All I Remember (acoustic) Chords
All I Remember (acoustic) by Christy Moore is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, Am, G, Em and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
C
I was lured by the rocking horse
C
Sweets and the bualadh bos
F C
Fifty wild boys to a room
Am G C
Sing lamh, lamh eile, the dish ran away with the spoon
C
Black shoes and stockings for those who say don't
F C
Blue is the colour outside
Am
God made the world
G C
The snake tempted Eve and she died
Em Am
Wild Christian brothers sharpening their leathers
G C
Learn it by heart, that's the rule
C G C
All I remember is dreading September and school
G C
And they made me for better or worse
F C Am D
The fool that I am or the wise man I'll be
G C
And they gave me their blessings or curse
F C Am
It wasn't their fault I was me ...
G C
Not the one that you see
verse 2
C
The priest in confession condemns my obsession
F C
With thoughts that I do not invite
Am
I mumble and stutter
G
He slams down the shutter
C
Goodnight - (Good night to you too, Father)
C
Stainless as steel
C
Lord, you know how I feel
F C
Someone shoot me while my soul is clear
Am
I don't think I'll last
G C
But my vow to abstain was sincere
Em Am
Arch-confraternity men to the fight
G C
Raise up your banners on high
Am
Searching for grace
G C
Securing my place when I die
G C
And they made me for better or worse
F C Am D
The fool that I am or the wise man I'll be
G C
And they gave me their blessings or curse
F C Am
It wasn't their fault I was me ...
G C
Not the one that you see
Bridge
(This part is half-spoken, half-sung - you'll just need to listen to the song.)
G
Oh God, he kept a very close eye on me
C
Hung round my bed in the darkness, he spied on me
F
Caught me in the long grass so often, he died on me....
verse 3
C
Ballrooms of romance in Salthill or Mallow
F C
I stood like John Wayne by the wall
Am G C
Lined up like cattle, we waited to do battle and fall
C
Ah you can't wine and dine her in an old Morris Minor
F C
So ask her before it's too late
Am G C
I danced on girls' toes - accepted rejection as my fate
Em Am
Drink was my saviour, it made me much braver
G C
But I couldn't hold it too well
Am G C
I slipped on the coach and ruined my approach as I fell
G C
And they made me for better or worse
F C Am D
The fool that I am or the wise man I'll be
G C
And they gave me their blessings or curse
F C Am
It wasn't their fault I was me ...
G C
Not the one that you see
Outro
G
Oh God, he kept a very close eye on me...