C Mary loves the Grouse
Hides th C/B e bottles round the house
Watches Am chat shows and the soaps
Broken G Hearted but she G7 copes
C Michaels out of work
Feels He C/B s sinking in the murk
Hes un Am shaven and a mess
Finds it G hard some days to G7 dress
C Stevie smashed the delph
'Cos he C/B can't express himself
Hes co Am nsumed by rage
Like his G father at his G7 age
C Ritas little child
Has a C/B lovely little smile
But this Am means nothing to her father
'Cos he G s never even see G7 n her
But we F sing, sing all our cares G aw F/2 ay
And we F live to fight another G da F/2 y
C Joeys off the gear
Hes been C/B clean for half a year
He gets Am bored out of his mind
But hes G trying to tow the G7 line
C Maggie's in a chair
'Twas C/B joy-ridin put her there
She puts the Am kettle on the boil
and G shes always got a G7 smile
But we F sing, sing all our cares G aw F/2 ay
And we F live to fight another G da F/2 y
C We grow strong
From it C/B all
Am We grow strong
or we G fall
C We grow strong
From it C/B all
Am We grow strong
or we G fall
C We grow strong
Slán arís.
Damien Dempsey
