A Woman's Heart - Mary Black [Intro] [C] [G][Am][F] [C] [G] [Am] [F] |[CHORUS] |C G Am F | My heart is low, my heart is so low | C G Am F |As only a woman's heart can be | C G Am F |As only a woman's, as only a woman's | C G F C |As only a woman's heart can know C G The tears that drip Am F From my bewildered eyes C G Am F Taste of bitter sweet ro-mance C G You're still in my hopes Am F C You're still on my mind, oh G Am F And even though I manage on my own |[CHORUS] |C G Am F | My heart is low, my heart is so low | C G Am F |As only a woman's heart can be | C G Am F |As only a woman's, as only a woman's | C G F C |As only a woman's heart can know C G When restless eyes Am F Re-veal my troubled soul C G Am F And memories flood my weary heart C G I mourn for my dreams Am F C I mourn for my wasted love G Am F And while I know that I'll sur-vive alone |[CHORUS] |C G Am F | My heart is low, my heart is so low | C G Am F |As only a woman's heart can be | C G Am F |As only a woman's, as only a woman's | C G F C |As only a woman's heart can know |[Slowing] | C G F C |As only a woman's heart can know

Belfast Mill [G] [Em] [D] [C] [G] At the [G] East end of town At the [Em] foot of the hill There's a [D] chimney so tall It says [C] Belfast [G] Mill. But there's no smoke at all Coming [Em] out of the stack For the [D] mill has shut down And is [C] never coming [G] back. |[Chorus] |[G] And the only tune I hear |Is the [Em] sound of the wind |As she [D] blows through the town |Weave and [C] spin, weave and [G] spin. [G] There's no children playing In the [Em] dark narrow streets And the [D] loom has shut down It's so [C] quiet I can't [G] sleep. The mill has shut down 'Twas the [Em] only life I know Tell me [D] where will I go Tell me [C] where will I [G] go. |[Chorus] |[G] And the only tune I hear |Is the [Em] sound of the wind |As she [D] blows through the town |Weave and [C] spin, weave and [G] spin. [G] I'm too old to work And I'm [Em] too young to die Tell me [D] where will I go now My [C] family and [G] I. [G] And the only tune I hear Is the [Em] sound of the wind As she [D] blows through the town Weave and [C] spin, weave and [G] spin. [Slowing down] As she [D] blows through the town Weave and [C] spin, weave and [G] spin.

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 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

Boom bang a bang - artist Lulu G D7 Come closer, come closer and listen G The beat of my heart keeps on missing C I notice it most when we're kissing G D G Come closer and love me tonight G That's right G Come closer and cuddle me tight [NC] My heart goes..... C Boom bang-a-bang, boom bang-a-bang G When you are near D7 Boom bang-a-bang, boom bang-a-bang G Loud in my ear C Pounding away, pounding away G Won't you be mine? D7 G Boom bang-a-bang-bang all the time C G It's such a lovely feeling C G When I'm in your arms C Don't go away G I wanna stay my whole life through C D7 Boom bang-a-bang-bang G Close to you G D7 Your smile is so warm and inviting G The thought of your kiss is exciting C So hold me and don't keep me waiting G D7 G Come closer and love me tonight G That's right G Come closer and cuddle me tight C G It's such a lovely feeling C G When I'm in your arms C Don't go away G I wanna stay my whole life through C D7 Boom bang-a-bang-bang G Close to you [NC] My heart goes..... C Boom bang-a-bang, boom bang-a-bang G When you are near D7 Boom bang-a-bang, boom bang-a-bang G Loud in my ear C Pounding away, pounding away G Won't you be mine? D7 G Boom bang-a-bang-bang all the time C G It's such a lovely feeling C G When I'm in your arms C Don't go away G I wanna stay my whole life through C D7 Boom bang-a-bang-bang C D7 Boom bang-a-bang-bang C D7 G D G Boom bang-a-bang-bang close to you

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*]

