Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya - Dropkick Murphys
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The first guitar part, you strum up at the 3rd first and down on the two last
Em Em
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Em E
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m Em
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Part number two is really banjo. But can be translated to guitar like this;
but
if you listen to the song you can hear that there are twice as many strokes. Again
because it`s the banjo.
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Part three is also banjo and is just like part two but deeper and i s the main theme.
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Part four is a
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he ryhtm part
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(the verse and
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chorus)
[this is the c
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hords]
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Em
When on the road to sweet Athy,
G
Hurroo Hurroo
Em
When on the road to sweet Athy,
Bm
Hurroo Hurroo
G D
When on the road to sweet Athy
Em Bm
A stick in the hand, A drop in the eye
G D Em Bm
A doleful damsel I heard cry
Em
Johnny I hardly knew ya
That goes all the song.
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