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Black Velvet Band [C]
Traditional
Intro: [Dm] [G] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
In a [C] neat little town they call Belfast, apprenticed to [F] trade I was [G] bound,
[C] Many an hour sweet happiness
Have I [Dm] spent in that [G] neat little [C] town.
'Till a sad misfortune came o'er me, and caused me to [F] stray from the [G] land.
Far a-[C]way from my friends and relations,
Be-[Dm]trayed by the [G] black velvet [C] band.
|Chorus:
|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,
|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,
|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,
|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.
Verse 2:
I [C] took a stroll down Broadway, meaning not [F] long for to [G] stay,
When [C] who should I meet but this pretty fair maid,
Come a [Dm] traipsing a-[G]long the high[C]way.
She was both fair and handsome, her neck it was [F] just like a [G] swan's
And her [C] hair hung over her shoulder,
Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.
|Chorus:
|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,
|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,
|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,
|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.
Verse 3:
I [C] took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, and a gentleman [F] passing us [G] by.
Well, I [C] knew she meant the doing of him,
By the [Dm] look in her [G] roguish black [C] eye.
A gold watch she took from his pocket, And placed it [F] right into my [G] hand,
And the [C] very first thing that I said was,
"Bad [Dm] ‘cess to the [G] black velvet [C] band".
|Chorus:
|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,
|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,
|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,
|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.
Verse 4:
Be[C]fore the judge and the jury next morning I [F] had to a-[G]ppear.
The [C] judge he says to me, "Young fellow,
The [Dm] case against [G] you is quite [C] clear.
Seven long years is your sentence, to be spent far a [F] way from this [G] land,
Far a-[C]way from your friends and relations,
Be-[Dm]trayed by the [G] black velvet [C] band.
|Chorus:
|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,
|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,
|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,
|(Slowing)
|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C////////] band.
Blackboard of my Heart - Hank Thompson
[Intro] [F] [C] [G7] [C]
C G7
When I was young and I went to school they taught me how to write
C
To take the chalk and make a mark and hope it turns out right
C7 F
Well that's the way it is with love and what you did to me
C G7 C
I wrote it so you'd know that I was yours eternally
G7
But my tears have washed I love you from the blackboard of my heart
C
It's too late to clean the slate and make another start
C7 F
I'm satisfied the way things are although we're far apart
C G7 C
My tears have washed I love you from the blackboard of my heart
G7
If you'd been true the way you should and not have gone a-stray
C
Those tears would not have fallen down and washed the words away
C7 F
No need to talk cause if the chalk should write those words again
C G7 C
It will be for someone else not things that might have been
G7
But my tears have washed I love you from the blackboard of my heart
C
It's too late to clean the slate and make another start
C7 F
I'm satisfied the way things are although we're far apart
C G7 C
My tears have washed I love you from the blackboard of my heart
F C G7 C
Yes My tears have washed I love you from the blackboard of my heart
Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison
[Intro]
[G] [C] [G] [D] x2
Verse 1:
[G] Hey, where did [C] we go? [G] Days when the [D] rains came
[G] Down in the [C] hollow [G] playin' a [D] new game
[G] Laughing and a-[C]running, hey hey
[G] Skipping and a-[D]jumping
[G] In the misty [C] morning fog with
[G] Our [D]hearts a-thumping and [C] you
[D] My brown-eyed [G] girl [Em]
[C] You, my [D] brown-eyed girl [G] [D7]
Verse 2:
[G] Whatever [C] happened [G] to Tuesday and [D] so slow
[G] Going down the [C] old mine with a... [G] transistor [D] radio
[G] Standing in the [C] sunlight laughing
[G] Hiding behind a [D] rainbow's wall
[G] Slipping and a-[C] sliding
[G] All along the [D] waterfall with [C] you
[D] My brown-eyed [G] girl [Em]
[C] You, my [D] brown-eyed girl [G] [D7]
|Chorus:
|[D] Do you remember when... we used to [G] sing
|Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la la te [D] da
|[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la la te [D] da
|La te [G] da [D]
Verse 3:
[G] So hard to [C] find my way... [G] now that I'm all [D] on my own
[G] I saw you just the [C] other day... [G] my... how [D] you have grown
[G] Cast my memory [C] back there, Lord
[G] Sometimes I'm [D] overcome thinking 'bout
[G] Making love in the [C] green grass
[G] Behind the [D] stadium with you [C]
[D] My brown-eyed [G] girl [Em]
[C] You, my [D] brown-eyed girl [G] [D7]
|Chorus:
|[D] Do you remember when... we used to [G] sing
|Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da
|[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da
|[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da
|[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da La te [G] da . . . .
[D*] [G*]
Dirty Old Town - The Pogues
Intro:
[C] [C] [C*]
Verse 1:
[NC] I met my [C] love... by the gas works wall
Dreamed a [F] dream... by the old ca-[C]nal
I kissed my [Am] girl... by the factory [C] wall
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
Verse 2:
Clouds are [C] dri-i-iftin' across the moon
Cats are [F] pro-o-owling on their [C] beat
Springs a [Am] girl... from the streets at [C] night
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
Verse 3:
I heard a [C] siren... coming from the docks
Saw a [F] train... set the night on [C] fire
I smelled the [Am] spring... on the smoky [C] wind
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
[Instrumental Verse]
[C] [C] [C] [C]
[F] [F] [C] [C]
[Am] [Am] [C] [C]
[Dm] [G7] [Am] [Am]
Verse 4:
I'm gonna [C] make me... a big sharp axe
Shining [F] steel... tempered in a [C] fire
I’ll chop you [Am] down... like an old dead [C] tree
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
Verse 5:
I met my [C] love... by the gas works wall
Dreamed a [F] dream... by the old ca-[C]nal
I kissed my [Am] girl... by the factory [C] wall
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
Outro:
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am/////////] town.........
