Biography:
The Pogues is a band of mixed Irish and English background, playing traditional Irish music with influences from punk rock and folk, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane MacGowan. The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. MacGowan left the band in 1991 due to drinking problems but the band continued first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals before breaking up in 1996.[1] The band reformed in 2001, and has been playing regularly ever since
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Other songs:
- A Pair Of Brown Eyes
- Bottle Of Smoke
- Boys From County Hell
- Dirty Old Town
- Fairytale Of New York
- I'm A Man You Don't Meet Everyday
- If I Should Fall From Grace With God
- Irish Rover
- Love You 'till The End
- Love You Till The End
- Streams Of Whiskey
- The Auld Triangle
- The Sunny Side Of The Street
- Thousands Are Sailing
- Turkish Song Of The Damned
- Whiskey Your The Devil
- 5 Green Queens And Jean
- A Rainy Night In Soho
- Aisling
- And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
- Angel Of Death
- Auld Triangle
- Back In The County Hell
- Bastard Landlord
- Battle March Medley
- Battle Of Brisbane
- Billys Bones
- Birmingham Six
- Boat Train
- Body Of An American
- Boys From The County Hell
- Broad Majestic Shannon
- Ceilidh Cowboy
- Chinos Place
- Church Of The Holy Spook
- Come To The Bower
- Cotton Fields
- Cracklin Rosie
- Curse Of Love
- Danny Boy
- Dark Streets Of London
- Donegal Express
- Down All The Days
- Down In The Ground Where The Dead Men Go
- Everyman Is A King
- Fiesta
- Gartloney Rats
- Gentleman Soldier
- Ghost Of A Smile
- Girl From The Wadi Hammamat
- Greenland Whale Fisheries
- Haunted
- Haunting
- Hells Ditch
- Her Father Didnt Like Me Anyway
- Holloway Boulevard
- Honky Tonk Women
- Hot Dogs With Everything
- House Of The Gods
- Im A Man You Dont Meet Every Day
- In And Out
- Jacks Heroes
- Jesse James
- Johnny Come Lately
- Kitty
- Leaving Of Liverpool
- Limerick Rake
- Living In A World Without Her
- London Calling Live
- London Girl
- London Youre A Lady
- Lonesome Highway
- Lorcas Novena
- Lorelei
- Lullaby Of London
- Maggie Mae
- Medley
- Mexican Funeral In Paris
- Miss Otis Regrets Just One Of Those Things
- Misty Morning Albert Bridge
- Modern World
- More Pricks Than Kicks
- Mother Mo Chro
- Muirshin Durkin
- My Blue Heaven
- Nancy Whiskey
- Navigator
- Night Train To Lorca
- Nw3
- Once Upon A Time
- Pachinko
- Paddy Rolling Stone
- Pair Of Brown Eyes
- Poor Paddy
- Rain Street
- Rainbow Man
- Rainy Night In Soho
- Rare Old Mountain Dew
- Rising Of The Moon
- Rock N Roll Paddy
- Roddy Mccorley
- Sally Mclennane
- Sayonara
- Sea Shanty
- Sit Down By The Fire
- Six To Go
- Skipping Rhymes
- Small Hours
- Snake With Eyes Of Garnet
- Song With No Name
- South Australia
- Spancil Hill
- St John Of Gods
- Star Of The County Down
- Streets Of Sorrow
- Summer In Siam
- Sunnyside Of The Street
- That Womans Got Me Drinking
- The Broad Majestic Shannon
- The Irish Rover
- The Old Main Drag
- The Parting Glass
- The Sun And The Moon
- Tombstone
- Train Of Love
- Transmetropolitan
- Tuesday Morning
- Usa
- Victoria
- When The Ship Comes In
- Whiskey In The Jar
- Whiskey Youre The Devil
- White City
- Wild Cats Of Kilkenny
- Worms
- Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
***The Body Of An American - by Shane MacGowan
from the EP "Poguetry In Motion"
The Body Of An American - as perfomed by The Pogues
[Intro]
e|-0----0-1-3--1-0-3-1-0-3-5-3----12-10-8----0-1-0-1-3-5-3----|
B|---1-------------------------1----------8----------------1--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-8-10-12--10-12-13--11-13-15--13--15-15-13-12-10--|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
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D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-3-5-7--8-7-8--5-7-5--3-1-0-1-0----0-----1-----------|
B|--------------------------------3----3-1----3-1-0-1--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
C F C
The cadillac stood by the house and the Yanks they were within
C F C G
And the tinker boys they hissed advice 'Hot wire her with a pin'
C F C G
We turned and shook as we had a look in the room where the dead man lay
C F C F C
So big Jim Dwyer made his last trip to the shores where his fathers laid
C F C
Fifteen minutes later we had our first taste of whiskey
C F G
There was uncles giving lectures on ancient Irish history
F C G
The men all started telling jokes and the women they got frisky
C F G
At five o' clock in the evening every bastard there was pisskey
[Chorus]
C G C
Fare thee well going away there's nothing left to say
F C G
Farewell to New York City boys to Boston and P A
F C G
He took them out will a well-aimed clout he was often heard to say
C F G C
I'm a free born man of the U.S.A.
