• Song:

    Oliver Boy

  • Artist:

    Flogging Molly

I saw that there was only one tab out there of this song, and it was not super 
accurate as far as I could tell. So I did my own version.

It's pretty simple for most of the song, the only difficult part is the fast riff 
at the end of some of the verse phrases (F-C-A-D) I think bar chords make it 
easiest to play, but that's just me. Other than that the song can be played in 
open position for the other chords.

I copied the lyrics from some site, and I think those might not be correct, but 
the chords should all be good.

Enjoy! Let me know if I messed it up!

Dm (xx0231@1)                     
Oh, Oliver boy, what did you do?

BbBut (x1333x@1)crushed a hand you never shook

A (x02220@1)                                     DmThen (xx0231@1)robbed the rights of people to be free

DmOh, (xx0231@1)Oliver boy, it's a terrible state

BbYou (x1333x@1)left behind the worse of race

A (x02220@1)                                     DmWhere (xx0231@1)dignity and pride fought for their place

C (x32010@1)             F (133211@1)            
Oh, Oliver boy now you are gone

A (x02220@1)                     DmAnd (xx0231@1)we're still here where we belong

A (x02220@1)                                             (Dm?)
Forgiveness being our strength you'll never see

Chord Break goes Real fast (F-C-A-Dm)

Dm (xx0231@1)                    
Now the sunshine's on the page I write

BbThough (x1333x@1)it's raining hard in Palestine

A (x02220@1)                                     DmThough (xx0231@1)lands are promised, lands when will we see?

DmSo (xx0231@1)don't tell me that your God's my God

BbI (x1333x@1)don't think they even care at all

A (x02220@1)                                                DmJust (xx0231@1)a phantom man behind the curtain lies does he



C (x32010@1)                     FOh, (133211@1)listen to me bark out loud

A (x02220@1)                     DmWithout (xx0231@1)a voice and a little growl

C (x32010@1)             F (133211@1)                    ASnapping (x02220@1)at the hills I wait for something more to change

AThe (x02220@1)more they stay the same



DmOliver (xx0231@1)boy, it's the same violation

BbOliver (x1333x@1)boy, just the clothes are different

FOliver (133211@1)boy, it's the same old story

AWhere (x02220@1)there's blood there's definite glory



DmLook (xx0231@1)into his empty eyes

BbFed (x1333x@1)upon my parasites

AHis (x02220@1)beauty's ugly

DmHead (xx0231@1)devours it's pride



DmWhile (xx0231@1)the borders of our hate created

BbNothing (x1333x@1)more than to reach our fate

A (x02220@1)                                             DmTrapped (xx0231@1)between our comfort and our grind



C (x32010@1)                     FSo (133211@1)stand along the graveyard wall

A (x02220@1)                             DmAnd (xx0231@1)watch the souls perform this song

C (x32010@1)                     FSickening (133211@1)lust, the dead above

A (x02220@1)                                     AAs (x02220@1)the mourners come to pray, the living stay away

DmOliver (xx0231@1)boy, it's the same violation

BbOliver (x1333x@1)boy, just the clothes are different

FOliver (133211@1)boy, it's the same old story

AWhere (x02220@1)there's blood there's definite glory



DmOliver (xx0231@1)boy, someone stands there

BbOliver (x1333x@1)boy, just to count the guns, yeah

FOliver (133211@1)boy, you're dead but listen

AYou (x02220@1)were wrong but we're no different

(Chords Behind the Solo)
Dm-Bb-A-Dm
B-F-(A x 2)

DmMarching (xx0231@1)to the left

BbEveryone (x1333x@1)in step

FDon't (133211@1)ask the question

AWhy (x02220@1)we're here with no direction



DmMarching (xx0231@1)to the right

BbThis (x1333x@1)is not our fight

FThe (133211@1)curse of friction

ABorn (x02220@1)of man and contradiction



DmOliver (xx0231@1)boy, it's the same violation

BbOliver (x1333x@1)boy, just the clothes are different

FOliver (133211@1)boy, it's the same old story

AWhere (x02220@1)there's blood there's definite glory



DmOliver (xx0231@1)boy, someone stands there

BbOliver (x1333x@1)boy, just to count the guns, yeah

FOliver (133211@1)boy, you're dead but listen

AYou (x02220@1)were wrong but we're no different

DmAll (xx0231@1)of our boys

DmNow (xx0231@1)the sunshine's on the page I write

Bb (x1333x@1)             (A)-Dm
Though it's raining hard in Palestine

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