Caledonia Dougie Maclean / Dolores Keane (whole song is in 3/4 time, each chord is 2 bars, so, Down down down, Down down down for each chord, 1,2,3, 1,2,3) [Intro] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [F*] Verse 1: [C] I don't know if [G] you can see, The [Am] changes that have come [F] over me. These [C] last few days I've [G] been afraid, That [Am] I might drift [F] away. So I've been [C] telling old stories, [G] singing songs, That [Am] make me think about [F] where I come from. [C] And that's the reason [G] why I seem So [Am] far away [F] today. |Chorus: |[C] Let me tell you that I [G] love you, |That I [Am] think about you all the [F] time. |Caledonia you're [C] calling me, |Now I'm [G] going [C] home. |But [C] if I should become a [G] stranger, |Know that [Am] it would make me more than [F] sad, |Caledonia's been [G] everything I've ever [C] had. Verse 2: Now [C] I have moved and I’ve [G] kept on moving, [Am] Proved the points that I [F] needed proving, [C] Lost the friends that [G] needed losing, [Am] Found others on the [F] way. [C] I've have tried [G] and kept on trying [Am] Stolen dreams, yes there's [F] no denying, [C] I've travelled hard, with [G] conscience flying, [Am] Somewhere in the [F] wind. Chorus: Verse 3: Now I'm [C] sitting here be [G] fore the fire, [Am]The empty room, the [F] forest choir, The [C] flames that could not get [G] any higher, They've [Am] withered now they’re [F] gone. But I'm [C] steady thinking my [G] way is clear, And [Am] I know what I will [F] do tomorrow, When [C] hands are shaken, and the [G] kisses flow, Then [Am] I will dis [F] appear. Chorus: |[C] Let me tell you that I [G] love you, |That I [Am] think about you all the [F] time. |Caledonia you're [C] calling me, |Now I'm [G] going [C] home. |But [C] if I should become a [G] stranger, |Know that [Am] it would make me more than [F] sad, |[F] Caledonia's been [G] everything I've ever [C] had.[C*]

Danny Boy (Short version) Intro: [A] [A7] [D] [Dm] [A] [E7] [A] - first 2 lines [A] Oh Danny Boy, the pipes, the [A7] pipes are [D]calling [Dm] From glen to [A] glen and down the mountain [E7] side The summer's [A] gone and [A7] all the flowers are [D] dy[Dm]ing It's you, It's [A] you must [E7] go and I must [A] bide But come ye back when [D] summer's in the [A] meadow [F#m] Or when the [A] valley's hu[D]shed and white with [E7] snow Tis I'll be [A] here in [D] sunshine or in [A] shadow [F#m] Oh Danny [A] Boy, oh Danny [E7] Boy, I love you [A] so

Delany's Donkey - Val Doonican Intro [C] [F] [G7] [C] Now [C] Delaney had a donkey [F] everyone [C] admired Temporarily lazy and permanently [G7] tired A [C] leg at every corner [F] balancing his [C] head Am F G7 C And a tail to let you know which end he wanted to be fed. Am E7 Am Riley, slyly said "we've underrated it Am E7 Am Why not train it?" then they took a rag C F G C They rubbed it, scrubbed it, they oiled and embrocated it Am F C G7 Got it at the post and when the starter dropped the flag C F C F There was Riley pushing it, shoving it, shushing it C F C G7 Hogan, Logan and everyone in town C F C Lined up attacking it, n'shoving it and smacking it Am F G G7 They might as well a'tried to push the Town Hall down. C F C The donkey was eyeing them, openly defying them F C G7 Winking, blinking and twisting out of place, C C7 F Riley reversing it, everybody cursing it C F G7 C The day Delaney's donkey ran the half mile race. C F C The muscles of the mighty never known to flinch G7 They couldn't move the donkey a quarter of an inch C F C Delaney lay exhausted hanging 'round his throat Am F G7 C With a grip just like a Scotsman on a five pound note. Am E7 Am Starter Carter, he lined it with the rest of 'em Am E7 Am When it saw them it was willing then C F G C It raced up, braced up, ready for the best of 'em Am F C G7 They started off to cheer it but it changed it's mind again! C F C F And there was Riley pushing it, shoving it, shushing it C F C G7 Hogan, Logan and Mary-Ann McGrath C F G C She started poking it and grabbing it and choking it Am F G G7 It kicked her in the bustle and it laughed hee-haw! C F G C The Whigs and Conservatives, the Radical Superlatives F C G7 Liberals and Tories they hurried to the place C C7 F Stood there in unity, helping the community C F G7 C The day Delaney's donkey ran the half mile race. C F C The crowd began to cheer it and Rafferty the judge G7 He came up to assist 'em but still it wouldn't budge C F G C And the jockey who was riding it, little John McGee Am F G7 C Was so thoroughly disgusted that he went and had his tea! Am E7 Am Hagan, Fagan were students of psychology Am E7 Am Swore they'd shift him with some dynamite C F G C They bought it, brought it, and without apology Am C G7 The donkey gave a sneeze and blew the whole lot outa sight. C F C F And there was Riley pushing it, shoving it, shushing it C F C G7 Hogan, Logan and all the bally crew C F C Police and Auxiliary, the Garrison Artillery Am F G G7 The Second Enniskillen's and the Life Guards too. C F C They seized it n'harried it, they picked it up and carried it F C G7 Cheered it, steered it to the winning place. C C7 F Then the bookmaker's drew aside, and they all committed suicide C F G7 C The day Delaney's donkey won the half mile race!

