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Pogues - Sally Maclennane Ukulele Chords

Chord reference G, D, A
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

[G] [D] [A] [D] Well [D]Jimmy played harmonica in the [G]pub where I was [D]born He [D]played it from the night-time to the [G]peaceful early [A]morn He [G]soothed souls of psychos and the [D]men who had the [A]horn And they all [D]looked very [G]happy in the [A]morning [D]

But [D]Jimmy didn’t like his place [G]in this world of [D]ours Where the [D]elephant man broke strong men’s necks when [G]he’d had too many [A]powers So [G]sad to see the grieving of the [D]people he was [A]leaving And he [D]took the road for god [G]knows in the [A]morning [D]

We [D]walked him to the [G]station in the [D]rain We [D]kissed him as we [G]put him on the [A]train And we [G]sang him a [D]song of times long [G]gone Though we [D]knew that we’d be [A]seeing him [D]again [A] [D]Sad to say I must be on my way So, [G]buy me beer and [D]whiskey ’cause I’m [A]going far away I’d [D]like to think I’ll be returning when I can To the [G]greatest little [D]boozer and to [A]Sally [D]McLennane

The [D]years passed by the times had changed I [G]grew to be a [D]man I [D]learned to love the virtues of sweet [G]Sally [A]McLennane I [G]took the jeers and drank the beers and I [D]crawled back home at [A]dawn And [D]ended up a [G]barman in the [A]morning [D]

I [D]played the pump and took the hump and [G]watered whiskey [D]down I [D]talked of whores and horses to the [G]men who drank the [A]brown I [G]heard them say that Jimmy’s making [D]money far [A]away Some [D]people left for [G]heaven without [A]warning [D]

We [D]walked him to the [G]station in the [D]rain We [D]kissed him as we [G]put him on the [A]train And we [G]sang him a [D]song of times long [G]gone Though we [D]knew that we’d be [A]seeing him [D]again [A] [D]Sad to say I must be on my way So, [G]buy me beer and [D]whiskey ’cause I’m [A]going far away I’d [D]like to think I’ll be returning when I can To the [G]greatest little [D]boozer and to [A]Sally [D]McLennane

[G] [D] [A] [D] When [D]Jimmy came back home he was [G]surprised that they were [D]gone He [D]asked me all the details of the [G]train that they went [A]on Some [G]people they are scared to croak but [D]Jimmy drank [A]until he choked And [D]took the road for [G]heaven in the [A]morning [D]

We [D]walked him to the [G]station in the [D]rain We [D]kissed him as we [G]put him on the [A]train And we [G]sang him a [D]song of times long [G]gone Though we [D]knew that we’d be [A]seeing him [D]again [A] [D]Sad to say I must be on my way So, [G]buy me beer and [D]whiskey ’cause I’m [A]going far away I’d [D]like to think I’ll be returning when I can To the [G]greatest little [D]boozer and to [A]Sally [D]McLennane

[G] [D] [A] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D]

Artist The Pogues
Album Rum Sodomy & the Lash
Genres Pop
Year 1985
Key G

How to Play Sally Maclennane on Ukulele?

The Pogues - Sally Maclennane can be played in the key of G using the G, D, A chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
  • For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave E, A open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Sally Maclennane with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.