Christy Moore – Sail On Jimmy chords
Chords:
[Verse 1]GThey laid out the bodyC GIn that peaceful pagan homeEm CTo pay their last respectsG D CAll the neighbours came alongGIn the wee hours of the morningC GPagan words from a whisky stillEm CFall in from the bushesG D CSworn enemies are friends againGSomeone spilt Porter on the corpseC GIn the middle of a songEm CAnd the stories kept on coming backG D CFrom 1941[Chorus]C G DSail on, sail on JimmyC G DSail on, Jimmy boyC G DSail on, sail on JimmyC D GFrom this Irish Pagan ritual[Verse 2]GMad Mary from the crossroadsC GGrabbed my arse for all to seeEm CI'll tell your fortune ScobyG D CIf you come on home with meGIn the name of God now MaryC GSome respect for the deadEm CYou can't be grabbing arsesG D CAt a Pagan ritual[Chorus]C G DSail on, sail on JimmyC G DSail on, Jimmy boyC G DSail on, sail on JimmyC D GFrom this Irish Pagan ritual[Verse 3]GFather Tim is telling TommyC GHow the Israelites came inEm CAnd Tommy's eating sandwichesG D CThat are piled up next to himGSomeone started singingC GAh Revenge for SkibereenEm CThere's a French lad there translatingEm CFor the next door neighbours daughterG D CJean Louis and lovely Angelie[Chorus]C G DSail on, sail on JimmyC G DSail on, Jimmy boyC G DSail on, sail on JimmyC D GFrom this Irish Pagan ritual[Verse 4]GIn the wee hours of the morningC GWe were howling at the moonEm CWhen the Mystic wind took JimmyG D CWay up to the Mystic roomGUp up up up up he's goneC GIn peace to save us allEm CGone with a Mystic blessingG D CFrom that peaceful Pagan ritual[Chorus]C G DSail on, sail on JimmyC G DSail on, Jimmy boyC G DSail on, sail on JimmyC D GFrom this Irish Pagan ritual[Outro]C G DSail on, sail on JimmyC G DSail on, Jimmy boyC G DSail on, sail on JimmyC D GFrom this Irish Pagan ritual