Fields of Athenry[C] - The Dubliners
[INTRO - Last line of 1st verse]
[Dm] [G7] [C]
By the [C] lonely prison wall, I [F] heard a young girl [C] call-[G]-ing,
[C] Michael they have [F] taken you a-[G]-way,
For you [C] stole Trevelyn’s [F] corn,
so the [C] young might see the [G] morn,
Now a [Dm] prison ship lies [G7] waiting in the [C] bay.
|[C] Low [F] lie the [C] fields of Athen-[Am]-ry,
|Where [C] once we watched the small free birds [G] fly,
|Our [C] love was on the [F] wing,
|We had [C] dreams and songs to [G] sing,
|It's so [Dm] lonely round the [G7] fields of Athen-[C]-ry.
By the [C] lonely prison wall, I [F] heard a young man [C] call-[G]-ing,
[C] Nothing matters [F] Mary when you’re [G] free,
Against the [C] famine and the [F] Crown,
I re-[C]-belled, they cut me [G] down,
Now [Dm] you must raise our [G7] child with digni-[C]-ty.
|[C] Low [F] lie the [C] fields of Athen-[Am]-ry,
|Where [C] once we watched the small free birds [G] fly,
|Our [C] love was on the [F] wing,
|We had [C] dreams and songs to [G] sing,
|It's so [Dm] lonely round the [G7] fields of Athen-[C]-ry.
By the [C] lonely harbour wall, she [F] watched the last star [C] fall-[G]-ing,
As the [C] prison ship sailed [F] out against the [G] sky,
For she’ll [C] live in hope and [F] pray,
For her [C] love in Botany [G] Bay,
It's so [Dm] lonely round the [G7] fields of Athen-[C]-ry
[1ST CHORUS - ACAPELLA]
|[C] Low [F] lie the [C] fields of Athen-[Am]-ry,
|Where [C] once we watched the small free birds [G] fly,
|Our [C] love was on the [F] wing,
|We had [C] dreams and songs to [G] sing,
|It's so [Dm] lonely round the [G7] fields of Athen-[C]-ry.
|[C] Low [F] lie the [C] fields of Athen-[Am]-ry,
|Where [C] once we watched the small free birds [G] fly,
|Our [C] love was on the [F] wing,
|We had [C] dreams and songs to [G] sing,
|It's so [Dm] lonely round the [G7] fields of Athen-[C]-ry.
[OUTRO - SLOWLY]
It's so [Dm] lonely round the [G7] fields of Athen-[C]-ry.
[C*]
Fisherman's Blues [C]
Waterboys
Intro:
[G] [F] [Am] [C]
[G] [F] [Am] [C]
Verse 1:
I [G] wish I was a fisherman, [F] tumbling on the seas
[Am] Far away from dry land, and it's [C] bitter memories
[G] Casting you my sweet light, with [F] abandonment and love
[Am] No ceiling staring down on me, save the [C] starry sky above
|Chorus:
|With light in my [G] hair, with you in my [F] arms, [Am] woo [C]
Verse 2:
I [G] wish I was the brake man, on a [F] hurtlin' fevered train
Crashing [Am] headlong into the heartland, like a [C] cannon in the rain
With the [G] beating of the sleepers, and the [F] burning of the coal
[Am] Counting towns flashing by me, in a [C] night that's full of soul
|Chorus:
|With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, [Am] woo [C]
Instrumental:
[G] [F] [Am] [C]
[G] [F] [Am] [C]
Verse 3: (Slightly Softer)
Oh I [G] know I will be loosened, from [F] bonds that hold me tight
And the [Am] chains all hung around me, [C] will fall away at last
And on that [G] fine and fateful day, I will [F] take thee in my hand
I will [Am] ride the night train, and I will [C] be the fisherman
|Chorus:
|With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, light in my [Am] hair you hoo [C] hooo
|With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, light in my [Am] hair you hoo [C] hooo
|With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, whoo hoo [Am] hoo[C] Hooooo
Outro: [Acappella if desired]
With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, whoo hoo hoo [Am] hoo [C*] Hooooo
Galway Girl - Steve Earle
[Intro] [C] [C]
[C] Well, I took a stroll on the old long walk
On a day-I-ay-I-[F]ay
[C] I met a little girl and we stopped to talk
On a [C] grand-soft [G]day-I-[C]-ay
And I ask you [C] friend, what's a [F] fella to [C] do
'Cause her [Am] hair was [G] black and her [F] eyes were [C] blue
And I knew right [C] then, I'd be [F] takin' a [C] whirl
'Round the [Am] Salthill [G] Prom with a [F] Galway [C] girl
[C] [C] [C] [C] [F] [F] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [C] [C]
[C] We were halfway there when the rain came down
On a day-I--ay-I-[F]ay
[C] And she asked me up to her flat downtown on a grand-soft [G] day-I-[C]-ay
And I ask you, [C] friend, what's a [F] fella to [C] do
'Cause her [Am] hair was [G] black and her [F] eyes were [C] blue
So I took her [C] hand, and I [F] give her a [C] twirl
And I [Am] lost my [G] heart to a [F] Galway [C] girl
[C] [C] [C] [C] [F] [F] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [C] [C]
[F] [F] [F] [F] [C] [C] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [C] [C]
[C] When I woke up I was all alone
On a day-I-ay-I-[F]ay
[C] With a broken heart and a ticket home, on a grand-soft [G] day-I [C]-ay
And I ask you [C] now, tell me [F] what would you [C] do
If her [Am] hair was [G] black and her [F] eyes were [C] blue
I've travelled a-[C]-round I've been [F] all over this [C] world ... Boys
I ain't [Am] seen [G] nothin' like a [F] Galway [C] girl
[C] [C] [C] [C] [F] [F] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [C] [C]
[F] [F] [F] [F] [C] [C] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [C] [C]
[C*]
Galway Shawl * - Artist
In Oran-[C]-more in the County Gal-[Em]-way,
One pleasant even-[Am]-ing in the [Dm] month of [F] May;
I spied a [C] damsel, she was young and [Em] handsome,
Her beauty [Am] fairly [F] took my [G] breath [C] away.
