The Whistling Thief

Barndance

Eminor

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by Irish Bouzouki 9/16/2025

Chord arrangement: G | G-G/B | G | G-C | G | G-G/B | C | C // Em | Em-D | Em | G | G/B | G | G-G/B | C

There's a slide with the same name which has lots of similarities which I learned from Brendan Mulholland. Here's a version from the band Ship in the Clouds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWSOReFRNIY

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