Every Dog Has Its Day Flogging Molly
Lake Tangan[C]yika,[G] where the crocodiles s[Dm]wim [G]
(fast 4/4) C G C G
Halifax, Nova Scotia to Van Diemen’s land
Well I drank with the S[C]ultan [G] down the Suez Ca[Dm]nal [G]
Chorus:
Cause every d[C]og has it’s d[G]ay
Like every w[C]oman, she gets her own w[G]ay
And if there’s a s[C]hip that sails ton[G]ight
I’ll captain that, t[F]oo... just to be there with y[C]ou [G] [C] [G]
Verse 2:
Well there was old Jerry R[C]ooney, [G] who was mad as a m[C]ule [G]
Spillblood Mal[C]oney [G] had a head like one, t[Dm]oo [G]
That night on the br[C]idge [G] with my shovel in h[C]and [G]
Well he threatened to k[C]ill me [G] I’m sure he picked the wrong [Dm]man [G]
CHORUS
Verse 3:
Well there was mutiny in L[C]agos [G] aboard the mean ship Skond[C]i [G]
Ten or twelve days in pr[C]ison [G] till the bastards set me f[Dm]ree
McCl[G]oskey, you’re free
Instrumental:
[C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [Dm] [G]
CHORUS
[C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [Dm]
Verse 4:
(slow 3/4) C G C G
Now I love the sea, and she wants me back
So I leave this ol’ h[C]arbor [G] with the wind at me [Dm]back [G]
(very slow) C G C G
Goodbye mother Theresa I hope the kids settle down
I must head for the Ch[C]inas [G] Pray to God I don’t dr[Dm]own [G]
CHORUS X3
End on C chord
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