[Chorus]
|[NC] She wore no [C] jewels, no costly [Em] diamonds,
|No paint no [Am] powder, no [Dm] none at [F] all;
|She wore a [C] bonnet with ribbons on [Em] it,
|And 'round her [Am] shoulder [F] was a [G] Galway [C] shawl.
We kept on [C] walking, she kept on [Em] talking
Till her father's [Am] cottage came [Dm] into [F] view
She said Come [C] in, sir, and meet my [Em] father,
And play to [Am] please him [F] The [G] Foggy [C] Dew.
She sat me [C] down beside the [Em] fire,
I could see her [Am] father, he was [Dm] six feet [F] tall;
And soon her [C] mother had the kettle [Em] singing,
All I could [Am] think of [F] was the[G] Galway [C] shawl.
[Chorus]
|[NC] She wore no [C] jewels, no costly [Em] diamonds,
|No paint no [Am] powder, no [Dm] none at [F] all;
|She wore a [C] bonnet with ribbons on [Em] it,
|And 'round her [Am] shoulder [F] was a [G] Galway [C] shawl.
I played the [C] Blackbird and The Stack Of [Em] Barley,
Rodney's [Am] Glory, and the [Dm] Foggy [F] Dew;
She sang each [C] note like an Irish [Em] linnet,
And the tears they [Am] flowed [F] in her [G] eyes of [C] blue.
'Twas early [C] early, all in the [Em] morning
I hit the [Am] road for [Dm] old Done-[F]-gal
She said Good-[C]-bye, sir, she cried and kissed [Em] me,
And my heart re-[Am]-mained with [F] the [G] Galway [C] shawl.
[Chorus]
|[NC] She wore no [C] jewels, no costly [Em] diamonds,
|No paint no [Am] powder, no [Dm] none at [F] all;
|She wore a [C] bonnet with ribbons on [Em] it,
|And 'round her [Am] shoulder [F] was a [G] Galway [C] shawl.
[Outro, slowing down]
And round her [Am] shoulder [F] was a [G] Galway [C]
Hills of Connemarra [C]
[Chorus]
G C G
[ Gather up your pots and your old tin cans
D
The mash and the corn, the barley and the bran
G C G
Run like the devil from the excise man
D G
Keep the smoke from rising, Barney] [ 2,3,4]
G C G
Keep your eyes well-peeled today
D
The excise men, they’re on their way
G C G
Searching for the mountain tay
D G
In the Hills of Connemara.
[Chorus]
G C G
[ Gather up your pots and your old tin cans
D
The mash and the corn, the barley and the bran
G C G
Run like the devil from the excise man
D G
Keep the smoke from rising, Barney]. [2,3,4]
G C G
The mountain breezes as they blow
D
Echo down to plains below
G C G
The big tall men are on the go
D G
In the Hills of Connemara.
[Chorus]
G C G
[ Gather up your pots and your old tin cans
D
The mash and the corn, the barley and the bran
G C G
Run like the devil from the excise man
D G
Keep the smoke from rising, Barney]. [2,3,4]
G C G
Swing to the left now swing to the right—
D
The excise men, they can dance all night
G C G
Drinking up the tay till the broad daylight
D G
In the Hills of Connemara.
[Chorus]
G C G
[ Gather up your pots and your old tin cans
D
The mash and the corn, the barley and the bran
G C G
Run like the devil from the excise man
D G
Keep the smoke from rising, Barney]. [2,3,4]
[SLOW]
G C G
Stand your ground, for it’s too late
D
The excise men, they’re at the gate [PAUSE 2,3,4]
[FAST]
G C G
Glory be to Paddy for they’re drinking it straight
D G
In the Hills of Connemara!
I Useta Love Her [D]
Saw Doctors
Verse 1:
I have [D] fallen for another she can make her own way [G] home
And even if she asked me now I'd let her go a [D] lone
I useta see her up the chapel as she went to Sunday [G] mass
When she'd go up to receive I'd kneel down there and watch her [D] pass [Stop]
The glory of her [A] ass
|Chorus:
|I [D] useta love her, I useta love her [G] once
|A long long time ago
|I [D] useta love her, I used love her [G] once
|A long long time ago
|It's [C] gone, [F] all my loving is [G] gone
|It's [C] gone, [F] all my loving is [G] gone
Verse 2:
Do you re-[D]member her collecting for concern on Christmas [G] eve
She was on a 48 hour fast just water and black [D] tea
I walked right up and made an ostentatious contri-[G]bution
And I winked at her to tell her I'd seduce her in the [D] future [Stop]
When she's feelin [A] looser
Chorus:
Verse 3:
So [D] now you know the truth of it she's no longer my ob-[G]session
And the thoughts and dreams I had of her would take 6 months in [D] confession
See I met this young one Thursday night and she's into free ex-[G]pression
And her mission is to rid the world of this sinful re-[D]pression [Stop]
And then we had a [A] session
|Chorus:
|I [D] useta love her, I useta love her [G] once
|A long long time ago
|I [D] useta love her, I used love her [G] once
|A long long time ago
|It's [C] gone, [F] all my loving is [G] gone
|Woah woah it's [C] gone, [F] all my loving is [G] gone
|All my loving is [C] ...GONE [F] gone gone [G] gone
|All my loving is [C] ...GONE [F] gone gone [G] gone [Stop]
[Outro - slower]
I have [D] fallen for her mother she can make her own way [G] home
I'll Tell Me Ma [C] - Traditional
[INTRO]
[C]
|I'll [C] tell me ma when [F] I get [C] home
|The [G7] boys won't leave the [C] girls alone
|They pull my hair and [F] stole my [C] comb
|But [G7] that's alright til [C] I go home
|[C] She is handsome, [F] she is pretty
|[C] She is the Belle of [G7] Belfast city
|[C] She is court n' [F] one [F] two [F] three
|[C] Please won't you [G7] tell me [C///] who is she
[C] Albert Mooney [F] says he [C] loves her
[G7] All the boys are [C] fightin' for her
They knock on her door and [F] ring on her [C] bell sayin'
[G7] "Oh my true love [C] are you well?"
