Standard (EADGBE)

Mary loves the Grouse

 Hides the bottles round the house

 Watches chat shows and the soaps

 Broken Hearted but she copes

Michaels out of work

 Feels Hes sinking in the murk

 Hes unshaven and a mess

 Finds it hard some days to dress

Stevie smashed the delph

 'Cos he can't express himself

 Hes consumed by rage

 Like his father at his age

Ritas little child

 Has a lovely little smile

 But this means nothing to her father

 'Cos hes never even seen her

  (F/2)

But we sing, sing all our cares away

  (F/2)

And we live to fight another day

Joeys off the gear

 Hes been clean for half a year

 He gets bored out of his mind

 But hes trying to tow the line

Maggie's in a chair

 'Twas joy-ridin put her there

 She puts the kettle on the boil

 and shes always got a smile

  (F/2)

But we sing, sing all our cares away

  (F/2)

And we live to fight another day

We grow strong

 From it all

We grow strong

 or we fall

We grow strong

 From it all

We grow strong

 or we fall

We grow strong

Slán arís.