The Juice Of The Barley chords

Capo 4

[VERSE 1]
In the sw[G]eetx county Limerick one c[C]oldx winter's [G] nightx
All the t[G]urfx fires were burning when I fi[C]rstx saw the l[D7]ightx
And a dr[G]unkenx old midwife went t[C]ipsyx with j[G]oyx
As she d[G]ancedx round the r[C]oomx with her s[D7]lipx of a boy

[REFRAIN]
Si[D7]ngin'x b[G]ainnex na mbo is an g[C]amh-n   x [G]a,x and the J[G]uicex of the B[D7]arleyx for [G] mex


[VERSE 2]
Well when [G] Ixx was a gossoon of [C] eightx years old or s[G]oxx
With me t[G]urfx and me primer to [C] schoolx I did [D7] goxx
To a d[G]ustyx old school house with[C]outx any d[G]oorx
Where l[G]ayx the school m[C]asterx blind d[D7]runkx on the floor

[VERSE 3]
At the l[G]earningx I wasn't such a g[C]eniusx I'm t[G]hinkingx (I wasn't much for poetry, either)
But I [G] soonx beat the master en[C]tirelyx at d[D7]rinkingx
Not a [G] wakex or a wedding for t[C]enx miles a[G]roundx
But me[G]selfx in the corner was s[C]urex to be f[D7]oundx

[REFRAIN]
Singin' b[G]ainnex na mbo is an g[C]amh-   x [G]na,x and the J[G]uicex of the [D7] Barleyx for [G] mex


[VERSE 4]
One S[G]undayx the priest thread me [C] outx from the a[G]ltarx
Saying you'll [G] endx your days with your [C] neckx in a [D7] halter;x
And you'll [G] dancex a fine jig between h[C]eavenx and [G] hellx
And his [G] wordsx they did frighten me the [C] truthx for to [D7] tellx

[VERSE 5]
So the [G] veryx next morning as the [C] dawnx it did [G] breakx
I went [G] downx to the vestry the [C] pledgex for to [D7] takex
And t[G]herex in that room sat them [C] priestsx in a [G] bunchx
Round a [G] bigx roaring fire drinkin' [C] tumblersx of [D7] punchx

[REFRAIN]
Singin' [G] bainnex na mbo is an [C] gamh-x [G] na,x and the J[G]uicex of the [D7] Barleyx for [G] mex


[VERSE 6]
Well from [G] thatx day to this I have [C] wanderedx [G] alonex
I'm a j[G]ackx of all trades and a [C] masterx of [D7] nonex
With the [G] skyx for me roof and the [C] earthx for me [G] floorx
And I'll [G] dancex out me days drinking [C] whiskeyx [D7] galorex

[REFRAIN]
Singin' [G] bainnex na mbo is an g[C]amh-   x [G]na,x and the J[G]uicex of the [D7] Barleyx for [G] mex
Singin' [G] bainnex na mbo is an g[C]amh-   x [G]na,x and the J[G]uicex of the [D7] Barleyx for [G] mex