[C] Out she comes as [F] white as snow
[C] Rings on her fingers, [G7] bells on her toes
[C] Old Jenny Murphy [F] says she'll die
If she [C] doesn't get the [G7] fella with the [C///] rovin' eye
|I'll [C] tell me ma when [F] I get [C] home
|The [G7] boys won't leave the [C] girls alone
|They pull my hair and [F] stole my [C] comb
|But [G7] that's alright til [C] I go home
|[C] She is handsome, [F] she is pretty
|[C] She is the Belle of [G7] Belfast city
|[C] She is court n' [F] one [F] two [F] three
|[C] Please won't you [G7] tell me [C///] who is she
Let the [C] wind and the rain and the [F] hail blow [C] high
And the [G7] snow come shovellin' [C] from the sky
[C] She's as sweet as [F] apple [C] pie
And [G7] she'll get her own lad [C] by and by
[C] When she gets a [F] lad of her own
She [C] won't tell her ma when [G7] she gets home
[C] Let them all come [F] as they will
Cos it's [C] Albert[G7] Mooney [C///] she loves still
|I'll [C] tell me ma when [F] I get [C] home
|The [G7] boys won't leave the [C] girls alone
|They pull my hair and [F] stole my [C] comb
|But [G7] that's alright til [C] I go home
|[C] She is handsome, [F] she is pretty
|[C] She is the Belle of [G7] Belfast city
|[C] She is court n' [F] one [F] two [F] three
|[C] Please won't you [G7] tell me [C///] who is she.
Irish Medley - Various
[G] [D] [G]
When [G] Irish [D] eyes are [G] smiling [G7]
Sure, it's [C] like the morn in [G] Spring
To the [C] lilt of Irish [G] laughter
You can [A] hear the angels [D] sing [D7]
When [G] Irish [D] hearts are [G] happy [G7]
All the [C] world seems bright and [G] gay
And when [C] Irish eyes are [G] smiling
Sure, they'd [A] steal your [D] heart a-[G]-way
STOP:
[C] There's one fair county in [F] Ireland
With [G] memories so glorious and [C] grand
Where [C] nature has lavished her [F] bounty
In the [G] orchards of Erin's green [C] land
I love it's Cathedral [F] city
once [G] founded by Patrick so [C] true
And it bears in the heart of it's [F] bosom
The [G] ashes of Brian [C] Boru
[Chorus]
It's my[C] own [F] I-[G] rish [C] home
[C] Far [F] across the[Dm] foam
And [G] though I've often left it
In foreign lands to [C] roam
No matter [F] where I [C] wander
Through cities [F] near and [Dm] far
Sure my [C] heart is at home in old [F] Ireland
In the [G] County of [C] Armagh
STOP:
In Oran-[C]-more in the County Gal-[Em]-way,
One pleasant even-[Am]-ing in the month of [F] May [G7]
I spied a [C] damsel, she was young and [Em] handsome,
Her beauty [Am] fairly [F] took my [G] breath [C] away.
[Chorus]
[NC] She wore no [C] jewels, no costly [Em] diamonds,
No paint no [Am] powder, no none at [F] all [G7]
She wore a [C] bonnet with ribbons on [Em] it,
And 'round her [Am] shoulder [F] was a [G] Galway [C] shawl.
We kept on [C] walking, she kept on [Em] talking
Till her father's [Am] cottage came into [F] view [G7]
She said Come [C] in, sir, and meet my [Em] father,
And play to [Am] please him [F] The [G] Foggy [C] Dew.
[Chorus]
[NC] She wore no [C] jewels, no costly [Em] diamonds,
No paint no [Am] powder, no none at [F] all[G7]
She wore a [C] bonnet with ribbons on [Em] it,
And 'round her [Am] shoulder [F] was a [G] Galway [C] shawl
[Slowing Down]
Yes 'round her [Am] shoulder [F] was a [G] Galway [C] Shawl [G] [C]
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Katy Daley - Eamonn O’Shea
Intro [G] [D] [G]
[Chorus]
G
COME down the mountain Katy Daley
D
Come DOWN from the mountain Katy do
D7
Can't you hear us calling Katy Daley
G
We want to drink your Irish mountain dew
[Verse 1]
G
With her old man Katy came from Tipperary
D
In the pioneering year of '42
D7
Her old man was shot in Tombstone City
G
For the making of his Irish mountain dew
[Chorus]
G
COME down the mountain Katy Daley
D
Come DOWN from the mountain Katy do
D7
Can't you hear us calling Katy Daley
G
We want to drink your Irish mountain dew
[Verse 2]
G
Wake up and pay attention Katy Daley
D
For I'm the judge that's gonna sentence you
D7
All the boys in court have drunk your whiskey
G
To tell the truth I like a little too
[Chorus]
G
COME down the mountain Katy Daley
D
Come DOWN from the mountain Katy do
D7
Can't you hear us calling Katy Daley
G
We want to drink your Irish mountain dew
[Verse 3]
G
So to the jail they took poor Katy Daley
D
And pretty soon the gates were open wide
D7
Angels came for poor old Katy Daley
G
Took her far across the great divide
[Chorus]
G
COME down the mountain Katy Daley
D
Come DOWN from the mountain Katy do
D7
Can't you hear us calling Katy Daley
G
We want to drink your Irish mountain dew
[Verse 4]
[G]So at the gates there stood poor Katy Daly
Saint Peter said good brewers they are [D]few
So pass inside the golden gates now [D7] Katy
And start to brew your heavenly mountain [G] dew
[Chorus]
G
COME down the mountain Katy Daley
D
Come DOWN from the mountain Katy do
[D] She'll never more be coming down the [D7]mountain
G
We never more will drink her mountain dew [D] [G]
Let him go let him tarry
Ruby Murray
[A] [D] [Last line of chorus]
[Chorus]
D D G D
Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim,
A A A D
he doesn't care for me nor I don't care for him.
