The half of the verse is only piano, but after the first "We´re gonna paint the town green": The strumming goes like this: e|v-â?¼-X-X| B|v-â?¼-X-X| G|v-â?¼-X-X| D|v-â?¼-X-X| A|v-â?¼-X-X| E|v-â?¼-X-X| B5* A5* Your friends are on the phone there G5* D5* It's so close to Paddyâ??s Day B5* A5* And it kills you not to be there *PALM-MUTED G5* D5* But life got in the way B5* A5* If I had to break the bank G5* D5* Spend every penny on your dreams Itâ??s green Intro 2 Cool Drums Part A (azchords.com)