• Song:

    The Ol' Black Rum

  • Artist:

    Great Big Sea

VERSE 1- 
 
 
G5            D5              G5 
I drank 16 doubles for the price of one 
C5                             D5 
Tryin to find the courage to talk to one 
            C5     G5        C5      G5 
I asked her for a dance, not a second glance 
                  D5 
My night had just begun 
 
VERSE 2- 
 
 
G5                       D5            G5 
Well I'd drink to the father or the holy ghost 
C5                                    D5 
Kneeling at the alter of my nightly post 
     C5     G5            C5      G5 
And I'll raise a glass, not the first or last 
                       D5 
come join me in this toast 
 

            D5                     G5 
'Cause the Ol' black rum's got a hold on me 
       C5                 D5 
Like a dog wrapped 'round my leg 
        D5                     G5 
And the Ol' black rum's got a hold on me 
       C5    D5    E5   C5 
Will I live for another day..hey? 
    C5        D5     G5 
Will I live for another day?  
 
VERSE 3- 
 
 
      G5          D5              G5 
The queen of George Street just went walkin' on by 
                                                     C5                                     D5 
Walkin' on by with some guy who don't care 
     C5         G5       C5      G5 
That she stood in line since half past nine 
                               D5 
And spent three hours on her hair 
G5          D5              G5 
Her friend is lookin' at me with an evil grin 
C5                                   D5 
I think a bloody racket might soon begin 
C5                  G5           C5         G5 
I must have said something to the George Street queen 
                         D5 
Now the boys are joining in. 
 
CHORUS-  
 
VERSE 4 -  
 
 
G5           D5              G5 
So I drank all of my money and I slept out in the rain 
C5                                                D5         
Every day is different, but the nights are all the same 
     C5         G5       C5      G5 
You never see the sun on the old black rum 
                             D5 
And I know I'm gonna do it again. 
 
CHORUS X 2 -
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