Poor Paddy Works On The Railway Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]In [A]1841, [D]McCorder I bridges I put on [A]McC[D]order I
bridges I put on to work [A]upon the railway, the railway
[D]I'm weary of the [G]rail[D]way,
poor Pernie works on the railway
In 1842 from Hartlepool I moved a crew
And found meself a job to do,
a -workin' on the railway
I was wearin' corduroy breeches,
diggin' ditches
Pullin' switches, dodgin' hitches
I was [A]workin' on the [D]railway
[A]In [D]1843 I broke me shovel across me knee
And went to work for the company
On the Leeds and [A]Selby [D]Railway
I was wearing corduroy breeches,
digging ditches,
pulling switches, dodging hitches,
I was [A]working on the [D]railway
In 1844, I [C#]landed [D]on the Liverpool [Em]shore[A]
Me [D]belly was empty, me hands were raw
with working on [A]the railway, the railway
[D]I'm weary of the [G]rail[D]way,
poor Paddy [A]works on the [D]railway,
in 1845 when Daniel O 'Connell he was alive,
when Daniel O 'Connell
he was alive
and working on the railway,
I was wearing corduroy breeches,
digging ditches,
pulling switches, dodging hitches,
I was working on the railway.
In 1846 I changed me trade from
carrying bricks,
I changed me trade from
carrying [A]bricks
to working on the [D]railway.
I was wearing corduroy breeches,
digging ditches,
pulling switches, dodging hitches,
I was working on the railway.
In 1847, poor Panny was thinking
of going [A]to heaven,
[D]poor Paddy was thinking of going to heaven
and working on the rail[E]way, [A]the railway,
I'm [D]weary of the rail[G]way,
[D]poor Paddy works on the rai[D]lway,
I was wearing
Diggin' ditches, pullin' glitches,
lodgin' hitches,
I [C#]was workin' on the r[D]ailway.