Raised On Black And Tans Chords

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I was raised G on Black and Tans, G

with Ronnie Drew,D and Van the ManG

GI go off to mass on Sunday

and then it's Dback to the pub on GMonday

I've Cgot a sister Meghan

with a DCeltic cross tattoo

I'll Ctell you a few stories

and every oGne of them is Dtrue

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CMy mother's, brother's, sDister's, cousin's, auntie's

Uncle BCarney's, father's, brother had a cDounsin from KGillarney

GWell my great-grandda, and his mates

they tried to Dmake it to the SGtates

Ghis great uncle, he was a failure

he got deDported off to AustGralia

so they Cstowed upon a steamer

on the Dfamous White Star Line

I was Craised upon these stories

since i Gwas the age of Dnine

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GWell my great uncle, he liked the races

he liked the Ddogs and steeplecGhases

Ghis wife, my dear old auntie

she kept a Dteashop way, way down in GBantry

but he fCixed a race in Donegal

and Dnow he's got to hide

with the Csticky buns and cakes and guns

and Gwhiskey on the Dside

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GI was raised on Black and Tans

with Ronnie DDrew and Van theG Man

GI go to mass on Sunday

and the it's Dback to the pub on MGonday

I'm from the Cwrong side of the south side

of an IDrish neighborhood

I've Cnever been to Ireland

but I Gknow it's in my bDlood

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