It’s a long way to
G
D
1. Up to mighty
G F# B
as the streets were paved with
gold, sure ev’ryone was gay!
G
F#
B
Singing songs of Piccadilly,
B7 A A7 D
'til Paddy got excited, then he
shouted to them there:
G
C G
It's a long way to
A A7 D
It's a long way to
G C B7
Goodbye Piccadilly, farewell
G C G
A - D G
It's a long, long way to
+ repeat CHORUS
G D
2. Paddy wrote a letter to his Irish Molly O',
G
F# B
saying, "Should you not
receive it, write and let me know!
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If I make mistakes in
spelling, Molly dear", said he,
B7 A A7 D
"remember
it's the pen, that's bad, don't lay the blame on me".
G
C G
It's a long way to
A A7 D
It's a long way to
G C B7
Goodbye Piccadilly, farewell
G C G
A - D G
It's a long, long way to
+ repeat CHORUS
(orig. = capo 4th; video capo 5th)
(John McCormack)