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.........

Don't Marry Her, Have Me Beautiful South Intro: [C] [C] [C] [C] Verse 1: [C] Think of you with [G] pipe and slippers, [F] Think of her in [G] bed [F] Laying there just [C] watching telly, [D7] Think of me in[G]stead I'll [C] never grow so [G] old and flabby, [F] That could never [G] be [F*] Don't marry [G*] her, have [C] me. Verse 2: Your [C] love light shines like [G] cardboard, Your [F] work shoes they are [G] glistening She's a [F] Phd in 'I [C] told you so', You've a [D7] knighthood in 'I'm not [G] listening' She’ll [C] always be be-[G]side you, [F] Bring you cups of [G] tea [F*] Don't marry [G*] her, have [C] me. |Chorus: |And the [C] Sunday sun shines down on San Fran-[F]cisco [C] Bay |And you [F] realize you can't make it any-[C]way |You have to wash the car |Take the [F] kiddies to the [C] park |[F*] Don't marry [G*] her, have [C] me. Verse 3: Those [C] lovely Sunday [G] mornings, With [F] breakfast brought in [G] bed Those [F] blackbirds look like [C] knitting needles, [D7] Trying to peck your [G] head Those [C] birds will peck your [G] soul out, And [F] throw away the [G] key [F*] Don't marry [G*] her, have [C] me. Verse 4: The [C] kitchen's always [G] tidy, The [F] bathroom's always [G] clean She's a di-[F]ploma in 'just [C] hiding things', You've a [D7] first in 'low es-[G]teem' Your [C] socks might smell of [G] angels, Your [F] life might smell of [G] Brie [F*] Don't marry [G*] her, have [C] me. |Chorus: |And the [C] Sunday sun shines down on San Fran-[F]cisco [C] Bay |And you [F] realize you can't make it any-[C]way |You have to wash the car |Take the [F] kiddies to the [C] park |[F*] Don't marry [G*] her, have [C] me. Outro: And the [C*] Sunday sun shines down on San Fran-[F*]cisco [C*] Bay And you [F*] realize you can't make it any-[C*]way You [C*] have to wash the car Take the [F*] kiddies to the [C*] park (Slowing) [F*] Don't marry [G*] her, have [C*] me.

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: With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, whoo hoo hoo [Am] hoo [C*] Hooooo

