Flannigans Ball Chords & Tabs
Artist: Dropkick Murphys
Song: Flannigan's Ball
Album: The Meanest of Times
Tabbed by: FenderJazzGroove a.k.a. Gimp
This is my first tab, and I'm not so confident in the strumming patterns, but it feels
straightforward and this is a very easy song to learn.
PLEASE NOTE: the asterisks (*) by the notes mean to play that note 8 times. This is to
overcrowding small areas.
Intro: "
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Verse 1: In the town of Milton..."
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Between Verse 1&2:
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Verse 2: "He threw a big party..."
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Chorus: "Six long months I spent in Quincy..."
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"I stepped out and I stepped in again..."
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In between Chorus and Verse 3:
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Verse 3:"Free beer on tap..."
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In between Verse 3 and Verse 4:
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Verse 4:"Brian Tully sang out...."
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Chorus 2:"Six long months..."
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"I stepped out and I stepped in again..."
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dropkick_murphys/flannigans_ball_btab.html ]
In between Chorus 2 and Verse 5:
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Verse 5: "The boys were hammered..."
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In between Verse 5 and 6:
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Verse 6: "This girl she fainted..."
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Chorus 3: "Six long months..."
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"I stepped out and I stepped in again..."
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In between Chorus 3 and Verse 6:
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Verse 6: "In the midst of the melee..."
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Verse 7: "Young Scotty Jenkins..."
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Guitar solo:
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Verse 8: "Boy oh boy now this..."
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Verse 9: "Talent the piper..."
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Chorus 4: "Six long months..."
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"I stepped out and I stepped in again..."
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Outro:
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