D D G D
He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy
A A A D
for I'm goin' to marry a far nicer boy.
[Verse] 1
D G D
Farewell to cold winter, summers come at last
A D
Nothing have I gained but my true love I have lost
D G D
I'll sing and I'll be happy like a bird upon a tree
A D
For since he has left me I care no more for he
[Chorus]
D D G D
Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim,
A A A D
he doesn't care for me nor I don't care for him.
D D G D
He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy
A A A D
for I'm goin' to marry a far nicer boy.
[Verse 2]
D D G D
Bridget was a colleen with an independent air
A A A D
and Bridget had a sweetheart who was gay and debonair.
D D G D
He would woo her, court her, jilt her nearly ev'ry other day
A D
'till finally Miss Bridget was heard at last to say
[Chorus]
D D G D
Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim,
A A A D
he doesn't care for me nor I don't care for him.
D D G D
He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy
A A A D
for I'm goin' to marry a far nicer boy.
[Verse 3]
D D G D
He can go to his old mother and set her mind at ease
A A A D
for she's an old, old woman and very hard to please.
D D G D
She can say that I am flighty as she has always done
A A A D
'cause I don't want to marry her great big ugly son.
[Chorus]
D D G D
Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim,
A A A D
he doesn't care for me nor I don't care for him.
D D G D
He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy
A A A D
for I'm goin' to marry a far nicer boy.
[Bridge]
G D E7 A
Let him go, let him go, let him go let him tarry let him go
[Chorus]
D D G D
Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim,
A A A D
he doesn't care for me nor I don't care for him.
D D G D
He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy
A A A D
for I'm goin' to marry a far nicer boy.
[Outro]
A D
For I’m goin’ to marry a far nicer boy
Molly Malone [C] - Easy
[Intro]
[C] [G7] [C]
In [C] Dublin's fair city, where the [Dm] girls are so [G7] pretty
I [C] first set my [Am] eyes on sweet [F] Molly Ma [G7]lone
As she [C] wheeled her wheel barrow
Through [Dm] streets broad and narrow
Crying [C] cockles and mussels alive a[G7]live [C] O!
[Chorus]
|A[C]live alive Oh!
|A[G7]live alive Oh!
|Crying [C] cockles and mussels
|Alive, a[G7]live [C] Oh!
She was a fish monger, and [Dm] sure 'twas no [G7] wonder
For [C] so were her [Am] father and [F] mother be[G7]fore
And they [C] each wheeled their barrow
Through [Dm] streets broad and narrow
Crying [C] cockles and mussels alive a[G7]live [C] O!
|A[C]live alive Oh!
|A[G7]live alive Oh!
|Crying [C] cockles and mussels
|Alive, a[G7]live [C] Oh!
[SLOWER FOR SAD BIT - FIRST 2 LINES]
She died of a fever, and [Dm] no one could [G7]save her
And [C] that was the [Am] end of sweet [F] Molly Ma[G7] lone
[NORMAL]
But her ghost [C] wheels her wheel barrow
Through [Dm] streets broad and narrow
Crying [C] cockles and mussels alive a[G7]live [C] O!
|A[C]live alive Oh!
|A[G7]live alive Oh!
|Crying [C] cockles and mussels
[SLOWING DOWN]
|Alive, a[G7]live [C///////////] Oh!
Red Rose Cafe -
[Cm] They come from the farms and the factories too,
G
And they all soon forget who they are
The cares of today are soon washed away
Cm
As they sit on a stool by the bar
The girl with green eyes in the rolling stones shirt
Fm
Doesn't look like she works on the land
Cm
The man at the end is a very good friend
G C
Of a man who sells cars second hand
[Chorus]
C
Down at the red rose cafe in the harbour
G
There by the port just outside Amsterdam
F C
Everyone shares in the songs and the laughter
G Cm
Everyone there is so happy to be there
Cm
The salesmen relax with a few pints of beer
And they try not to talk about [G]trade
The poet wont write any verses tonight
he may sing a sweet [Cm]sernade
So pull up a chair and forget about life
It's a good thing to do now and [Fm]then
And if you like it here I [Cm] have an idea
Tomorrow [G] lets all meet [Cm]again
[Chorus]
C
Down at the red rose cafe in the harbour
G
There by the port just outside Amsterdam
F C
Everyone shares in the songs and the laughter
G C
Everyone there is so happy to be there
[Repeat chorus again]
Star of the County Down
Traditional
Intro: [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
Verse 1:
In [Am] Banbridge Town in the [C] County [G] Down
One [Am] morning [F] last [G] July,
Down a [Am] boreen green came a [C] sweet [G] colleen
And she [Am] smiled as she [G] passed me [Am] by.