Five Hundred Miles The Proclaimers Intro: [D] [D] Verse 1: When I [D] wake up, yeah I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] wakes up next to [D] you When I [D] go out, yeah I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] goes along with [D] you If I [D] get drunk, well I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] gets drunk next to [D] you And if I [D] haver, yeah I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna [G] be the man who’s [A] havering to [D] you |Chorus: |But [D] I would walk 500 miles and [G] I would walk [A] 500 more |Just to [D] be the man who walked a thousand |[G] miles to fall down [A] at your door Verse 2: When I’m [D] working, yeah I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna [G] be the man who’s [A] working hard for [D] you And when the [D] money, comes in for the work I do I'll pass [G] almost every [A]penny on to [D] you When I [D] come home, oh I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] comes back home to [D] you And if I [D] grow old, well I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna [G] be the man who’s [A] growing old with [D] you Chorus: Post-Chorus: x2 [D] Ta la la ta (ta la la ta) [D] Ta la la ta (ta la la ta) [G] Talalalala [A] Talalala [D] La la Verse 3: When I’m [D] lonely, well I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna [G] be the man who’s [A] lonely without [D] you And when I’m [D] dreaming, well I know I'm gonna dream I'm gonna [G] dream about the [A] time when I’m with [D] you When I [D] go out, well I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] goes along with [D] you And when I [D] come home, well I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] comes back home to [Bm] you [Slowing] I’m gonna [G*] be the man who’s [A*] coming home to [D*] you [D*][D*][D*] [D////] |Chorus: |But [D] I would walk 500 miles and [G] I would walk [A] 500 more |Just to [D] be the man who walked a thousand |[G] miles to fall down [A] at your door Post-Chorus: x3 [D] Ta la la ta (ta la la ta) [D] Ta la la ta (ta la la ta) [G] Talalalala [A] Talalala [D] La la Outro: [D] Ta la la ta (ta la la ta) [D] Ta la la ta (ta la la ta) [Slowing] [G] Talalalala [A] Talalala [D//////////////] Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Flight Of Earls[C] - Paddy Reilly C G C G C F C G C C G C I can hear the bells of Dublin G C in this lonely waiting room F C G And the paperboys are singin' in the rain C G C Not too long before they take us G C to the airport and the noise F C G C To get on board a trans at--lantic plane G We've got nothin' left to stay for, F C We had no more left to say F C G And there isn't any work for us to do C G C So farewell ye boys and girls; G C Another bloody Flight of Earls F C G C Our best asset is our best export, too.... F C G C C G C It's not murder, fear or famine G C that makes us leave this time F C G We're not going to join Mc--Alpine's Fus--ileers C G C We've got brains, and we've got visions; G C we've got edu--cation, too! F C G C But we just can't throw a--way these precious years G So we walk the streets of London, F C And the streets of Balti--more F C G And we meet at night in several Boston bars C G C We're the leaders of the future G C But we're far a--way from home F C G C And we dream of you be--neath the Irish stars F C G C C G C As we look on El--lis Is--land, G C and the Lady in the bay F C G And Manhattan turns to face another Sunday C G C We just wonder what you're doing G C to bring us all back home F C G C As we look forward to a--nother Monday G Because it's not the work that scares us F C We don't mind an honest job F C G And we know things will get better once a--gain C G C G C So a thousand times adieu, We've got Bono and U2 F C G C All we're missin' is the Guinness, and the rain F C G C C G C So switch off your new computers G C cause the writing's on the wall F C G We're leaving as our fathers did be--fore C G C Take a look at Dublin airport, G C or the boat that leaves North Wall F C G C There'll be no Youth Unemp--loyment any more G Because we're over here in Queensland, F C And in parts of New South Wales F C G We're on the seas and airways and the trains C G C But if we see better days, G C Those big airplanes go both ways F C G C F C And we'll all be comin' back to you a--gain!

Flower Of Scotland Roy Williamson [intro] [G] Oh [D] flower of [G] Scotland, when will we [D] see your like [G] again That [C] fought and [G] died for, your [D] wee bit hill and [G] glen And [D] stood a[G]gainst him, Proud [C] Edward's [G] army And [C] sent him [G] homeward tae [F] think again…[G] The [D] hills are [G] bare now and autumn [D] leaves lie thick and [G] still O'er [C] land that is [G] lost now, which [D] those so dearly [G] held And [D] stood a[G]gainst him, Proud [C] Edward's [G] army And [C] sent him [G] homeward tae [F] think again…[G] Those [D] days are [G] passed now and in the [D] past they must [G] remain But [C] we can still rise [G] now and [D] be the nation [G] again And [D] stood a[G]gainst him, Proud [C] Edward's [G] army And [C] sent him [G] homeward tae [F] think again…[G] Oh [D] flower of [G] Scotland, when will we [D] see your like [G] again That [C] fought and [G] died for, your [D] wee bit hill and [G] glen And [D] stood a[G]gainst him, Proud [C] Edward's [G] army And [C] sent him [G] homeward tae [F] think again…[G] Oh [D] flower of [G] Scotland, when will we [D] see your like [G] again That [C] fought and [G] died for, your [D] wee bit hill and [G] glen And [D] stood a[G]gainst him, Proud [C] Edward's [G] army And [C] sent him [G] homeward tae [F] think again…[G]

