CHORUS:
[N.C.] We're the Joyce country ceili [A#] band
Playing away and we're doing [F] grand
We're [D#] singing a song won't you give us a [A#] hand
cos we're the Joyce country [F] ceili [A#] band

VERSE 1:
[A# open] Friday night, off we [A#] go
Tune the fiddle , strain the [F] bow
Ooh [D#] take it handy for the first few [A#] sets
Sure there's hardly anyone [F] listening [A#] yet

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VERSE 2:
[A# open] Thomas and Mary out on the [A#] floor
Well they never lost it, that's for [F] sure
In his [D#] sparking shoes and his daz-white [A#] shirt
She's got a brand new perm and a [F] pleated [A#] skirt

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INSTRUMENTAL:
[Gm] [F] [A#] [Cm] // [Gm] [F] [A#] [A#]

VERSE 3:
[A# open] We do do's and functions, weddings and [A#] wakes
Meats and salads, buns and [F] cakes
Well if you [D#] need a few tunes just give us a [A#] call
For the house the pub or the [F] parish [A#] hall

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VERSE 4:
[A# open] There's a princess on the floor all [A#] night
She can fairly throw them shapes al-[F]-right
Ooh [D#] how-ya madge are you on you [A#] own?
How ya fixed far a [F] seat back [A#] home

REPEAT CHORUS:

INSTRUMENTAL: [x3]
[Gm] [F] [A#] [Cm] // [Gm] [F] [A#] [A#]