Raised On Black And Tans Chords

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 I was raised G on Black and Tans, G

 with Ronnie Drew,D and Van the ManG

GI go off to mass on Sunday

 and then it's Dback to the pub on GMonday

 I've Cgot a sister Meghan

 with a DCeltic cross tattoo

 I'll Ctell you a few stories

 and every oGne of them is Dtrue

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CMy mother's, brother's, sDister's, cousin's, auntie's

 Uncle BCarney's, father's, brother had a cDounsin from KGillarney

GWell my great-grandda, and his mates

 they tried to Dmake it to the SGtates

Ghis great uncle, he was a failure

 he got deDported off to AustGralia

 so they Cstowed upon a steamer

 on the Dfamous White Star Line

 I was Craised upon these stories

 since i Gwas the age of Dnine

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GWell my great uncle, he liked the races

 he liked the Ddogs and steeplecGhases

Ghis wife, my dear old auntie

 she kept a Dteashop way, way down in GBantry

 but he fCixed a race in Donegal

 and Dnow he's got to hide

 with the Csticky buns and cakes and guns

 and Gwhiskey on the Dside

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GI was raised on Black and Tans

 with Ronnie DDrew and Van theG Man

GI go to mass on Sunday

 and the it's Dback to the pub on MGonday

 I'm from the Cwrong side of the south side

 of an IDrish neighborhood

 I've Cnever been to Ireland

 but I Gknow it's in my bDlood

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