🎸 Its A Long Way To Tipperary chords by Nathan Lay

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: G

🎸 Intro:

 G | % | Em | D7 :

🎸 Verse 1:
 G                    D
Up to mighty London came an Irishman one day,
   G                   F#      B
all the streets were paved with gold, sure everyone was gay!
G                F#          B
Singing songs of Piccadilly, Strand, and Leicester Square,
   B7      A        A7       D
'til Paddy got excited, then he shouted to them there:

🎸 Chorus:
N.C.  G               C     G
It's a long way to Tipperary, it's a long way to go,
                   A   A7    D
It's a long way to Tipperary to the sweetest girl I know!
 G         C         B7
Goodbye Piccadilly, farewell Leicester Square!
    G          C  G    A     D    G
It's a long, long way to Tipperary, but my heart's right there.

🎸 Verse 2:
 G                   D
Paddy wrote a letter to his Irish Molly O',
   G                F#        B
saying, "Should you not receive it, write and let me know!
G                F#        B
If I make mistakes in spelling, Molly dear," said he,
  B7        A          A7        D
"Remember it's the pen, that's bad, don't lay the blame on me".

🎸 Chorus:
    G               C     G
It's a long way to Tipperary, it's a long way to go,
                   A   A7    D
It's a long way to Tipperary to the sweetest girl I know!
 G         C         B7
Goodbye Piccadilly, farewell Leicester Square!
    G          C  G    A     D    G
It's a long, long way to Tipperary, but my heart's right there.

 N.C. | A :

(Key change)

🎸 Verse 3:
 A                   E
Molly wrote a neat reply to Irish Paddy O'
   A             G#      C#
Saying, "Mike Maloney wants to marry me, and so
A               G#         C#
Leave the Strand and Piccadilly, or you'll be to blame
  C#7      F#m        B7        E
For love has fairly drove me silly, hoping you're the same"

🎸 Chorus:
    A               D     A
It's a long way to Tipperary, it's a long way to go,
                   B   B7    E
It's a long way to Tipperary to the sweetest girl I know!
 A         D         C#7
Goodbye Piccadilly, farewell Leicester Square!
    A          D  A    F#m    E    A
It's a long, long way to Tipperary, but my heart's right there.
    A          D  A    F#m    E    A
It's a long, long way to Tipperary, but my heart's right there.