Mountain Dew Cifra

Mountain Dew – The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
Tab’d by wompton
 
(Alternate way to play if you have a Capo is to play in G (make D a G) and Capo 7th)
 
PLAY VERSE CHORDS AND WHISTLE MELODY ONE TIME THROUGH:
 
[CHORUS]
      D                         G                        D      G      D   A
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
      D                         G                        D      A          D
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
 
 
[VERSE 1]
    D                G               D        G    A
Let grasses grow and water flow in a free and easy way, 
    D                     G                  D         A      D
But give me enough of the finer stuff that’S made near Galway Bay
D                                             Bm
Policemen all, from Donegal, Sligo or Leitrim too 
D                                G                 D        A        D
We’ll give them a slip and we’ll take a sip of the real old mountain dew
 
[CHORUS]
      D                         G                        D      G      D   A
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
      D                         G                        D      A          D
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
 
 
[VERSE 2]
    D                             G                           D           G         A
At the foot of the hill there’s a neat little still where the smoke curls up to the sky
       D                            G                         D      A           D
By the smoke and the smell, you can plainly tell that there’s poteen brewing nearby
D                                                        Bm
It fills the air with odor rare that betwixt both me and you 
D                            G                D             A        D
When home you stroll you can take a bowl or a bucket of the mountain dew
 
[CHORUS]
      D                         G                        D      G      D   A
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
      D                         G                        D      A          D
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
 
 
[VERSE 3]
    D                G                 D         G       A
Now learn-ed men who use the pen, have sung your praises high, 
     D                 G                D            A         D
That sweet poteen from Ireland green, distilled from wheat and rye
D                                                                Bm
Throw away your pills it’ll cure all ills, a pagan, Christian or Jew 
     D                 G                           D        A        D
Take off your coat and grease your throat with the real old Mountain Dew
 
[CHORUS]
* 3X (3rd time whistle accompanies)*
      D                         G                        D      G      D   A
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
      D                         G                        D      A          D
Hi di-diddly die-di dum, diddly do-di die-di dum, diddly do-die diddly die-day
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