Boys On The Docks Chords
Boys On The Docks by Dropkick Murphys is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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BOYS ON THE DOCK - DROPKICK MURPHY'S -------------------------------------------------------
Transcribed by Andy Weber [email protected]
Enjoy!
Intro: Strum each cord 8X for the WHOLE SONG
E-------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------
G---5-----5-----5-----7---------------------------
D---5--5--5--5--5--5--7----(5)--------------------
A---3--5--3--5--3--5--5----(5)-(only strum once)--
E------3-----3-----3-------(3)--------------------
Chorus: "No guitar" Say hey johnny boy the battle call..........
Verse: This man so humble, this mand so brave........
E-------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------
G---5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----7---
D---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--5
A---3--5--3--5--3--5--3--5--3--5--3--5--3--5--5--5
E------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3
Chorus: "No guitar" Say hey johnny boy the battle call..........
Verse: A friend to the locals who dabled in crime....
Chorus: "No guitar" Say hey johnny boy the battle call..........
Chorus2: Say hey johnny boy the battle call.........
E-------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------
G---5-----5-----5-----5---------------------------
D---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------------------------
A---3--5--3--5--3--5--3--5------------------------
E------3-----3-----3-----3------------------------
Riff1: "No guitar" And the boys on the docks needed john for sure....
Outro: Say hey johnny boy the battle call................
*remember play () only once, everything else 8X
E----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------
G---5-----5-----5-----5---------(5)-----(5)----------
D---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)----------
A---3--5--3--5--3--5--3--5--(5)-(3)-(5)-(3)----------
E------3-----3-----3-----3--(3)-----(3)--------------
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There ya go! Great song (nice ring) - Enjoy!
- Andy Weber, [email protected]
***************2ND TAB OF BOYS ON THE DOCKS***************
Ok here BoysDock.txt hope u can use it
Boys on the Docks, by Dropkick Murphys
*~This song only uses the E, and A string(the top 2)~*
A|-33333333----------|
E|----------33333333-|
**At the end of the fourth time doing the above riff go into:
A|-55555555---------00-22--|
E|----------3333333--------|
Say hey Johnny boy the battle cry....
A|----------33333333-------------------------|
E|-11111111----------11111111-33333333-------|
This man so humble, this man so brave....
A|-33333333----------33333333----------|
E|----------33333333----------33333333-|
**At the end of the fourth time doing the above riff go into:
A|-55555555----------00-55-|
E|----------33333333-------|
*~You need to list to the song (the one on the Boys on the Docks CD)
to get the timming of the pick strocking, it isn't like a constand
even stroke, just listen~*
***************3RD TAB OF BOYS ON THE DOCKS***************
Boys on the docks (Pub version):
Intro, Verse, Chorus, and bridge: CGCGCGDG(full chords)
(Original version): CGCGCGDG )Power Chords
I hope these aren't too far off. Please let me know what you think, or
for any corrections, e-mail me at [email protected]