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] |

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]