Patron Saint O Thieves
The Rumjacks
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Em Em G AmEm Em C GEm Em Am CEm G Em Em [Verse]Em Auld Nick patron saint o' thieves,G D murderers and sailorsEm C Strike these shackles from meD uh-huhEm Slide the bolt from out the doorG D and tear down all the wireC My baby's growin' cold and I'm onD fireEm The wind that whistles off theG D hills and carries her perfumeEm C Carries too a lonely carol badlyD out of tuneEm For just tonight beyond theseG D walls I'd lay a mountain lowC D And sing to her like only I know how [Chorus]Em They don't hang no fairy lightsG D these rusty iron barsEm So I burn a paper lamp for her toC D seeEm Though she's left like a widow of aG D war that never wasC D There's a light still burns in me [Break]Em Em G AmEm Em C GEm Em Am CEm G Em EmEm Auld Nick patron saint o'G D merchants, pawnmen and the judgesContinues after the adEm Who barter with the lives of men,C D the battlers and the bludgersEm Go haunt the dogs awhile they sleepG D and thrash 'em round to senseC There's to many good boys this sideD of the fence [Chorus]Em They don't hang no fairy lightsG D these rusty iron barsEm So I burn a paper lamp for her toC D seeEm Though she's left like a widow of aG D war that never wasC D There's a light still burns in me [Break]Em Em G AmEm Em C GEm Em Am CEm G Em Em [Bridge]Am There's boys in here for liftin'C gear from non-be-wary strangersG And newly minted ne'er-do-wells andD them born with the dangersAm For livin' less than fruitfulC lives, toppin' less than faithful wivesG A broken line of fools that spanD the ages [Chorus]Em They don't hang no fairy lightsG D these rusty iron barsEm So I burn a paper lamp for her toC D seeEm Though she's left like a widow of aG D war that never wasC D There's a light still burns in me [Break]Em Em G AmEm Em C GEm Em Am CEm G Em EmEm Auld Nick patron saint of foolsG D from both sides of the lawEm For his sake wipe the dirty grinC D off that fat bastards jawEm G We're lovers of tradition & weD might yet find a wayC To hold them bloody keys come boxingD day [Chorus]Em They don't hang no fairy lightsG D these rusty iron barsEm So I burn a paper lamp for her toC D seeEm Though she's left like a widow of aG D war that never wasC D There's a light still burns in me NC Burn it boys [Other] x2Em Em G AmEm Em C GEm Em Am CEm G Em EmEm G Em EmEm G Em