• Song:

    More Pricks Than Kicks

  • Artist:

    Pogues

***More Pricks Than Kicks - by Shane MacGowan
from the album "The Crock Of Gold"

There's only two major parts to this song, the verse and chorus, with the
intro, breaks and outro all being a variety of these.

More Pricks Than Kicks - as perfomed by Shane MacGowan and The Popes

Intro: A D A  A E A (x2)

e|==2=5=5=5=0======0=2=0==========================
B|============2==3===========2=3=5=5=3=2=0========
G|=========================2===============2=1=2==
D|================================================
A|================================================
E|================================================

   A (x02220@1)                 D (xx0232@1)       AIf (x02220@1)you around we could go on the town
A (x02220@1)             E (022100@1)          AInstead (x02220@1)of just going on the booze
A (x02220@1)                             D (xx0232@1)              AIf (x02220@1)you'd stayed in my life we'd kick up the high life
A (x02220@1)                E (022100@1)        ACountry (x02220@1)Irish like we used to do
         D (xx0232@1)            AAnd (x02220@1)we'd drink and we'd dance
         D (xx0232@1)            AAnd (x02220@1)we'd dance and we'd drink
         D (xx0232@1)            AAnd (x02220@1)we'd drink and we'd dance
         E (022100@1)            AAnd (x02220@1)we'd dance and we'd drink

A (x02220@1)                       D (xx0232@1)     ASo (x02220@1)at my command will you take my hand
A (x02220@1)                 E (022100@1)   AAnd (x02220@1)we'll dance the final dance
         D (xx0232@1)              ABut (x02220@1)it's more pricks than kicks
D (xx0232@1)            AThat's (x02220@1)what it is
      D (xx0232@1)        AI'm (x02220@1)a scumbag, a lout,
           E (022100@1)             AThat's (x02220@1)the way that things are

If you name me a street then I'll name you a bar
And I'll walk right through Hell just to buy you a jar
If you name me a street then I'll name you a bar
And I'll walk right through Hell just to buy you a jar

Break: (verse) A D A, A E A, A D A, A E A
       (chorus) DA, (xx0232@1)DA, (xx0232@1)DA, (xx0232@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
       (verse) A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D A, A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E A (x02220@1)But it's more pricks than kicks
That's what it is
I'm a scumbag, a lout,
That's the way that things are

If you name me a street then I'll choose you a bar
And I'll walk right through Hell just to buy you a jar
If you name me a street then I'll name you a bar
And I'll walk right through Hell just to buy you a jar

Outro: A D A, A E A (x12)

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