| f | N17 - The Saw Doctors | f | N17 - The Saw Doctors |
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| Intro: | | Intro: |
| n | [G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du) x4 | n | {blue}[G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du){/blue} x4 |
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| Verse 1: | | Verse 1: |
| Well I [G] didn't see much [C] future | | Well I [G] didn't see much [C] future |
| When I [G] left the Christian Brothers' [C] School | | When I [G] left the Christian Brothers' [C] School |
| So I [G] waved it goodbye with a [C] wistful smile | | So I [G] waved it goodbye with a [C] wistful smile |
| And I [G] left the girls of [C] Tuam | | And I [G] left the girls of [C] Tuam |
| And [G] sometimes when I'm remi-[C]niscing | | And [G] sometimes when I'm remi-[C]niscing |
| I see the [G] prefabs and my old [C] friends | | I see the [G] prefabs and my old [C] friends |
| And i [G] know that they'll be [C] changed or gone | | And i [G] know that they'll be [C] changed or gone |
| By the [G] time i get home [C] again | | By the [G] time i get home [C] again |
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| |[Chorus] | | |[Chorus] |
| |And I [G] wish I was on that [C] N Seven-[D]-teen | | |And I [G] wish I was on that [C] N Seven-[D]-teen |
| |[D] Stone walls and the grasses green | | |[D] Stone walls and the grasses green |
| |Yes I [G] wish I was on that [C] N Seven-[D]-teen | | |Yes I [G] wish I was on that [C] N Seven-[D]-teen |
| |[D] Stone walls and the grasses green | | |[D] Stone walls and the grasses green |
| |[F] Travelling with [C] just my thoughts and [G] dreams | | |[F] Travelling with [C] just my thoughts and [G] dreams |
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| n | [G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du) x4 | n | {blue}[G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du){/blue} x4 |
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| Verse 2: | | Verse 2: |
| Well the [G] auld fella left me to [C] Shannon | | Well the [G] auld fella left me to [C] Shannon |
| was the [G] last time I travelled that [C] road | | was the [G] last time I travelled that [C] road |
| And as we [G] turned left at Clare[C]galway | | And as we [G] turned left at Clare[C]galway |
| I could [G] feel a lump in my [C] throat | | I could [G] feel a lump in my [C] throat |
| As I [G] pictured the thousands of [C] times | | As I [G] pictured the thousands of [C] times |
| That I'd [G] travelled that well worn [C] track | | That I'd [G] travelled that well worn [C] track |
| And I [G] know that things will be [C] different | | And I [G] know that things will be [C] different |
| If I [G] ever decide to go [C] back | | If I [G] ever decide to go [C] back |
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| [Chorus] | | [Chorus] |
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| n | [G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du) x4 | n | {blue}[G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du){/blue} x4 |
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| Verse 3: | | Verse 3: |
| [G] Now as I tumble down [C] highways | | [G] Now as I tumble down [C] highways |
| Or [G] filthy overcrowded [C] trains | | Or [G] filthy overcrowded [C] trains |
| There's [G] no one to talk to in [C] transit | | There's [G] no one to talk to in [C] transit |
| So I [G] sit there and daydream in [C] vain | | So I [G] sit there and daydream in [C] vain |
| And [G] behind all these muddled up [C] problems | | And [G] behind all these muddled up [C] problems |
| Of [G] living on a foreign [C] soil | | Of [G] living on a foreign [C] soil |
| I can [G] still see the twists and [C] turns in the road | | I can [G] still see the twists and [C] turns in the road |
| From the [G] square to the town of the [C] tribes | | From the [G] square to the town of the [C] tribes |
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| |[Chorus] | | |[Chorus] |
| |And I [G] wish I was on that [C] N Seven-[D]-teen | | |And I [G] wish I was on that [C] N Seven-[D]-teen |
| |Stone walls and the grasses green | | |Stone walls and the grasses green |
| |Yes I [G] wish I was on that [C] N Seven-[D]-teen | | |Yes I [G] wish I was on that [C] N Seven-[D]-teen |
| |[D] Stone walls and the grasses green | | |[D] Stone walls and the grasses green |
| |[F] Travelling with [C] just my thoughts and [G] dreams | | |[F] Travelling with [C] just my thoughts and [G] dreams |
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| Outro: (Repeat until count out) | | Outro: (Repeat until count out) |
| t | [G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du) | t | {blue}[G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du) |
| [G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du) | | [G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du) {/blue} |
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