Raised On Black And Tans

~ raised on black and tans by gaelic storm ~ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = comments , corrections , etc horsygirl321@yahoo . com G G i was raised on black and tans , D G with ronnie drew , and van the man G i go off to mass on sunday D G and then it’s back to the pub on monday C i’ve got a sister meghan D with a celtic cross tattoo C i’ll tell you a few stories G D and every one of them is true [ [ Chorus ] ] C D my mother’s , brother’s , sister’s , cousin’s , auntie’s C D G uncle barney’s , father’s , brother had a counsin from killarney G well my great - grandda , and his mates D G they tried to make it to the states G his great uncle , he was a failure D G he got deported off to australia C so they stowed upon a steamer D on the famous white star line C i was raised upon these stories G D since i was the age of nine [ [ Chorus ] ] G well my great uncle , he liked the races D G he liked the dogs and steeplechases G his wife , my dear old auntie D G she kept a teashop way , way down in bantry C but he fixed a race in donegal D and now he’s got to hide C with the sticky buns and cakes and guns G D and whiskey on the side [ [ Chorus ] ] G i was raised on black and tans D G with ronnie drew and van the man G i go to mass on sunday D G and the it’s back to the pub on monday C i’m from the wrong side of the south side D of an irish neighborhood C i’ve never been to ireland G D but i know it’s in my blood [ [ Chorus ] ]