She [C] looked so sweet from her [G] two bare feet
To the [Am] sheen of her [F] nut brown [G] hair.
Such a [Am] coaxing elf, sure I [C] shook my [G] self
To make [Am] sure I was [G] really [Am] there.
|[Chorus]
|From [C] Bantry Bay up to [G] Derry Quay and
|From [Am] Galway to [F] Dublin [G] Town,
|No [Am] maid I've seen like the [C] sweet col[G]leen
|That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am] Down.
Verse 2:
As she [Am] onward sped, sure I [C] shook my [G] head,
And I [Am] gazed with a [F] feelin' [G] rare,
And I [Am] says, says I, to a [C] passer [G]-by,
"Who's the [Am] maid with the [G] nut brown [Am] hair?"
He [C] smiled at me and he [G] says, says he,
"That's the [Am] gem of old [F] Ireland's [G] crown.
That's [Am] Rosie McCann from the [C] banks of the [G] Bann,
She's the [Am] star of the [G] County [Am] Down."
|[Chorus]
|From [C] Bantry Bay up to [G] Derry Quay and
|From [Am] Galway to [F] Dublin [G] Town,
|No [Am] maid I've seen like the [C] sweet col[G]leen
|That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am] Down
Verse 3:
At the [Am] Harvest Fair she'll be [C] surely [G] there
So I'll [Am] dress in my [F] Sunday [G] clothes,
With my [Am] shoes shone bright and my [C] hat cocked [G] right
For a [Am] smile from my [G] nut brown [Am] rose.
No [C] pipe I'll smoke, no [G] horse I'll yoke
Till my [Am] plough is a [F] rust coloured [G] brown.
Till a [Am] smiling bride by my [C] own fire [G] side
Sits the [Am] star of the [G] County [Am] Down.
|[Chorus]
|From [C] Bantry Bay up to [G] Derry Quay and
|From [Am] Galway to [F] Dublin [G] Town,
|No [Am] maid I've seen like the [C] sweet col[G]leen
|That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am] Down.
Outro:
That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am////] Down
Teenage Kicks
Undertones
Intro:
[C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7]
[C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7]
Verse 1:
[C] A teenage dream's so hard to beat [Cmaj7]
[Am] Every time she walks down the street [Cmaj7]
[C] Another girl in the neighbourhood [Cmaj7]
[Am] Wish she was mine, she looks so good
|Chorus:
|[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
|Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [C]
Verse 2:
[C] I'm gonna call her on the telephone [Cmaj7]
[Am] Have her over 'cos I'm all alone [Cmaj7]
[C] I need excitement, though i need it bad [Cmaj7]
[Am] And it's the best i've ever had
|Chorus:
|[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
|Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night
[Instrumental]
[C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7]
[C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7]
Verse 3:
[C] A teenage dream's so hard to beat [Cmaj7]
[Am] Every time she walks down the street [Cmaj7]
[C] Another girl in the neighbourhood [Cmaj7]
[Am] Wish she was mine, she looks so good
|Chorus:
|[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
|Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night
Verse 4:
[C] I'm gonna call her on the telephone [Cmaj7]
[Am] Have her over 'cos I'm all alone [Cmaj7]
[C] I need excitement, though i need it bad [Cmaj7]
[Am] And it's the best i've ever had
|Chorus:
|[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
|Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [C]
|[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
|Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [C]
Outro:
[C*][C*] [F*][F*] [G///] [C*]
The Hucklebuck
[Intro] Do-do Do-do Doot-da-Do-do x2
Now [G] here's a dance you should [G7] [know] [Hey!]
Oh, baby [C] when the lights are [G] down [low] [Hey!]
[D] Grab your baby, [G] then [go] [Hey!]
[CHORUS]
[G] Do the hucklebuck [Hey!]
Do the hucklebuck [Hey!]
If you don't know how to do it
Then you're out of luck [Hey!]
[C] Shove your baby in
Twist her all around
[G]Then you start a-twistin' and a-movin' all around
[D] Wriggle like a snake, [C] waddle like a duck
[G] That's what you do when you do the Huckle-[G] buck
And now,[G] here's a dance you should [G7] [know] [Hey!]
Oh, baby [C] when the lights are [G] down [low] [Hey!]
[D] Rock your baby, [G] then [go] [Hey!]
[G*] A little bit of twist [Hey!]
[G*] A little bit of this [Hey!]
[G] If you don't know how to do it
Ask my little sis
[C] Shove your baby in
Twist her all around
[G] Then you start a-shakin' and a-movin' all around
[D] Wriggle like a snake, [C] waddle like a duck
[G] That's what you do when you do the [G]Hucklebuck
Now [G] here's a dance you should [G7] [know] [Hey!]
Oh, baby [C] when the lights are [G] down [low] [Hey!]
[D] Grab your baby, [G] then [go] [Hey!]
[G*] A little bit of this [Hey!]
[G*] A little bit of twist [Hey!]
