Red Letter Day

Intro

Am G F C   C F G G  x2 



   Am       G           F        C 
An Irishman immigrant’s son born today 
 C           F     G 
A red letter day indeed 
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And he grew so fast with a working man’s back. 
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He learned that was how an honest man’s paid. 
           Am        G       G Am 
He loved a nip of the whiskey 
      Am        G    G 
And a Notre Dame game 
           F           C            G            D   D  D  D 
And with a wink of his eye you just knew he was right 



          Am           G            F             C 
Now Danny Patrick was always such a fine Catholic lad 
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The apple of his mothers eye 
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And Father Conway would call him his best alter boy. 
   F           C      D                 G      G Am 
An example for all he crowed with great pride. 
           Am         G      G Am 
He loved a nip of the whiskey 
      Am        G    G 
And a Notre Dame game 
           F           C            G           D    D  G  G 
And with a wink of his eye you just knew he was right 


    C          G          F          C 
And today is a red letter day for us all 
  F          C     G     G 
A red letter day indeed 
         C            G            F        C 
With the sound of the guitar and a lady for all 
  F           G    Am  G F C C F G G 
A red letter day indeed 


 
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Now Danny was married to Molly Lucille 
  F           C           G      G 
A fine Celtic lass with a spark 
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And though they didn’t have much on a brick layers wage 
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They carried their weight with the love in their heart 
           Am         G       G Am 
He loved a nip of the whiskey 
      Am        G   G 
And a Notre Dame game 
           F           C            G           D    D  G  G 
And with a wink of his eye you just knew he was right 


    C          G          F          C 
And today is a red letter day for us all 
  F          C     G     G 
A red letter day indeed 
         C            G            F        C 
With the sound of the guitar and a lady for all 
  F           G    Am G F C C F G G 
A red letter day indeed 

Instrumental 

Am G F C   C F G G 
Am Am G  G  x2   
F C G  
D D  x4 


 
Am          G           F     C 
Danny’s old man died at just 52 
        C           F           G   G 
As they gathered to sing at the wake 
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It was on this day Molly had born their first son 
          F       C        D          G   G   Am 
Two souls passing along an Irishman’s tale 
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They sang Ole Danny Boy 
          Am              G     G 
And they laughed and they prayed 
           F           C            G         D               D   G   G  G   G 
And with a tear in his eye and that old Irish pride, they said 


C          G          F          C 
today is a red letter day for us all 
  F          C     G     G 
A red letter day indeed 
         C            G            F        C 
With the sound of the guitar and a lady for all 
  F          G     Am  G F C C F G G 
A red letter day indeed