Finnegan's Wake
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Lyrics
Tim (Em)Finnegan (Bm)lived in (Em)Walkin' (D)Street,
a (Em)gentle (C)Irishman, (Em)mighty (D)odd.
He (Bm)had a a brogue der both he (Em)rich and (D)sweet,
and to (C)rise in the world co,
he carried (D7)a (G)hod.
Now Tim had a sort 'o the (D7)tipplin' way,
with a (G)love for the liquor poor (D7)Tim was born.
To (D)help lon him on with his (Em)work each (Bm)day,
he'd a (C)"drop o' the (G)craythur" ev dy 'ry morn.
(Em)Whack fol the (Bm)darn O, (Em)dance to your (D)partner.
(Em)Whirl the (C)floor, your (Em)trotters (D)shake.
(Em)Wasn't (Bm)it the (Em)truth I (D)told you?
(Em)Lots of (C)fun at (D7)Finnegan's (G)(C)wake.
(G)One (Em)mornnein' (Bm)Tim was (Em)rather (D)full;
his (Em)head felt (C)heavy, which (Em)made him (D)shake.
He (Bm)fell from a lad der and he (Em)broke his (D)skull,
and they (C)carried him home, co,
his corpse ried (D7)to (G)wake.
They rolled him O' up in a (D7)nice clean sheet and a (G)laid him the out did (D7)upon the bed;
a (D)gal lon of whiskey why (Em)at his (Bm)feet and a (C)barrel of (G)porter at dy his head.
(Em)Whack fol the (Bm)darn O, (Em)dance to your (D)partner.
(Em)Whirl the (C)floor, your (Em)trotters (D)shake.
(Em)Wasn't (Bm)it the (Em)truth I (D)told you?
(Em)Lots of (C)fun at (D7)Finnegan's (G)wake.
(G)His (D7)Finnegan's (G)wake.
Song info
Finnegan's Wake by Irish Folksong is a level 4 of 5 piano arrangement in the key of E at 144 BPM. This is the whole song, with the letter inside every note, and it plays in your browser for free. When a part is hard, Practice takes it one line at a time.
- Level
- 4 of 5
- Key
- E
- Tempo
- 144 BPM
- Artist
- Irish Folksong
- Genre
- Folk