[Verse]
He fought the champ in Pittsburgh and he slashed him to the ground
He took on Tiny tartanella and it only went one round
He never had no time for red, for drink, or dice or whores
And he never threw a fight when the fight was right
So they sent him to the war
[Chorus]
Fare thee well going away there's nothing left to say
With a slainte Joe and Erin go my love's in Amerikay
The calling of the rosary Spanish wine from far away
I'm a free born man of the U.S.A.
[Bridge] (repeat X 2 over C,C,F,C F,C,C,C G,G,G,G)
e|--------------5--5-5h7------5--5-5h7------3-3-5-3--------------------|
B|-1-1-3-5-3-1-----------5-------------5------------6-5-5--3-3-3--5-3--|
G|-------------------------5-------------5-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
This morning on the harbour when I said goodbye to you
I remember how I swore that I'd come back to you one day
And as the sunset came to meet the evening on the hill
I told you I'd always love you, I always did, I always will
[Chorus]
Fare thee well going away there's nothing left to say
'cept to say adieu to your eyes as blue as the water in the bay
And to big Jim Dwyer the man of wire who was often heard to say
I'm a free born man of the U.S.A.
A free born man of the U.S.A.
A free born man of the U.S.A.
************************************
| h Hammer-on
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from the EP "Poguetry In Motion"
The Body Of An American - as perfomed by The Pogues
[Intro]
e|-0----0-1-3--1-0-3-1-0-3-5-3----12-10-8----0-1-0-1-3-5-3----|
B|---1-------------------------1----------8----------------1--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-8-10-12--10-12-13--11-13-15--13--15-15-13-12-10--|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-3-5-7--8-7-8--5-7-5--3-1-0-1-0----0-----1-----------|
B|--------------------------------3----3-1----3-1-0-1--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
C F C
The cadillac stood by the house and the Yanks they were within
C F C G
And the tinker boys they hissed advice 'Hot wire her with a pin'
C F C G
We turned and shook as we had a look in the room where the dead man lay
C F C F C
So big Jim Dwyer made his last trip to the shores where his fathers laid
C F C
Fifteen minutes later we had our first taste of whiskey
C F G
There was uncles giving lectures on ancient Irish history
F C G
The men all started telling jokes and the women they got frisky
C F G
At five o' clock in the evening every bastard there was pisskey
[Chorus]
C G C
Fare thee well going away there's nothing left to say
F C G
Farewell to New York City boys to Boston and P A
F C G
He took them out will a well-aimed clout he was often heard to say
C F G C
I'm a free born man of the U.S.A.
[Verse]
He fought the champ in Pittsburgh and he slashed him to the ground
He took on Tiny tartanella and it only went one round
He never had no time for red, for drink, or dice or whores
And he never threw a fight when the fight was right
So they sent him to the war
[Chorus]
Fare thee well going away there's nothing left to say
With a slainte Joe and Erin go my love's in Amerikay
The calling of the rosary Spanish wine from far away
I'm a free born man of the U.S.A.
[Bridge] (repeat X 2 over C,C,F,C F,C,C,C G,G,G,G)
e|--------------5--5-5h7------5--5-5h7------3-3-5-3--------------------|
B|-1-1-3-5-3-1-----------5-------------5------------6-5-5--3-3-3--5-3--|
G|-------------------------5-------------5-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
This morning on the harbour when I said goodbye to you
I remember how I swore that I'd come back to you one day
And as the sunset came to meet the evening on the hill
I told you I'd always love you, I always did, I always will
[Chorus]
Fare thee well going away there's nothing left to say
'cept to say adieu to your eyes as blue as the water in the bay
And to big Jim Dwyer the man of wire who was often heard to say
I'm a free born man of the U.S.A.
A free born man of the U.S.A.
A free born man of the U.S.A.
************************************
| h Hammer-on
************************************
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