Biography:
Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969. The band were led throughout their recording career by bassist, songwriter and singer Phil Lynott, and are best known for their songs Whiskey in the Jar, Jailbreak and The Boys Are Back in Town, all major international hits still played regularly on hard rock and classic rock radio stations. After Lynott died, various incarnations of the band have emerged over the years culminating in a more stable line-up based around guitarists Scott Gorham and John Sykes.
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Other songs:
- Dancing In The Moonlight
- The Boys Are Back In Town
- Whiskey In The Jar
- A Song For While Im Away
- Baby Please Dont Go
- Borderline
- Brought Down
- Buffalo Gal
- Cowboy Song
- Dancin In The Moonlight
- Do Anything You Want To
- Dont Believe A Word
- Dublin
- Emerald
- Farmer
- Get Out Of Here
- Heart Attack
- Honesty Is No Excuse
- Jailbreak
- Little Girl In Bloom
- Massacre
- Please Dont Leave Me
- Randolphs Tango
- Remembering Part 2
- Rosalie
- Running Back
- Sarah
- Shades Of A Blue Orphanage
- She Knows
- Soldier Of Fortune
- Southbound
- Still In Love With You
- Sweet Marie
- That Womans Gonna Break Your Heart
- The Rocker
- This Is The One
- Waiting For An Alibi
- We Will Be Strong
- With Love
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I've worked this out as an acoustic version of the song. It plays okay along with the album version,
leaving out the solos of course. I'm pretty sure the chords and lyrics are good, but corrections welcome!
Intro: x x x x
x x x x
11 9 7 6
12 11 9 7
x x x x
x x x x
Chords are: Intro and verse: D A Bm A
Chorus: D C#m Bm A
Key Change/Bridge: F Em Dm C
If you've got a friend to make it a better version have them play one stroke D then A for each line in verse,
then One stroke at beginning of each bar in chorus/bridge, ringing nicely.
D A Bm A
D A Bm A
D A Bm A
Who’s got the funk When you're feeling low down
D A Bm A
Who’s gonna love ya When there's no one else around
D A Bm A
Who’s gonna help ya Especially when you're sick
D A Bm A
Mother Mary I need you quick
D C#m Bm A
She knows and she gives her everything
D C#m Bm A
She knows and she can do her thing
D C#m Bm A
She knows and she tries her best
D C#m E
She knows, oh you know she knows
D A Bm A
D A Bm A
D A Bm A
Who’s got the junk When you're feeling low down
D A Bm A
Who’s gonna give When there's none to go around
D A Bm A
Who’s gonna help ya When you feel you've had enough
D A Bm A
Mother Mary This time it’s rough
D C#m Bm A
She knows and she gives her everything
D C#m Bm A
She knows but she can’t do a thing
D C#m Bm A
She knows and she tries her best
D C#m E
She knows, oh you know she knows
D A Bm A
D A Bm A
F Em Dm C
But Mother Mary, do ya feel the pain
F Em Dm C
I'm falling down, and I can't get get up again
F Em Dm C
Ohh ya do do do do do do do do doo ya do
G
Just a slight guitar injection!
Solo - I've cut this down to one trip round the chorus chords.
D C#m Bm A (x3)
D C#m E E
D A Bm A
Who's got the stuff When you're feeling low down
D A Bm A
Who's gonna help ya when there's no-one else around
D A Bm A
Who's gonna love ya, especially when you're ill
D A Bm A
Mother Mary, I hope ya will
D C#m Bm A
She knows and She gives everything
D C#m Bm A
She knows But she can’t do a thing
D C#m Bm A
She knows And she’s like the rest
D C#m E
She knows, Oh ya know ya know she knows
D A Bm A
D A Bm A
F Em Dm C
But Mother Mary can ya feel the pain
F Em Dm C
I'm comin down and I can't get up again
F Em Dm C
F Em Dm
Mother Mary is there nothing you can do?
leaving out the solos of course. I'm pretty sure the chords and lyrics are good, but corrections welcome!
Intro: x x x x
x x x x
11 9 7 6
12 11 9 7
x x x x
x x x x
Chords are: Intro and verse: D A Bm A
Chorus: D C#m Bm A
Key Change/Bridge: F Em Dm C
If you've got a friend to make it a better version have them play one stroke D then A for each line in verse,
then One stroke at beginning of each bar in chorus/bridge, ringing nicely.
D A Bm A
D A Bm A
D A Bm A
Who’s got the funk When you're feeling low down
D A Bm A
Who’s gonna love ya When there's no one else around
D A Bm A
Who’s gonna help ya Especially when you're sick
D A Bm A
Mother Mary I need you quick
D C#m Bm A
She knows and she gives her everything
D C#m Bm A
She knows and she can do her thing
D C#m Bm A
She knows and she tries her best
D C#m E
She knows, oh you know she knows
D A Bm A
D A Bm A
D A Bm A
Who’s got the junk When you're feeling low down
D A Bm A
Who’s gonna give When there's none to go around
D A Bm A
Who’s gonna help ya When you feel you've had enough
D A Bm A
Mother Mary This time it’s rough
D C#m Bm A
She knows and she gives her everything
D C#m Bm A
She knows but she can’t do a thing
D C#m Bm A
She knows and she tries her best
D C#m E
She knows, oh you know she knows
D A Bm A
D A Bm A
F Em Dm C
But Mother Mary, do ya feel the pain
F Em Dm C
I'm falling down, and I can't get get up again
F Em Dm C
Ohh ya do do do do do do do do doo ya do
G
Just a slight guitar injection!
Solo - I've cut this down to one trip round the chorus chords.
D C#m Bm A (x3)
D C#m E E
D A Bm A
Who's got the stuff When you're feeling low down
D A Bm A
Who's gonna help ya when there's no-one else around
D A Bm A
Who's gonna love ya, especially when you're ill
D A Bm A
Mother Mary, I hope ya will
D C#m Bm A
She knows and She gives everything
D C#m Bm A
She knows But she can’t do a thing
D C#m Bm A
She knows And she’s like the rest
D C#m E
She knows, Oh ya know ya know she knows
D A Bm A
D A Bm A
F Em Dm C
But Mother Mary can ya feel the pain
F Em Dm C
I'm comin down and I can't get up again
F Em Dm C
F Em Dm
Mother Mary is there nothing you can do?
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