(F)lannigan's Ball Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][G][Am][G][Am]
[E]
[Em]In the town

[Verse 1]
[Am]
of Milton one
Brian Flannigan [G]battered away
till his money was spent
Then [Am]he hit a big one and
felt like a man again,

[Verse 2]
Bought a three decker with two floors for rent
[Am]
[E]He threw a b[Am]ig party for friends
And relations at a [G]grand old
place called Florian Hall
And [Am]if you'll just listen,
I'll make your eyes glisten
To the rows and the ructions
of Flannigan's ball

[Verse 3]
[Am]Six long months I [G]spent in quincy
[Am]Six long months doing noth[E]ing at all
[Am]Six long months I spent in q[G]uincy
[Am]Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball
I stepped out and [G]I stepped in again
[Am]I stepped out and I[E]
stepped in again
[Am]I stepped out and I[G]
stepped in again
[Am]Learning to dance for
Flannigan's ball
[G][Am]

[Verse 4]
Free beer on tap and wine for the ladies
[G]Ziti and sauce for Mark Porzio
[Am]There were faheys and
bradys
Mcauliffes and daleys courtin the girls
and dancing [G]away
[Am]

[Verse 5]
[E]Bri[G]an [Am]tully sang out in his finest form
The [G]patron's responded
and I lead 'em all
I'd [Am]spent six months at
Forbes Academy
Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball

[Verse 6]
[Am]Six long months I [G]spent in quincy
[Am]Six long months doing [E]nothing at all
[Am]Six long months I [G]spent in quincy
[Am]Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball
I stepped out and [G]I stepped in again
[Am]I stepped out and I[E]
stepped in again
[Am]I stepped out and I[G]
stepped in again
[Am]Learning to dance for
Flannigan's ball
[E][Em][Am]

[Verse 7]
[G]The boy[Am]s were hammered
the girls were hearty
[G]Dancing around in couples and groups
An [Am]accident happened,
young Dennis Flemming
Put his right leg through miss
[G]Finneran's hoops
[Am]

[Verse 8]
[E]
[Em]This [Am]gal she fainted and
cried bloody murder
[G]Called for her sons and
gathered them all
[Am]Christopher swore he'd go no further

[Verse 9]
Till he had revenge at Flannigan's ball
[Am]Six long months I [G]spent in quincy
[Am]Six long months doing [E]nothing at all
[Am]Six long months I spen[G]t in quincy
[Am]Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball
I stepped out and [G]I stepped in again
I [Am]stepped out and [E]I stepped in again
[Am]I stepped out and I[G]
stepped in again
[Am]Learning to dance for
Flannigan's ball
[Em][Am]

[Verse 10]
In [Em]the mid[Am]st of the melee
Miss Collins fainted her cheeks by
now were as red as a rose
Some of the boys declared
she was plastered
Had a small drop too much I suppose

[Verse 11]
[Am]Young Scotty Jenkins so big and able
[G]Saw his fair colleen
stretched by the wall
[Am]Tore the left leg from under the table
And smashed all the dishes at Flannigan's

[Interlude 1]
ball
[Am][G][Am][E]
[Am][G][Am][Em]

[Verse 12]
[Am]Boy, oh, boy, now this was a rumble
My[G]self took a lick from
mean Ricky Green
But [Am]I soon replied
to that fine introduction
And gave him a terrible
kick in the spleen

[Verse 13]
[Am]Talent the piper nearly got strangled
They [G]squeezed on his bellows,
chanters and all
The [Am]girls in the middle
nearly got trampled
And that put an end to Flannigan's ball

[Verse 14]
[Am]Six long months I [G]spent in quincy
[Am]Six long months doing [E]nothing at all
[Am]Six long months I spen[G]t in quincy
[Am]Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball
I stepped out and [G]I stepped in again
I [Am]stepped out and [E]I stepped in again
[Am]I stepped out and I[G]
stepped in again
[Am]Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball