The Pogues - The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Pogues
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn" smoothly on your guitar.
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C Dm McCormack and Richard Tauber, C Dm Are singin' by the bed C Dm There's a glass of punch below your feet, F C And an angel at your head C Dm There's devils on each side of you, C Dm With bottles in their hand C Dm You'll need one more drop of poison, Am And you'll dream of foreign lands F A# When you pissed yourself in Frankfurt, C F And got syph down in Cologne F A# And you heard the rattlin' death trains, C F As you lay there all alone F Frank Ryan brought you whiskey, A# F In a brothel in Madrid A# And you decked some fuckin' blackshirt, F C That was cursing all the yids Chorus: F At the sick bed of Cuchulainn, A# F We'll kneel and say a prayer A# F And the ghosts are rattlin' at the door, C F And the Devil's in the chair, Wheew And in the Euston Tavern You screamed it was your shout But they wouldn't give you service So you kicked the windows out They took you out into the street Kicked you in the brains So you walked back in through a bolted door And did it all again Chorus: At the sick bed of Cúchulainn We'll kneel and say a prayer And the ghosts are rattling at the door And the devil's in the chair You remember that foul evening When you heard the banshees howl There was lousy drunken bastards Singing "Billy in the Bowl" They took you up to midnight mass Left you in the lurch So you dropped a button in the plate And spewed up in the church Now you'll sing a song of liberty For Blacks and Paks and Jocks And they'll take you from this dump you're in And stick you in a box Then they'll take you to Cloughprior And shove you in the ground But you'll stick your head back out and shout "We'll have another round" Chorus: At the graveside of Cúchulainn We'll kneel around and pray And God is in His heaven And Billy's down by the bay You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  Am  C  Dm  F  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn" by The Pogues.