The Shankill and the Falls
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#Bap Kennedy: THE SHANKILL AND THE FALLS by Bap Kennedy
#Domestic Blues, 1998 E-Squared Records
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#Bap Kennedy- acoustic guitar, vocals
#Roy M. Huskey Jr.- upright bass
#Peter Rowan- mandolin
#Jerry Douglas- dobro, lap steel
#Steve Earle- acoustic guitar
#Larry Atamanuik- drums
#Nancy Blake- cellos
#Nancy Griffin- background vocals
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#Time:4/4
#(This song is basically D, A, Em, G, but there's a quick slide into the D chord with:
#A5/G(?)=xxx055 G5addG#(?)=xxx044 Dsus2=xx0230; I'll call this Riff 1.
#This is repeated over the verses; see 4 bar intro tab below.)
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#Intro:
# Riff 1
# | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|
# | H > > > >| > > > > >|
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e|-5-5-4-0-2-------------|-0-2-0-0---------------|
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B|-5-5-4-3-3-------------|-3-3-3-2---------------|
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G|-0-0-0-2-2-------------|-2-2-2-2---------------| x3
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D|---------0-------------|-0-0-0-2---------------|
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A|-----------------------|-------0---------------|
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E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D A
I took a walk... ...angel
Through the streets... ...born
The painted... ...around me From the...
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
> > > > > > > |
e|-0-----0-----3-----3-----|-2---------------------|
B|-0-----0-----3-----3-----|-3---------------------|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-2---------------------|
D|-2-----2-----0-----0-----|-0---------------------|
A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----|-x---------------------|
E|-0-----0-2-3-3-----3-----|-x---------------------|
Em e f#g G D
...Shankills ...Falls
Riff 1 D
I took a walk
A
With my guardian angel
Riff 1 D
Through the streets
A
Where I was born
Riff 1 D
The painted wall
A
Rose up around me
Em e>f#>g
From the Shankill
G D
To the Falls
G
Sha la la la la la la la
D
Sha la la la la la la la
In all the time
You entertain me
I broke my heart
I can recall
Till I threw the dice
And I kept my distance
From the Shankill
And the Falls
G
Sha la la la la la la la
D
Sha la la la la la la la 3x both lines
Em f# g G D
I know you're aching
To trust somebody
A spark of love
In everyone
From the Tigras Bay
To the silent barrio
From the Shankill
To the Falls