Biography:
Ralph McTell is an English singer/songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk scene since the 1960s.
Ralph McTell is probably best known for the song Streets of London which has been covered by over a hundred artists around the world. From Clare to Here has proved almost as popular, during a long and continuing recording and performing career.
McTell's guitar style has been influenced by many of the USA's country blues 'Piedmont- style' guitar players of the early 20th century
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Other songs:
- Streets Of London
- Around The Wild Cape Horn
- Barges
- Clare To Here
- Clown
- Easter Lilies
- England
- First Song
- From Clare To Here
- Girl From The Hiring Fair
- Impala Song
- In The Dreamtime
- Jesus Wept
- Last Train And Ride
- London Apprentice
- Maginot Waltz
- Mr Connaughton
- Nannas Song
- Somewhere Down The Road
- Summer Girl
- The Wind In The Willows
- Weather The Storm
- Zimmerman Blues
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Mr. Connaughton by Ralph McTell
[Intro]
C#m H7 A H7 A H7 E
E H7 E A
Mr Connaughton my memory's long,
E H7 C#m H7
though the years have flown though the years have gone.
A E H7 C#m
Was your wife's name Marjorie or Mary?
C#m H7 A
Were you from Cork or Tipperary?
[Zwischenspiel]
C#m H7 A H7 E
E H7 E A
Mr Connaughton when we lived underneath
E H7 C#m H7
Oh you said it was a lucky man had a gap between his teeth
A E H7 C#m
And for a while I had a gap too
C#m H7 A
But it closed when my big teeth came through.
C#m H7 A H7 E
Oh it closed when my big teeth came through.
E H7 E A
Mr Connaughton you seemed to laugh such a lot
E H7 C#m H7
And that would make us smile too, as often as not
A E H7 C#m
Did you have a friend who was a soldier?
C#m H7 A
Well I'm gonna join the army when I'm older.
[Zwischenspiel]
C#m H7 A H7 E
E H7 E A
Well I know you paid a fiver for that old motorbike
E H7 C#m H7
And they said it wouldn't run, but I thought that it might.
A E H7 C#m
I was nearly asleep when it spluttered into life
C#m H7 A
And I clenched my fist and smiled a secret smile of delight
C#m H7 A H7 E
Was your first name Kevin or Mike?
E H7 E A
I remember when you built us a soap-box cart
E H7 C#m H7
With the wheels off a pram, and a plank out in the yard,
A E H7 C#m
And you gave us a bit of string but we steered it with our feet.
C#m H7 A
Oh boy it was the best one on the street,
C#m H7 A H7 E
And you said "Jesus, that's the best one on the street".
E H7 E A
I remember when your little girl was born
E H7 C#m H7
You brought her downstairs to show us all,
A E H7 C#m
And we were allowed to kiss her
C#m H7 A
And I wished she was my sister.
[Zwischenspiel]
C#m H7 A H7 E
E H7 E A
Mr Connaughton, you moved away
E H7 C#m H7
With your wife and your baby, but we stayed
A E H7 C#m
Till finally we got re-housed too
C#m H7 A
And I never will forget you
[Zwischenspiel]
C#m H7 A H7 E
E H7 E A
Mr Connaughton my memory's long,
E H7 C#m H7
though the years have flown though the years have gone.
A E H7 C#m
Was your wife's name Marjorie or Mary?
C#m H7 A
Were you from Cork or Tipperary?
[Outro]
C#m H7 A H7 A H7 E
[Intro]
C#m H7 A H7 A H7 E
E H7 E A
Mr Connaughton my memory's long,
E H7 C#m H7
though the years have flown though the years have gone.
A E H7 C#m
Was your wife's name Marjorie or Mary?
C#m H7 A
Were you from Cork or Tipperary?
[Zwischenspiel]
C#m H7 A H7 E
E H7 E A
Mr Connaughton when we lived underneath
E H7 C#m H7
Oh you said it was a lucky man had a gap between his teeth
A E H7 C#m
And for a while I had a gap too
C#m H7 A
But it closed when my big teeth came through.
C#m H7 A H7 E
Oh it closed when my big teeth came through.
E H7 E A
Mr Connaughton you seemed to laugh such a lot
E H7 C#m H7
And that would make us smile too, as often as not
A E H7 C#m
Did you have a friend who was a soldier?
C#m H7 A
Well I'm gonna join the army when I'm older.
[Zwischenspiel]
C#m H7 A H7 E
E H7 E A
Well I know you paid a fiver for that old motorbike
E H7 C#m H7
And they said it wouldn't run, but I thought that it might.
A E H7 C#m
I was nearly asleep when it spluttered into life
C#m H7 A
And I clenched my fist and smiled a secret smile of delight
C#m H7 A H7 E
Was your first name Kevin or Mike?
E H7 E A
I remember when you built us a soap-box cart
E H7 C#m H7
With the wheels off a pram, and a plank out in the yard,
A E H7 C#m
And you gave us a bit of string but we steered it with our feet.
C#m H7 A
Oh boy it was the best one on the street,
C#m H7 A H7 E
And you said "Jesus, that's the best one on the street".
E H7 E A
I remember when your little girl was born
E H7 C#m H7
You brought her downstairs to show us all,
A E H7 C#m
And we were allowed to kiss her
C#m H7 A
And I wished she was my sister.
[Zwischenspiel]
C#m H7 A H7 E
E H7 E A
Mr Connaughton, you moved away
E H7 C#m H7
With your wife and your baby, but we stayed
A E H7 C#m
Till finally we got re-housed too
C#m H7 A
And I never will forget you
[Zwischenspiel]
C#m H7 A H7 E
E H7 E A
Mr Connaughton my memory's long,
E H7 C#m H7
though the years have flown though the years have gone.
A E H7 C#m
Was your wife's name Marjorie or Mary?
C#m H7 A
Were you from Cork or Tipperary?
[Outro]
C#m H7 A H7 A H7 E
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