)
G
Take in your slack,(take in your slack)
G Em D
Take a turn around the capstan, heave a pawl
G C G
'Bout ships stations boys, be handy
D G
For we're bound for Valparaiso, round the Horn.
C
Oh Paddy lie back,(oh Paddy lie back)
G
Take in your slack,(take in your slack)
G Em D
Take a turn around the capstan, heave a pawl
G C G
'Bout ships stations boys, be handy
D G
For we're bound for Valparaiso, round the Horn.
