Chords used:
D/A A
1|---x----x----|
2|---3----2----|
3|---2----2----|
4|---4----2----|
5|---0----0----|
6|---x----x----|
D/A-A part is played by barring strings 1-4 on the second fret with index finger to
form A and adding 2 other fingers to get D/A. The intro is played with thumb and index
finger. In general thumb plays the 4th and 5th strings and index finder plays the 2nd and sometimes the
3rd strings. The similar pattern goes through the verse. In chorus it is strumming.
Very simplified intro:
1|-----------------------------|
2|--2h3--3---2--------2--2-----|
3|-----------------------------| etc..
4|--2h4--4-------2---2--2----2-|
5|----------0------------------|
6|-----------------------------|
Intro
D/A - A
[Verse]
D/A - A D/A - A
Through summers long and winters cold,
D/A - A D/A - A
may you always have someone good to hold
E F#m - D
And may good fortune wait on every bend
A D/A - A
And may your winning streak, may it never end
D/A - A D/A - A
So roll the dice, boy, cause my money’s on you,
D/A - A D/A - A
take my advice now and put your money down too
E F#m - D
because there’s something in the eye you just can’t pretend
A D/A - A
And may your winning streak, may it never end
[Chorus]
D A
And may the sign of the Southern Cross
E F#m
Be some comfort to you when you’re lost
D A E E7
And may the devil’s evil eye pass you by
[Verse]
D/A - A D/A - A
Well it’s not for glory, I tell you true
D/A - A D/A - A
That I do these things I do for you
E F#m - D
But for a promise I made now I must defend
A D/A - A
And may your winning streak, may it never end
[Bridge]
Whoohoo part is played the same way
[Chorus]
D
And may the sign of the cross be some comfort to you when you’re lost
A
Help you when you’re all broke down
E F#m
May the spirit of your good brethren turn you around
D
And may the devil’s evil eye pass you right by
A
Don’t you look back my friend
E E7
And may the sisters of good charity take you in
[Verse]
D/A - A D/A - A
Through summers long and winters cold,
D/A - A D/A - A
May you always have someone good to hold
E F#m - D
And may good fortune wait on every bend
A D/A - A
And may your winning streak, may it never end
A D/A - A
And may your winning streak, may it never end
A D/A - A
And may your winning streak, may it never end