The Pogues - Boys from the County Hell: chords

       Em
On the first day of march it was raining
                                        Am
It was raining worse than anything that I have
ever seen
                                 G
I drank ten pints of beer and I cursed
all the people there
And I wish that all this raining would
                     Em
stop falling down on me

Chorus:
          G                                      D
And it's lend me ten pounds and I'll buy you a drink
     G              D            Em
And mother wake me early in the morning

At the time, I was working for a landlord
And he was the meanest bastard that you
have ever seen
And to lose a single penny would grieve
him awful sore
And he was a miserable bollocks and
a bitch's bastard's whore

Chorus

I recall that we took care of him one Sunday
We got him out the back and we broke his
fucking balls
And maybe that was dreaming and maybe that was real
But all I know is I left the place without
a penny or fuck all

Chorus

But now I've the most charming of verandas
I sit and watch the junkies, the drunks,
the pimps, the whores
Five green bottles sitting on the floor
I wish to Christ, I wish to Christ that
I had fifteen more

Chorus:
And it's lend me ten pounds, I'll buy you a drink
And mother wake me early in the morning
And it's lend me ten pounds, I'll buy you a drink
And mother, wake me early in the morning

The boys and me are drunk and looking for you
We'll eat your frigging entrails and we
won't give a damn
Me daddy was a blue shirt and my mother a madam
And my brother earned his medals at My
Lai in Vietnam

Chorus:
And it's lend me ten pounds and I'll
buy you a drink
And mother, wake me early in the morning

On the first day of March, it was raining
It was raining worse than anything that
I have ever seen
Stay on the other side of the road,
'cause you can never tell
We've a thirst like a gang of devils,
we're the boys from the county hell

Chorus:
And it's lend me ten pounds and I'll buy you a drink
And mother, wake me early in the morning
And it's lend me ten pounds and I'll buy you a drink
And mother, wake me early in the morning