I'm Shipping Up To Boston (LG or Octave High)

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

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I’m Shipping Up To Boston (Octave High or Low G)
Words & Music by Barr Alexander, Kenneth Casey,
Woody Guthrie, Matthew Kelly, James Lynch and
Marc Orrell
Performed by Dropkick Murhpys
Key of G Major   Genre: Irish   
Octave High Range: D5 to F#6   Low G Range: D4 to F#5
Tabbed for EITHER a Key of G, OR Key of Low G, Richter
tuned Diatonic
 
Tab notations:   
none = blow   - = draw   __ = hold; sustain   
’ = half step bend (either draw bend or blow bend)
7_________(76) = blow 7 and sustain, then add blow 6 with
the end of the sustained blow 7
 
Moderately fast
-3”_ -3”   -3”_ -3” -10___
-6_ -6 –6_ 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 8 -8 7 -8 7 -6 7 -6 6 -6_ 6
-6_ -6 -6_ 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 -6_ 6 -6_ -6 -6 -7 7 8_
-6_ -6 –6_ 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 8 -8 7 -8 7 -7 7 -7 6 -6_ 6
-6_ -6 -6_ 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 -6_ 6 -6_ 6 -6 -7 7 8_
-6_ -6 -6_ 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 8 -8 7 -8 7 -7 7 -7 6 -6_ 6
-6_ -6 -6_ 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 -6_ 6 -6_ 6 -6 -7 7 8_
-6_ -6 -6_ 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 8 -8 7 -8 7 -7 7 -7 6 -6_ -8
8_ -8 8_ -8 8 9’ 9 9’ 8 -8 8_ -8 8_ -8 8 9’ 9 10’_
8_ -8 8_ -8 8 9’ 9 9’ 8 -8 10’ -10 9 -10 9 9’ 9 9’ -8 8­_
8_ -8 8_ -8 8 9’ 9 9’ 8 -8 8_ -8 8_ -8 8 9’ 9 10’_
8_ -8 8_ -8 8 9’ 9 9’ 8 -8 10’ -10 9 -10 9 9’ 9 9’ -8 8­_
7   7 7   7     7             7 7 7   7     7
I’m a sail-or___ peg____     And I lost my___ leg_
     -6_ -6 -6_ 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 -6_ 6 -6_ 6 -6 -7 7 8_
7   7   7    7  7     7         7 7   7   7
Climbin’ up    the  top -- sails     I lost my  leg
-6_     -6 -6_     6 -6 -7 7   -7 -6 6 8 -8 7 -8 7 -7
7 -7 6 -6_ 6 -6_ -6 -6_ 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6
-6_ 6 -6_ 6 -6 -7 7 8_ -6_ -6 -6_ 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6
-6_ -6 -6_ 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 8 -8 7 -8 7 -7 7 -7 6 -6_ -8
8_ -8 8_ -8 8 9’ 9 9’ 8 -8 8_ -8 8 -8 8 9’ 9 10’_
8_ -8 8_ -8 8 9’ 9 9’ 8 -8 10’ -10 9 -10 9 9’ 9 9’ -8 8_
8_ -8 8_ -8 8 9’ 9 9’ 8 -8 8_ -8 8 -8 8 9’ 9 10’_
8_ -8 8_ -8 8 9’ 9 9’ 8 -8 10’ -10 9 -10 9 9’ 9 9’ -8 8_
6   -7   -7   -7_ -7 -7_ 6__ 7___-6___6___
I’m ship-ping up_ to Bos-ton (Woah)________
6 -7   -7   -7_ -7 -7_ -7__ 7_________(76)
I’m ship-ping up_ to Bos-ton_ (Woah)_____ I’m
-7   -7   -7_   -7 -7_ 6___ 7___-7___6____
ship-ping up_   to Bos_ton_ (Woah)_________
6   -7   -7   -7_     
I’m ship-ping off     To find my wooden
leg
-6_ -6 -6_ 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 -6_ 6 -6_ 6 -6 -7 7 8_ 
                                                      I’m a
-6_ -6 -6_ 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 8 -8 7 -8 7 -7 7 -7 6 -6_     -8
sail-or___ peg____     And I lost my___ leg_________
-6_ -6 -6_ 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 -6_ 6 -6_ 6 -6 -7 7 8_
Climbin’ up_   the   top-- sails       I 
-6_ -6 -6_       6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 
lost my__ leg_
8 -8 7 -8 7 -7 7 -7 6 -6­_ -8
8_ -8 8_ -8 8 9’ 9 9’ 8 -8 8_ -8 8 -8 8 9’ 9 10’_
8_ -8 8_ -8 8 9’ 9 9’ 8 -8 10’ -10 9 -10 9 9’ 9 9’ -8 8_
8_ -8 8_ -8 8 9’ 9 9’ 8 -8 8_ -8 8 -8 8 9’ 9 10’_
8_ -8 8_ -8 8 9’ 9 9’ 8 -8 10’ -10 9 -10 9 9’ 9 9’ -8 8_
6   -7   -7   -7_ -7 -7_ 6__ 7___-6___6___
I’m ship-ping up_ to Bos-ton (Woah)________
6   -7   -7   -7_ -7 -7_ -7__ 7_________(76)
I’m ship-ping up_ to Bos-ton_ (Woah)_____ I’m
-7   -7   -7_   -7 -7_ 6___ 7___-7___6____
ship-ping up_   to Bos_ton_ (Woah)_________
6   -7   -7   -7_     
I’m ship-ping off     To find my wooden
leg
-6_ -6 -6_ 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 -6_ 6 -6_ 6 -6 -7 7 8_
-6_ -6 -6_ 6 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 6 8 -8 7 -8 7 -7 7 -7 6__ 
-6____________ -6_ -6