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Seven Drunken Nights

The lyrics to Seven Drunken Nights usually stop at verse five, missing out the final two verses where things get steamier.

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Here we give the full lyrics for Seven Drunken Nights, so take care if you feel you might be offended.

The chords are presented here in the key of A Major – the key used by The Dubliners in their popular recording which reached the Top Ten in UK pop charts.

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The Tossers perform Seven Drunken Nights in G major. Bill Craig performs in A Major. The Hungarian band Firkin play it D major.

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Seven Drunken Nights Lyrics and chords full version

 

A 

As I went home on a Monday night,

A 

As drunk as drunk could be,

 

I  

D 

saw a horse out

A 

side the door

 

Where  

E 

my old horse should be.

 

Well, I  

A 

called my wife and I said to her:

 

“Will you  

D 

kindly tell to me,

 

Who owns that horse out

A 

side the door

 

Where  

E 

my old horse should  

A 

be?”

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Ah you’re  

A 

drunk, you’re drunk, you silly old fool.

 

Still you  

D 

cannot 

 

 

A 

see,

 

That’s the  

D 

lovely 

 

 

A 

sow

 

That my  

E 

mother gave to  

A 

me.

 

Well, it’s  

A 

many a-day I travelled,

 

A  

D 

hundred miles or  

A 

more,

 

But a  

D 

saddle on a  

A 

sow

 

Sure I  

E 

never saw be

A 

fore.

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And as I went home on Tuesday night

As drunk as drunk could be,

I saw a coat behind the door

Where my old coat should be.

Well, I called me wife and I said to her:

“Will you kindly tell to me

Who owns that coat behind the door

Where my old coat should be?

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Ah, you’re drunk, you’re drunk you silly old fool,

Still you can not see

That’s a woollen blanket

That me mother sent to me.

Well, it’s many a day I’ve travelled

A hundred miles or more

But buttons on a blanket

Sure I never saw before.

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And as I went home on Wednesday night

As drunk as drunk could be

I saw a pipe up on the chair

Where my old pipe should be.

Well, I called me wife and I said to her:

“Will you kindly tell to me

Who owns that pipe up on the chair

Where my old pipe should be?”

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Ah, you’re drunk, you’re drunk you silly old fool,

Still you can not see

That’s a lovely tin whistle

That me mother sent to me.

Well, it’s many a day I’ve travelled

A hundred miles or more

But tobacco in a tin whistle

Sure I never saw before.

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And as I went home on Thursday night

As drunk as drunk could be,

I saw two boots beneath the bed

Where my old boots should be.

Well, I called me wife and I said to her:

“Will you kindly tell to me

Who owns them boots beneath the bed

Where my old boots should be?”

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Ah, you’re drunk, you’re drunk you silly old fool,

Still you can not see

They’re two lovely Geranium pots

Me mother sent to me.

Well, it’s many a day I’ve travelled

A hundred miles or more

But laces in Geranium pots

I never saw before.

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And as I went home on Friday night

As drunk as drunk could be,

I saw a head upon the bed

Where my old head should be.

Well, I called me wife and I said to her:

“Will you kindly tell to me

Who owns that head with you in the bed

Where my old head should be?”

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Ah, you’re drunk, you’re drunk you silly old fool,

Still you can not see

That’s a baby boy that

Me mother sent to me.

Well, it’s many a day I’ve travelled

A hundred miles or more

But a baby boy with his whiskers on

Sure I never saw before.

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And as I went home on Saturday night

As drunk as drunk could be

I saw two hands upon her breasts

Where my old hands should be.

Well, I called me wife and I said to her:

“Will you kindly tell to me

Who owns them hands upon your breasts

Where my old hands should be?”

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Ah, you’re drunk, you’re drunk you silly old fool,

Still you can not see

That’s a lovely night gown

That me mother sent to me

Well, it’s many a day I’ve travelled

A hundred miles or more

But fingers in a night gown

Sure I never saw before.

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As I went home on Sunday night

As drunk as drunk could be

I saw a thing in her thing

Where my old thing should be.

Well, I called me wife and I said to her:

“Will you kindly tell to me

Who owns that thing in your thing

Where my old thing should be?”

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Ah, you’re drunk, you’re drunk you silly old fool,

Still you can not see

That’s a lovely tin whistle

That me mother sent to me.

Well, it’s many a day I’ve travelled

A hundred miles or more

But hair on a tin whistle

Sure I never saw before.

Seven Drunken chords in C Major with minor chords

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