Intro
G-G-D-D
G-G-D-D
G-G-D-D G-D-G-G
C-G-D-G
C-G-D-G
C-G-D-G C-G-D-G
I'm a (G)poor
man as (D)honest as they come
I (G)never was
a thief until they (D)caught me,
The (G)judge
said he (D)swore me hands were red,
No (G)matter
how I (D)pled they found me (G)guilty,
There was
(D)no bail, I'm (G)off to Durham Jail,
I'm (D)going
and nothing now can (G)save me,
Ca(D)lamities
they (G)always come in threes,
And that's how
many (D)months it was they (G)gave me.
Chorus
And (C)it's no (G)never in the (D)livelong (G)day,
(C)Will you (G)find me back in (D)Durham (G)Jail.
(C)No (G)never in the (D)livelong (G)day,
(C)Will you (G)find me back in (D)Durham (G)Jail.
G-G-D-D
G-D-G-G
'Twas a
(G)gray day when (D)first I went astray,
The (G)devil
take the man who came to (D)tempt me,
For in (G)no
time me (D)life was one of crime,
And (G)now you
see the (D)trouble that its (G)got me.
There are
(D)four bare (G)walls at which stare,
Me (D)food and
me lodgings they are (G)paid for,
You (D)can't
see the (G)turning of the key,
To hear the
turning (D)that is all you (G)wait for.
Chorus
Instrumental
verse + chorus
Oh it's (G)sad
to say that (D)here I to stay,
With (G)only
iron bars around to (D)lean on,
I get a
(G)cold bath to (D)dampen down me wrath,
Though it's
(G)barely just a (D)month ago I (G)got one,
(D)God knows I
(G)need a suit of clothes,
You'd (D)think
they could have found a one to (G)fit me
Me (D)boots would
be fine if (G)they were both a nine,
I'm walking
like a (D)fall of stones had (G)hit me
Chorus
G-G-D-D
G-D-G-G
And I'm
(G)sure that me (D)mother's heart would break,
To (G)see me
in a state of such re(D)pentance,
I'm (G)glad
she's (D)not around to see,
And I'll be
(G)out before she (D)finishes herG)sentence,
The (D)sun
will shine, I'll (G)leave it all behind,
Know(D)ing
I've done me time and done me (G)duty,
Then (D)out of
the gate on the (G)narrow and the straight,
To the place
where I've (D)buried all the (G)booty.
Chorus
Instrumental
verse + chorus
Irish Song Lyrics Guitar Chords
