The lyrics to Seven Drunken Nights usually stop at verse five, missing out the final two verses where things get steamier.
Seven Drunken Nights
The Dubliners
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The chords are presented here in the key of A Major – the key used by The Dubliners in their popular recording which reached the Top Ten in UK pop charts.
The Tossers perform Seven Drunken Nights in G major. Bill Craig performs in A Major. The Hungarian band Firkin play it D major.
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Some performers add some minor chords to the song to give it a richer texture.
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Seven Drunken Nights Lyrics and chords full version
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A
As I went home on a Monday night,
A
As drunk as drunk could be,
I
D
saw a horse out
A
side the door
Where
E
my old horse should be.
Well, I
A
called my wife and I said to her:
“Will you
D
kindly tell to me,
Who owns that horse out
A
side the door
Where
E
my old horse should
A
be?”
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Ah you’re
A
drunk, you’re drunk, you silly old fool.
Still you
D
cannot
A
see,
That’s the
D
lovely
A
sow
That my
E
mother gave to
A
me.
Well, it’s
A
many a-day I travelled,
A
D
hundred miles or
A
more,
But a
D
saddle on a
A
sow
Sure I
E
never saw be
A
fore.
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And as I went home on Tuesday night
As drunk as drunk could be,
I saw a coat behind the door
Where my old coat should be.
Well, I called me wife and I said to her:
“Will you kindly tell to me
Who owns that coat behind the door
Where my old coat should be?
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Ah, you’re drunk, you’re drunk you silly old fool,
Still you can not see
That’s a woollen blanket
That me mother sent to me.
Well, it’s many a day I’ve travelled
A hundred miles or more
But buttons on a blanket
Sure I never saw before.
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And as I went home on Wednesday night
As drunk as drunk could be
I saw a pipe up on the chair
Where my old pipe should be.
Well, I called me wife and I said to her:
“Will you kindly tell to me
Who owns that pipe up on the chair
Where my old pipe should be?”
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Ah, you’re drunk, you’re drunk you silly old fool,
Still you can not see
That’s a lovely tin whistle
That me mother sent to me.
Well, it’s many a day I’ve travelled
A hundred miles or more
But tobacco in a tin whistle
Sure I never saw before.
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And as I went home on Thursday night
As drunk as drunk could be,
I saw two boots beneath the bed
Where my old boots should be.
Well, I called me wife and I said to her:
“Will you kindly tell to me
Who owns them boots beneath the bed
Where my old boots should be?”
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Ah, you’re drunk, you’re drunk you silly old fool,
Still you can not see
They’re two lovely Geranium pots
Me mother sent to me.
Well, it’s many a day I’ve travelled
A hundred miles or more
But laces in Geranium pots
I never saw before.
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And as I went home on Friday night
As drunk as drunk could be,
I saw a head upon the bed
Where my old head should be.
Well, I called me wife and I said to her:
“Will you kindly tell to me
Who owns that head with you in the bed
Where my old head should be?”
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Ah, you’re drunk, you’re drunk you silly old fool,
Still you can not see
That’s a baby boy that
Me mother sent to me.
Well, it’s many a day I’ve travelled
A hundred miles or more
But a baby boy with his whiskers on
Sure I never saw before.
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And as I went home on Saturday night
As drunk as drunk could be
I saw two hands upon her breasts
Where my old hands should be.
Well, I called me wife and I said to her:
“Will you kindly tell to me
Who owns them hands upon your breasts
Where my old hands should be?”
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Ah, you’re drunk, you’re drunk you silly old fool,
Still you can not see
That’s a lovely night gown
That me mother sent to me
Well, it’s many a day I’ve travelled
A hundred miles or more
But fingers in a night gown
Sure I never saw before.
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As I went home on Sunday night
As drunk as drunk could be
I saw a thing in her thing
Where my old thing should be.
Well, I called me wife and I said to her:
“Will you kindly tell to me
Who owns that thing in your thing
Where my old thing should be?”
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Ah, you’re drunk, you’re drunk you silly old fool,
Still you can not see
That’s a lovely tin whistle
That me mother sent to me.
Well, it’s many a day I’ve travelled
A hundred miles or more
But hair on a tin whistle
Sure I never saw before.
Seven Drunken chords in C Major with minor chords
C
As I went home in Monday night,
As drunk as drunk could
Am
be,
I
F
saw a horse outside the door
Where
Am
my old horse should be.
Well, I
C
called my wife and I
Am
said to her:
“Will you
F
kindly tell to
Dm
me
Who
C
owns that horse out
Am
side the door
Where
F
my old horse should
C
be?”
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Ah you’re drunk, you’re drunk, you
Am
silly old fool?
C
Still you cannot
Am
see,
C
That’s the lovely sow
That my
G
mother gave to
C
me.
Well, it’s
C
many a day I
Am
travelled,
A
C
hundred miles or
F
more,
But a
C
saddle on a sow
Sure I
G
never saw be
C
fore.
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Seven Drunken Nights
The Dubliners
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Lyrics and Chords