It's A Long Way to Tipperary
Lyrics and Music by Jack Judge and Harry Williams
Key: F
Copyright - 1912

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File Created 11/27/2014
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Verse 1:

F                                         C
Up to mighty London came an Irish man one day,
F                                        E7            Am
As the streets are paved with gold, sure ev'ry one was gay
F                            E7                   Am
Singing songs of Piccadilly, Strand and Leicester Square,
     A7           G
Till Paddy got ex- cited then
   G7              C
he shouted to them there.

Chorus:

        F                   F7
It's a long way to Tipperary
       Bb            FC7
It's a long way to go
       F                    D7
It's a long way to Tipperary
       G7              C7
To the sweetest girl I know

F                  F7
Good-bye Piccadilly
Bb                 A7
Farewell Leicester Square
       F                  FdimF
It's a long way to Tipper-ar-y
    G7         C7    F     FdimGm7C7
But my heart's right there.

Verse 2:

F                                       C
Paddy wrote a letter to his Irish Molly O'
F                                   E7               Am
Saying, "Should you not receive it, write and let me know"
F                                E7                Am
“If I make mistakes in spelling, Molly dear," said he,
    A7              G
"Re-member it's the pen that's bad,
      G7               C
don't lay the blame on me

Chorus Repeat:

Verse 3:

F                                       C
Molly wrote a neat reply to Irish Paddy O'
F                            E7      Am
“Mike Maloney wants to marry me, and so
F                                E7              Am
Leave the Strand and Piccadilly, or you'll be to blame
    A7              G
For love has fairly drove me
      G7                C
silly hoping you're the same"

Chorus Repeat:

F


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