Dropkick Murphys

Boys On The Docks(Tabs)

Dropkick Murphys

Key: E

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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] 
 

	        

Written by Rick Barton/Ken Casey

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