Standard Tuning
(Listen to the song for the strumming pattern)
Intro Chords (0:00 - 0:14)
G5 , C5 , G5 , C5
Intro Riff (Played over the chords above) Let Ring-V --V
E | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
B | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
G | -7h(b9)--9p7---(b9)-7-7h(b9)--9p7-7-7h(b9)(b9)9p7-7--7h(b9)(b9)9p7-7-7~--7h(b9)(b9)9p7-7-7~--------- |
D | -----------(b9)--------------------------------------------------------------------- |
A | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
E | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
or
E | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
B | -3h5---5p3---5--3-3h5---5p3-3-3h5-5-5p3-3--3h5-5-5p3-3-3~--3h5-5-5p3-3-3~--------- |
G | -----------4---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
A | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
E | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Verse 1 (0:15 - 0:43)
G5
And I like pints of Guinness
C5
And I like shots of whiskey
G5
There's a bar in my hotel
C5
Where I know that they all miss me
G5
There's a fire that keeps on burning
C5
And as we stare into the flames
G5
The pints they keep on coming
C5
As we drink away our pain
Interlude/Guitar Riff (Played over Verse/Intro chords) (0:44 - 0:52)
E | -5p3---3-5p3---3-5p3---3-5p3---3-5p3---3-5p3---3-5p3---3-5p3---3-5p3----- |
B | -----3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3----------- |
G | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
D | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
A | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
E | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Verse 2 (0:52 - 1:20)
G5
And I like pints of Guinness
C5
As Billy used to say
G5
There ain't so fucking much here
C5
That we'll drink away the day
G5 C5
As night it starts to fall on old Dublin town
G5
The pints they keep on coming
C5
And yeah you know where I'll be found
Riff played over Pre-Chorus Chords (1:21 - 1:34)
E5 A5 E5 A5
E | -----3~-------3~-------3~-------3~-------- |
B | ---3--------3--------3--------3----------- |
G | -4--------5--------4--------5------------- |
D | ------------------------------------------ |
A | ------------------------------------------ |
E | ------------------------------------------ |
Pre-Chorus (1:20 - 1:37)
E5
My love...
A5
My love...
E5
My love...
A5 C5
My love...
Chorus (1:38 - 2:13)
G5 C5
I'm coming home to you
G5 C5
There's nothing I won't do
G5
I'm coming home to you
E5
My love
A5
My love
E5
My love
A5
My love
Guitar Solo Chords: G5 , C5 , G5 , C5 , G5 , C5 , G5 , C5
Guitar Solo (2:13 - 2:26)
E | -----------------------------------10h12-12-12-12-10----10--------------- |
B | -10p8---10-10s12--10h12-12-12s15---------------------12----12--10-10----- |
G | ------(b9)----------------------------------------------------------------- |
D | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
A | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
E | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
E | -----------10-10h12-12-12p10-10----------------- |
B | --10s12-12-------------------------------------- |
G | ------------------------------------------------ |
D | ------------------------------------------------ |
A | ------------------------------------------------ |
E | ------------------------------------------------ |
(2:28 - 2:42)
E | ----------------------------------10----12p10-10-12p10-10---------------- |
B | -----8-8--------------------10-12-------------------------12~---12p10-10- |
G | -9p7-----(b9)7-(b9)--------(b9)12---------------------------------------------- |
D | ----------------(b9)9h12--------------------------------------------------- |
A | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
E | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
E | ------------------------------------------------ |
B | --10s8-8-8h10-10-10s12-12-12p10-10-10--8~------- |
D | ------------------------------------------------ |
A | ------------------------------------------------ |
E | ------------------------------------------------ |
Verse 3 (2:42 - 3:10)
G5
It's five o'clock in the morning
C5
And everyone's gone home
G5
The streets are quiet and empty
C5
But I don't feel alone
G5
Cuz the sun it starts to shine
C5
On old Dublin town
G5
The Liffey it starts to sparkle
C5
Ah yeah you know where I'll be found
Riff played over Pre-Chorus Chords (3:12 - 3:24)
E5 A5 E5 A5
E | -----3~-------3~-------3~-------3~-------- |
B | ---3--------3--------3--------3----------- |
G | -4--------5--------4--------5------------- |
D | ------------------------------------------ |
A | ------------------------------------------ |
E | ------------------------------------------ |
Pre Chorus (3:11 - 3:28)
E5
My love...
A5
My love...
E5
My love...
A5 C5
My love...
Chorus (3:29 - 3:47)
G5 C5
I'm coming home to you
G5 C5
There's nothing I won't do
G5
I'm coming home to you
Riff played over Post-Chorus Chords (3:49 - 3:24)
E5 A5 E5 A5
E | -----3~-------3~-------3~-------3~-------- |
B | ---3--------3--------3--------3----------- |
G | -4--------5--------4--------5------------- |
D | ------------------------------------------ |
A | ------------------------------------------ |
E | ------------------------------------------ |
Post Chorus (3:48 - 4:03)
E5
My love...
A5
My love...
E5
My love...
A5
My love...
Outro Chords: G5 , C5 , G5 , C5 , End on G5
Outro Riff (4:04 - 4:19)
E | -----------------------------------1(b9)15-----1(b9)-15------1(b9)------------ |
B | -10p8---10-10s12--12p10-12-12s15---------17---------17-------17--17----- |
G | ------(b9)---------------------------------------------------------------- |
D | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
A | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
E | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
E | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
B | --17--17-17-15~--------------------------------------------------------- |
G | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
D | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
A | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
E | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |