I'm Shipping Up To Boston ("G" ORCHESTRA S)

by Alexander , Casey , Guthrie , Kelly , Lynch , Orrell Dropkick Murphys

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I’m Shipping Up To Boston (“G” ORCHESTRA S)
Words & Music by Barr Alexander, Kenneth Casey,
Woody Guthrie, Matthew Kelly, James Lynch and
Marc Orrell
Performed by Dropkick Murhpys
Key of G Major    Range: D4 to F#5    Genre: Irish    
Tab adapted for a Key of G ORCHESTRA S Diatonic
OR, to play in the KEY OF C, a Key of LC ORCHESTRA S
Hear it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-64CaD8GXw
Tab notations:    
none = blow    - = draw    __ = hold    ob = overblow 
2_________(21) = blow 2 and sustain, then add blow 1 with
the end of the sustained blow 2
Moderately fast
-1_ -1    -1_ -1 -5___
-1_ -1 –1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 4 -3 3 -3 3 -2 2 -2 1 -1_ 1
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 -1_ 1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 3 4_
-1_ -1 –1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 4 -3 3 -3 3 -2 2 -2 1 -1_ 1
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 -1_ 1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 3 4_
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 4 -3 3 -3 3 -2 2 -2 1 -1_ 1
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 -1_ 1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 3 4_
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 4 -3 3 -3 3 -2 2 -2 1 -1_ -3
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 -6_
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 -6 -5 5 -5 5 4ob 5 4ob -3 4_
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 -6_
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 -6 -5 5 -5 5 4ob 5 4ob -3 4_
3   3 3    3     3             3  3 3    3      3
I’m a sail-or___ peg____      And I lost my___ leg_
      -1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1  1 -1_  1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 4_
3    3   3      3     3      3          3 3    3    3
Climbin’ up     the   top -- sails      I lost my   leg
-1_      -1 -1_     1 -1 -2  2    -2 -1 1 4 -3 3 -3 3 -2
2 -2 1 -1_ 1 -1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 -1_ 1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 3 4_
-1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 4 -3 3 -3 3 -2 2 -2 1 -1_ -3
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 4_ -3 4¬¬_ -3 4 4ob 5 -6_
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 -6 -5 5 -5 5 4ob 5 4ob -3 4_
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 4_ -3 4¬¬_ -3 4 4ob 5 -6_
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 -6 -5 5 -5 5 4ob 5 4ob -3 4_
1   -2   -2   -2_ -2 -2_ 1__  2___-1___1___
I’m ship-ping up_ to Bos-ton (Woah)________
1   -2   -2   -2_ -2 -2_ -2__  2_________(21)
I’m ship-ping up_ to Bos-ton_ (Woah)_____ I’m
-2   -2   -2_   -2 -2_ 1___  2___-2___1____
ship-ping up_   to Bos_ton_ (Woah)_________
1   -2   -2   -2_      3  3    3  3   3
I’m ship-ping off      To find my wooden
3
leg
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 -1_ 1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 3 4_
                                                       3   3
                                                       I’m a
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 4 -3 3 -3 3 -2 2 -2 1 -1_     -3
3    3     3            3   3 3    3     3
sail-or___ peg____      And I lost my___ leg_________
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1  1 -1_  1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 3 4_
3    3   3     3     3     3           3
Climbin’ up_   the   top-- sails       I 
-1_  -1  -1_       1 -1 -2 2     -2 -1 1
3    3    3
lost my__ leg_
4 -3 3 -3 3 -2 2 -2 1 -1_ -3
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 -6_
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 -6 -5 5 -5 5 4ob 5 4ob -3 4_
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 -6_
4_ -3 4_ -3 4 4ob 5 4ob 4 -3 -6 -5 5 -5 5 4ob 5 4ob -3 4_
1   -2   -2   -2_ -2 -2_ 1__  2___-1___1___
I’m ship-ping up_ to Bos-ton (Woah)________
1   -2   -2   -2_ -2 -2_ -2__  2_________(21)
I’m ship-ping up_ to Bos-ton_ (Woah)_____ I’m
-2   -2   -2_   -2 -2_ 1___  2___-2___1____
ship-ping up_   to Bos_ton_ (Woah)_________
1   -2   -2   -2_      3  3    3  3   3
I’m ship-ping off      To find my wooden
3
leg
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 -1_ 1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 3 4_
-1_ -1 -1_ 1 -1 -2 2 -2 -1 1 4 -3 3 -3 3 -2 2 -2 1__
-1____________________ -1_ -1