Turkish Song of the Damned

Song

Turkish Song Of The Damned - by Shane MacGowan and Jem Finer

from the album "If I Should Fall From Grace With God"

Turkish Song Of The Damned - as perfomed by The Pogues

{The tab is a little short on space for all the fast notes -- suffice it

to say that 23232 means a trill with hammer-ons and pull-offs, not a note

played at the 23,232th fret.}

(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(B) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(G) |-----------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----0---2-------|
(D) |-----0---23232-0-|-2323--232-------|-----0---23232-0-|-2323--2---------|
(A) |-0-1---0---------|---------------1-|-0-1---0---------|---------------0-|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(B) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(G) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0---2-------|
(D) |-----------0-----|---0-------------|-----0---23232-0-|-2323--2---------|
(A) |-01010-0-1---0-0-|-1---0-1---------|-0-1---0---------|-----------------|
(E) |-----------------|---------3-----3-|-----------------|-----------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

I [Am] come old friend from hell tonight across the rotting sea.

Nor the [Am] nails of the cross nor the blood of Christ

Can bring you help this eve.

The [Dm] dead have come to claim a debt from [Am] thee.

They [Dm] stand outside your door four score and [Am] three. [G]

Did you [C] keep a watch for the [F] dead man's wind,

Did you [C] see the woman with the [G] comb in her hand,

[C] Wailing away on the [F] wall on the strand

As you [C] danced to the Turkish [G] song of the damned.

[Am] [Am] [Dm]

You re[Am]member when the ship went down, you left me on the deck.

The [Am] captain's corpse jumped up and threw his arms around my neck.

For [Dm] all these years I've had him on my [Am] back.

This [Dm] debt cannot be paid with all your [Am] jack. [G]

Chorus Twice

[Am] [Am] [Dm]

Repeat Intro Riff

And [Am] as I sit and talk to you I see your face go white.

This [Am] shadow hanging over me is no trick of the light.

The [Dm] spectre on my back will soon be [Am] free.

The [Dm] dead have come to claim a debt from [Am] thee. [G]

Chorus Thrice

Whistle Solo Over Chorus Twice

Final Riff Seven Times

      |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-----|
(e) |-------------------------|-------------0-------------|
(B) |-------------------------|---------1-3---3-1---------|
(G) |-0---0-0---0-2---2-2-0-2-|-0---0-0-----------0-2-0---|
(D) |---------2---------------|---------------------------|
(A) |-------------------------|---------------------------|
(E) |-------------------------|---------------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

      |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-----|
(e) |-------------------------|---------------------------|
(B) |-------------------------|---------------------------|
(G) |-0---0-0---0-2---2-2-0-2-|-0-----------0-------------|
(D) |---------2---------------|---2-0---0-2---2-0---0-2---|
(A) |-------------------------|-------3-----------3-------|
(E) |-------------------------|---------------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4