Dropkick Murphys is a punk rock band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States in 1996. First playing together in the basement of a friend's barbershop, the band made a name for itself because of its relentless touring and for its annual St. Patrick's Day weekend shows in Boston. The band's songs often deal with Celtic influences, and the working-class environment in which the band members grew up.
The band put out a series of EPs and was signed by Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong's label Hellcat Records.
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!
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Verse 1: Bb* Eb* Bb* Yeah, this one's for the workers who toil night and day Eb* F* By hand and by brain, to earn your pay Bb* Eb* Bb* For centuries long past for no more than your bread EbBbFBb Have bled for your countries and counted your dead
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Verse 2: Bb* Eb* Bb* In the factories and mills, in the shipyards and mines Eb* F* We've often been told to keep up with the times Bb* Eb* Bb* For our skills are not needed, they've streamlined the job EbBbFBb And with slide rule and stopwatch, our pride they have robbed
Chorus: (with intro in the background) BbEbBb We're the first ones to starve, we're the first ones to die EbF The first ones in line for that pie in the sky BbEbBb And we're always the last when the cream is shared out EbBbFBb For the worker is working when the fat cat's about
Verse 3: Bb* Eb* Bb* And when the sky darkens and the prospect is war, Eb* F* Who's given the gun and then pushed to the fore (after this a Bb chord is Bb* Eb* Bb* played up an octave) And expected to die for the land of our birth Eb* Bb* F* Bb* Though we've never owned one lousy handful of earth
Outro Verse: Bb~ Eb~ Bb~ And all of these things the worker has done Eb~ F~ From tilling the fields to carrying the gun Bb~ Eb~ Bb~ We've been yoked to the plow since time first began Eb~ Bb~ F~ Bb And always expected to carry the can
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