Pat Works Upon the Railway

by Traditional Irish · posted by joeconflo

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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5  -6  -6    -6-6    6   6-7   7   -6 6  6   6 6 -5   5 -5    6  
In eighteen hundred and forty one, I put my corduroy breeches on
5 -6 -6  -6 -6 6   -6 -7   7   -6   6  7 -7 -8   7   7
I put my corduroy breeches on, to work upon the railway.

-6 -6 -6 -6 6  -6 -7   7
Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay
6   6  6  6 -5  5 -5  6
Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay
-6 -6 -6 -6 6  -6 -7  7
Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay
-6   6   7-7  -8   7 7
To work upon the railway

5    -6 -6   -6 -6   6   -6-7  7 -6  6    6   6   -5    5  -5   6  
In eighteen hundred and forty two I left the old world for the new
5    -6  -6 -6   -6    6    -6    -7    7    -6   6   7-7  -8   7   7
Bad cess to the luck that brought me through to work upon the railway


-6 -6 -6 -6 6  -6 -7   7
Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay
6   6  6  6 -5  5 -5  6
Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay
-6 -6 -6 -6 6  -6 -7  7
Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay
-6   6   7-7  -8   7 7
To work upon the railway

5    -6 -6    -6-6   6   -6-7   7     -6   6   6  6    -5   5 5   -56  
In eighteen hundred and forty three 'twas then I met sweet biddy mcgee
5   -6-6-6  -6   6     -6  -7  7  -6    6  7   -7 -8   7   7
An elegant wife she's been to me while working on the railway


-6 -6 -6 -6 6  -6 -7   7
Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay
6   6  6  6 -5  5 -5  6
Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay
-6 -6 -6 -6 6  -6 -7  7
Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay
-6   6   7-7  -8   7 7
To work upon the railway

5    -6    -6  -6     6  -6    -7  7    -6  6   6  6   -5   5 -5  6 
It's "Pat, do this," and "Pat, do that" without a stocking or cravat
5    -6-6   -6  6  -6   -7    7    -6     6  7  -7 -8   7   7
And nothing but an old straw hat, while working on the railway


-6 -6 -6 -6 6  -6 -7   7
Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay
6   6  6  6 -5  5 -5  6
Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay
-6 -6 -6 -6 6  -6 -7  7
Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay
-6   6   7-7  -8   7 7
To work upon the railway

5  -6 -6     -6-6    6   -6-7  7   -6   6  6  6  -5      5   -5    6 
In eighteen hundred and forty six they pelted me with stones and sticks
5  -6 -6 -6  6  -6-6-7   7    -6   6    7  -7  -8  7   7
Oh, I was in a terrible fix, while working on the railway

-6 -6 -6 -6 6  -6 -7   7
Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay
6   6  6  6 -5  5 -5  6
Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay
-6 -6 -6 -6 6  -6 -7  7
Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay
-6   6   7-7  -8   7 7
To work upon the railway

5    -6 -6  -6 -6    6   -6-7   7    -6    6 6   6 6  -5   5   -5    6
In eighteen hundred and forty sev'n sweet biddy mcgee she went to heav'n
5  5   -6   -6   -6     6   -6   -7 7   -6  6   7-7  -8   7   7
If she left one child, she left elev'n, to work upon the railway

-6 -6 -6 -6 6  -6 -7   7
Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay
6   6  6  6 -5  5 -5  6
Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay
-6 -6 -6 -6 6  -6 -7  7
Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay
-6   6   7-7  -8   7 7
To work upon the railway

5  -6  -6   -6  -6   6  -6-7   7     -6     6    6   6   -5  5 -5       6
In eighteen hundred and forty eight,  I  learned to take me whiskey straight
5    5  -6-6-6   -6    6   -6   -7   7   -6   6  7   -7  -8  7   7
'Tis an elegant drink and can't be bate, for working on the railway

-6 -6 -6 -6 6  -6 -7   7
Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay
6   6  6  6 -5  5 -5  6
Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay
-6 -6 -6 -6 6  -6 -7  7
Fil-a-mee-o-ry, o-ri, ay
-6   6   7-7  -8   7 7
To work upon the railway

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