FLASH THE LIGHTS AT ME 4/4 (Seamus Moore)
The Seamus Moore version starts in a E major but will change its key after the third chorus. If you want to do the
same you should replace the chords given below as follows:
D = E, G = A and A = B in the first three verses/choruses
D = F, G = Bb and A = C in the 2nd part of the song.
If you want to stick to E major throughout the whole song it’s easier to use a capo on the 2nd fret
Intro: A-A-A-A A-A-D-D
[D]I left school
a while ago when I got meself a [G]job,
The [A]craic is
good on the building sites, and I make a couple a [D]bob.
I bought a Ford
Fiesta, me pride and joy is [G]she,
If they're [A]stopping
'round the border, won't ye flash the lights at [D]me.
Chorus
[D]Flash the lights at me, flash the lights at [G]me.
[A]Use the code on the border roads and flash the lights at [D]me.
I [D]paid the auld
insurance, and it cost me a couple a [G]grand
[A]I'm not stone
broke and that's no joke, I'm sure you'll under[D]stand
I [D]have no money
left at all to pay for an M.O.[G]T.
If they're [A]stopping
'round the border, won't ye flash the lights at [D]me.
Chorus
The [D]tires are
nearly boldly and I have no tax at [G]all.
There's a [A]drop
of red in the diesel tank that could be my down[D]fall
If the customs they
are ''dipping'' or the boys in blue you [G]see.
If they're [A]stopping
'round the border, won't ye flash the lights at [D]me.
Chorus
Instrumental Chorus
(Possible change
of key)
[D]Sometimes on
a Sunday, to Jonesboro I [G]go
I [A]might have
a couple a squibs in the boot, tapes or vide[D]os.
I might have a load
of poitín or a drop of duty [G]free.
If they're [A]stopping
'round the border, won't ye flash the lights at [D]me.
Chorus
We're [D]crafty
'round the border, that's how we have to [G]be
We [A]like to get
the better of the customs and authori[D]ty
We can barely forge,
we know the score, we've a simple philoso[G]phy
If they're [A]stopping
'round the border, won't ye flash the lights at [D]me.
Chorus twice