[G] If you don't know how to do it
Ask my little sis
[C] Shove your baby in
Twist her all around
[G] Then you start a-shakin' and a-movin' all around
[D] Wriggle like a snake, [C] waddle like a duck
[G] That's what you do-ooo
[D] Do the Huckle [G] buck.... [D] [G]
The Leaving Of Liverpool
Dubliners
Intro [G] [C] [G] [D7] [G] last 2 lines of verse
[Verse 1]
Fare-[G]-well to you my own [C] true [G] love
River Mersey fare thee [D7] well
I am [G] bound for Cali-[C]-forni [G] a
A place that I [D7] know right [G] well
|Chorus:
|So [D] fare thee well, my [C] own true [G] love
|When I return united we will [D] be
|It's not the [G] leaving of [G7] Liverpool that [C] grieves [G] me
|But my darling when I [D7] think of [G] thee
[Verse 2]
I am [G] bound on a Yankee [C] clipper [G] ship
Davy Crockett is her [D7] name
And her [G] captain's name it is [C] Burg-[G]-ess
And they say that she's a [D7] floating [G] shame
Chorus:
[Verse 3]
I [G] sailed with Burgess [C] once [G] before
And I think I know him [D7] well
If a [G] man's a sailor he will [C] get [G] along
If he's not then he's [D7] sure in [G] hell
Chorus:
[Verse 4]
The [G] ship is in the [C] harbour, [G] love
And you know I can't [D7] remain
I [G] know it will be a [C] long long [G] time
Before I see [D7] you [G] again
Chorus: x2 (slowing on the last line)
Whiskey In the Jar
Verse 1:
[G] As I was a goin' over the [Em] Cork and Kerry mountains
I [C] met with Captain Farrell and his [G] money he was counting
I [G] first produced my pistol and I [Em] then produced my rapier
Said [C] "Stand and deliver" for you [G] are my bold deceiver
|Chorus:
|With me [D] ring dum-a doo dum-a da
|[G] Whack for the daddy-o. [C] whack for the daddy-o
|There's [G] whiskey [D7] in the [G] jar
|
|
Verse 2:
I [G] counted out his money and it [Em] made a pretty penny
I [C] put it in me pocket and I [G] brought it home to Jenny
She [G] said and she swore that she [Em] never would deceive me
But the [C] devil take the women for they [G] never can be easy
Chorus:
Verse 3:
I [G] went into my chamber, all [Em] for to take a slumber
I [C] dreamt of gold and jewels and for [G] sure it was no wonder
But [G] Jenny drew me charges and she [Em] filled them up with water
Then [C] sent for captain Farrell to be [G] ready for the slaughter.
|Chorus:
|With me [D] ring dum-a doo dum-a da
|[G] Whack for the daddy-o. [C] whack for the daddy-o
|There's [G] whiskey [D7] in the [G] jar
|
Verse 4:
It was [G] early in the morning, just be[Em]fore I rose to travel
The [C] guards were all around me and [G] likewise Captain Farrell
I [G] first produced me pistol for she [Em] stole away me rapier
But I [C] couldn't shoot the water, so a [G] prisoner I was taken.
Chorus:
Verse 5:
If [G] anyone can aid me, it's my [Em] brother in the army,
If [C] I can find his station in [G] Cork or in Killarney.
And [G] if he'll come with me, we'll go [Em] roving near Kilkenny,
and I'm [C] sure he'll treat me better than me [G] own sporting Jenny.
Chorus:
Verse 6:
Now [G] some men take delight in the [Em] drinking and the roving,
But [C] others take delight in the [G] gambling and the smoking.
But [G] I take delight in the [Em] juice of the barley,
and [C] courting pretty Jenny in the [G] morning bright and early.
|Chorus:
|With me [D] ring dum-a doo dum-a da
|[G] Whack for the daddy-o. [C] whack for the daddy-o
|There's [G] whiskey [D7] in the [G] jar
Whistling Gypsy
Traditional
[Intro] [C/C] [G7/G7]
[C] The gypsy [G7] rover came[C] over the [G7] hill
[C] Down through the [G7] valley so[C] sha[G7]dy,
He [C] whistled and he [G7] sang 'til the[C] greenwoods[Am] rang,
And [C] he won the [Dm] heart of a [C] la[F]d[C]y.
|[Chorus][C] Ah-de-[G7] do, ah-de-[C] do-da-[G7] day,
|[C] Ah-de-[G7] do, ah-de-[C] da-[G7] ay
|He [C] whistled and he[G7] sang 'til the [C] greenwoods[Am] rang,
|And [C] he won the [Dm] heart of a[C] la[F]d[C]y.|
[C] She left her [G7] father's [C] castle [G7] gates
[C] She left her [G7] own fine [C] lo[G7]ver
She [C] left her [G7] servants [C] and her [Am] state
To [C] follow the [Dm] gypsy [C] r[F]o[C]ver.
|[Chorus][C] Ah-de-[G7] do, ah-de-[C] do-da-[G7] day,
|[C] Ah-de-[G7] do, ah-de-[C] da-[G7] ay
|He [C] whistled and he[G7] sang 'til the [C] greenwoods[Am] rang,
|And [C] he won the [Dm] heart of a[C] la[F]d[C]y.|
[C] Her father [G7] saddled up [C] his fastest [G7] steed
[C] And roamed the [G7] valleys all [C] o[G7] ver
[C] Sought his [G7] daughter [C] at great [Am] speed
And [C] the whistling [Dm] gypsy [C] r[F]o[C]ver.
|[Chorus][C] Ah-de-[G7] do, ah-de-[C] do-da-[G7] day,
|[C] Ah-de-[G7] do, ah-de-[C] da-[G7] ay
|He [C] whistled and he[G7] sang 'til the [C] greenwoods[Am] rang,
|And [C] he won the [Dm] heart of a[C] la[F]d[C]y.|
[C] He came at [G7] last to a [C] mansion [G7] fine,
[C] Down by the [G7] river [C] Clay[G7]dee
[C] And there was [G7] music and [C] there was [Am] wine,
For [C] the gypsy [Dm] and his [C] la[F] [C] dy.
|[Chorus] [C] Ah-de-[G7] do, ah-de-[C] do-da-[G7] day,
|[C] Ah-de-[G7] do, ah-de-[C] da-[G7] ay
|He [C] whistled and he[G7] sang 'til the [C] greenwoods[Am] rang,
|And [C] he won the [Dm] heart of a[C] la[F]d[C]y.|
[C] "He is no [G7] gypsy, my [C] father" she [G7] said
[C] "But lord of these [G7] lands [C] all [G7] over,
[C] And I shall [G7] stay 'til my [C] dying [Am] day
With my [C] whistling [Dm] gypsy [C] ro[F] [C] ver."
