SEAN O'FLAHERTY's ACCORIDAN tabbed by Douglas Thompson (jwtjta@aol.com) Capo 1 Chords Used: E|--0--|--0--|--2--|--2--|--2--|--4--| B|--2--|--0--|--2--|--3--|--3--|--5--| G|--2--|--1--|--2--|--4--|--2--|--6--| D|--2--|--2--|--4--|--4--|--0--|--6--| A|--0--|--2--|--4--|--2--|-----|--4--| E|-----|--0--|--2--|-----|-----|-----| A E F#m Bm D C#m [Intro] A E F#m E Bm D E A E F#m E Bm D E A Bm My name is Sean O' Flaherty E D And a story I will tell A Bm Come gather round, quiet down D E As so you hear it well Bm C#m Listen for patience D As I sing this song A Bm For my voice it is weak E F#m E And my drink it is strong A Bm My father played the accordian E D A passion in his hands A Bm To end the day, he'd sit and play D E The music of his land Bm C#m He played it to forget D And he played to recall A Bm He played for his family E F#m E But for me most of all A Bm He said "Sean come and listen E D To what I have to say A Bm The time has come for you, my son, D E To learn how to play." Bm C#m "My hands have grown tired D I've counted my moons A Bm So please take my instrument E F#m E With it take my tune." [Interlude] A E F#m E Bm D E A E F#m E Bm D E A Bm The music, it was brilliant E D The music, it was grand A Bm The instrument would dance around D E Alive in my hands Bm C#m And I played it to forget D And I played to recall A Bm I played this old instrument E F#m E For my father most of all A Bm In the cold month of January E D My father passed away A Bm And in that time, I came to find D E The music hard to play Bm C#m But troubled I was not D With a drink in my hand A Bm For it's easy to forget E F#m E When it's hard just to stand [Interlude] A E F#m E Bm D E A E F#m E Bm D E A Bm So I brought my old accordian E D To the pub as if to play A Bm But I pass it far, across the bar D E My drinking for to pay Bm C#m You can drink to forget D You can drink to recall A Bm But I'll drink to this old instrument E F#m E That hangs on the wall [Outro] A E F#m E Bm D E A E F#m E Bm D E