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.