|[Chorus] [C] Ah-de-[G7] do, ah-de-[C] do-da-[G7] day,
|[C] Ah-de-[G7] do, ah-de-[C] da-[G7] ay
|He [C] whistled and he[G7] sang 'til the [C] greenwoods[Am] rang,
|And [C] he won the [Dm] heart of a[C] la[F]d[C]y.|
[Outro]
And [C] he won the [Dm] heart of a[C] la[F]d[C]y.|
Wild Rover
The Dubliners
[Intro]
[C] [G7] [C] [C]
[Verse 1]
I've [C] been a wild rover for many a [F] year
And I [C] spent all me [G7] money on whiskey and [C] beer
But [C] now I'm returning with gold in great [F] store,
And I [C] promise to [G7] play the wild rover no [C] more
|[Chorus]
|And it's [G7] no, nay, never
|[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more,
|Will I [C] play the wild [F] rover,
|No [G7] never, no [C] more [C]
[Verse 2]
I [C] went to an ale house I used to fre-[F]quent,
And I [C] told the land[G7]lady me money’s all [C] spent,
I [C] asked her for credit, she answered me [F] "Nay...
Sure a [C] custom like [G7] yours I could get any [C] day."
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
I [C] took from my pocket 10 sovereigns [F] bright,
And the [C] landlady's [G7] eyes opened up with de-[C]light,
She [C] said, "I have whiskeys and wines of the [F] best,
And the [C] words that I [G7] told you were only in [C] jest.
[Chorus]
[Verse 4]
I'll go [C] home to my parents, confess what I've [F] done,
And I'll [C] ask them to [G7] pardon their prodigal [C] son,
And [C] if they forgive me as oft times be-[F]fore,
Then I [C] never will [G7] play the wild rover no [C] more!
|[Chorus]
|And it's [G7] no, nay, never
|[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more,
|Will I [C] play the wild [F] rover,
|No [G7] never, no [C] more [C]
|
|And it's [G7] no, nay, never
|[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more,
|[Slowing]
|Will I [C///] plaaaay the wild [F///] rover,
|No [G7///] never, no [C//////] more.
Will ye go lassie go?
Francis McPeake
[Verse 1]
[C] Oh the summer [F] time is [C] come
And the [F] trees are sweetly [C] blooming
And the [F] wild [G]mountain [Am] thyme
Grows a [Dm] round the blooming [F] heather
|[Chorus]
|Will ye [C] go, [F] lassie, [C] go?
|And we'll [F] all go to[C]gether
|To pluck [F] wild [G] mountain [Am] thyme
|All a[Dm]round the blooming [F] heather
|Will ye [C] go, [F] lassie, [C] go?
[Verse 2]
I will [C] build my [F] love a [C] tower
By yon [F] clear crystal [C] fountain
And [F] around it [G] I will [Am] pile
All the [Dm] flowers of the [F] mountain
|[Chorus]
|Will ye [C] go, [F] lassie, [C] go?
|And we'll [F] all go to[C]gether
|To pluck [F] wild [G] mountain [Am] thyme
|All a[Dm]round the blooming [F] heather
|Will ye [C] go, [F] lassie, [C] go?
[Flute Instrumental]
[Verse 3]
If my [C] true love [F] she were [C] gone
I would [F] surely find a[C]nother
To pluck [F] wild [G] mountain [Am] thyme
All a [Dm] round the blooming [F] heather
|[Chorus]
|Will ye [C] go, [F] lassie, [C] go?
|And we'll [F] all go to[C]gether
|To pluck [F] wild [G] mountain [Am] thyme
|All a[Dm]round the blooming [F] heather
|Will ye [C] gooooooo,
|[F] lassieeeeee,
|[C] gooooo?
Wind of Change
The Scorpions
Intro while whistling: [Am] [F] [Am] [F] [C] [Dm] [Am-G]
[C] I follow the Mosk[Dm]va Down to Gorky [C]Park
Listening to the [Dm]wind... of [Am]change [G]
[C] An August summer [Dm]night Soldiers passing [C]by
Listening to the [Dm]wind... of [Am]change [G]
[C] The world is closing [Dm]in Did you ever [C]think
That we could be so [Dm]close... like [Am]bro[G]thers
[C] The future’s in the [Dm]air I can feel it every[C]where
Blowing with the [Dm]wind... of [Am]change [G] [G]
[C] Take [G]me... to the [Dm]magic of the [G]moment
On a [C]glory [G]night
Where the [Dm]children of to[G]morrow dream a[Am]way
[F] In the wind of [G]change [G]
[C] Walking down the [Dm]street Distant memor[C]ies
Are buried in the [Dm]past... for[Am]e-e-e[G]ver
[C] I follow the Mosk[Dm]va Down to Gorky [C]Park
Listening to the [Dm]wind... of [Am]change [G]
Chorus:
[C] Take [G]me... to the [Dm]magic of the [G]moment
On a [C]glory [G]night
Where the [Dm]children of to[G]morrow share their [Am]dreams
[F] With you and [G]me [G]
[C] Take [G]me... to the [Dm]magic of the [G]moment
On a [C]glory [G]night
Where the [Dm]children of to[G]morrow dream a[Am]way
[F] In the wind of [G]change [G]
[Am] The wind of change blows [G]straight Into the face of [Am]time
Like a stormwind that will [G]ring
The freedom bell... for peace of [C]mind
Let your balalaika [Dm]sing What my guitar... wants to [E]say [E7]
Chorus: then end on [C]