Pigeon-holed Chords
Pigeon-holed by Harvey Andrews is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, E, D, G, B7, Em, C, A7, E7 and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Am E Am D G
verse 1
B7 Em
I saw him at my local folk club
C G
With his brand new Martin guitar
B7 Em
Pony-tailed hair and a challenging stare
A7 D
That told me he'd like to go far
B7 Em
He hammered out songs in E Minor
C B7
Broke many a pick and a string
E7 A
Till someone requested a song tried and tested
D A7 D
That everyone else could sing
And he said
G
It's too Daniel O'Donnell
C E
Too Daniel O'Donnell for me
Am
If I sing Daniel O'Donnell
D G
I'll lose credibility
I can sing Garbutt or Bogle
C E
Or songs of the life at sea
Am
But if I sing Daniel O'Donnell
D G
I'll never get paid my fee
verse 2
B7 Em
For years he did all the floor spots
C G
But hardly a penny he made
B7 Em
He was always out looking for that special booking
A7 D
That told him he'd made the grade
B7 Em
He tried the cittern and bodhrán
C B7
Then he took to the didgeridoo
E7 A
'Till one night playing celtoid, someone, very annoyed, actually said:
N.C.
"Please leave our stage, you're through, your celtoid is:
G
Too Daniel O'Donnell
C E
Too Daniel O'Donnell for me
Am
If you sing Daniel O'Donnell
D G
You'll lose credibility
You can sing Garbutt or Bogle
C E
Or songs of the life at sea
Am
But if you sing Daniel O'Donnell
D G Am E Am D G
You'll never get paid your fee
verse 3
B7 Em
And then just yesterday evening
C G
At a western night in a bar
B7 Em
With his shiny gelled hair and his new rhinestone glare
A7 D
I saw our old folkie star
B7 Em
He flat-picked his songs in G major
C B7
And introduced each of his band
E7 A
Till someone interested, went up and requested:
D N.C.
"Please, can you sing No Man's Land"
But he said:
G
It's too Garbutt or Bogle
C E
Too Garbutt or Bogle for me
Am
If I sing Garbutt or Bogle
D G
I'll lose credibility
I can sing Daniel O'Donnell
C E
Ever so tunefully
Am
But if I sing Garbutt or Bogle
D G
I'll never get paid my fee
Am
Yes, if I sing Garbutt or Bogle
D G
It could just be the death of me