Forty Shades Of Green Intro: [C] [G] [D7] [G] Verse 1: I [G] close my eyes and picture, the [C] emerald of the sea From the [C] fishing boats at [G] Dingle, to the [A7] shores of Donagha[D7]dee I [G] miss the river Shannon, and the [C] folks at Skipparee The [C] moorlands and the [G] meadows, with their [D7] forty shades of [G] green |Chorus: |But [C] most of all I [D7] miss a girl, in [G] Tipperary Town |And [C] most of all I [D7] miss her lips, as [G] soft as eider[D7]down |A[G]gain I want to see and do, the [C] things we've done and seen |Where the [C] breeze is sweet as [G] Shalimar |And there's [D7] forty shades of [G] green Bridge: Where the [C] breeze is sweet as [G] Shalimar And there's [D7] forty shades of [G] green Verse 2: I [G] wish that I could spend an hour, at [C] Dublin's churning surf I'd love to watch the [G] farmers, drain the [A7] bogs and spade the [D7] turf To [G] see again the thatching, of the [C] straw the women glean I’d [C] walk from Cork to [G] Larne, to see the [D7] forty shades of [G] green |Chorus: |But [C] most of all I [D7] miss a girl in [G] Tipperary Town |And [C] most of all I [D7] miss her lips, as [G] soft as eider[D7]down |A[G]gain I want to see and do, the [C] things we've done and seen |Where the [C] breeze is sweet as [G] Shalimar |And there's [D7] forty shades of [G] green Outro: Where the [C] breeze is sweet as [G] Shalimar And there's [D7] forty shades of [G \\\\\ ] green

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]

Grace [G] - Frank & Sean O’Meara G C D As we gather in the chapel here in old Kilmainham jail C G Am D I think about the last few weeks, oh will they say we failed G C D From our school days they have told us we must yearn for liberty C G D G Yet all I want in this dark place is to have you here with me. |[Chorus] | D C G |Oh Grace, just hold me in your arms and let this moment linger | C G D |They take me out at dawn and I will die | C G |With all my love I place this wedding ring upon your finger | C G D G |There won't be time to share our love so we must say goodbye. [Verse] G C D Now I know it's hard for you my love to ever understand C G Am D The love I bear for these brave men, my love for this brave land G C D But when Padraic called me to his side down in the G.P.O. C G D G I had to leave my own sick bed, to him I had to go. |[Chorus] | D C G |Oh Grace, just hold me in your arms and let this moment linger | C G D |They take me out at dawn and I will die | C G |With all my love I place this wedding ring upon your finger | C G D G |There won't be time to share our love so we must say goodbye. [Verse] G C D Now as the dawn is breaking my heart is breaking too C G Am D As I walk out on this May morn my thoughts will be of you G C D And I'll write some words upon the wall so everyone will know C G D G I loved so much that I could see his blood upon the rose |[Chorus] | D C G |Oh Grace, just hold me in your arms and let this moment linger | C G D |They take me out at dawn and I will die | C G |With all my love I place this wedding ring upon your finger | C G D G |There won't be time to share our love so we must say goodbye.

Green fields of France[G] - The Furys [Verse] [C] Well how do you [Am] do young [F] Willy Mc-[G]Bride Do you [G] mind if I [G7] sit here down [F] by your grave-[C]side And rest for a [Am] while in the [F] warm summer [G] sun I've been [G] walking all [G7] day and [F] I'm nearly [C] done I [C] see by your [Am] gravestone your were [F] only nine-[Dm]teen When you [G] joined the great falling in [F] nineteen six-[G7]teen Well I [C] hope you died [Am] well and I [F] hope you died [Dm] clean Or young [G] Willy Mc-[G7]Bride was it [F] slow and ob-[C]scene [Chorus] Did they [G] beat the drum [G7] slowly, did they [F] play the fifes [Dm] lowly Did they [G] sound the death [G7] march as they [F] lowered you [G] down And did the [F] band play the last post and [C] chorus Did the [C] pipes play the [F] flowers of the [G7] fo-[C]rest. [Verse 2] [C] Did you leave a [Am] wife or a [F] sweetheart be-[G]hind In [G] some faithful [G7] heart is your [F] memory en-[C]shrined And though you died [Am] back in [F] nineteen fif-[G]teen In [G] some faithful [G7] heart are you for-[F]ever nine-[C]teen [C] Or are you a [Am] stranger without [F] even a [Dm] name En-[G]closed and for-ever be-[F]hind a glass [G7] frame In an [C] old photo-[Am]graph torn [F] battered and [Dm] stained And [G] fading to [G7] yellow in a [F] brown leather [C] frame. [Chorus] Did they [G] beat the drum [G7] slowly, did they [F] play the fifes [Gm] lowly Did they [G] sound the death [G7] march as they [F] lowered you [G] down And did the [F] band play the last post and [C] chorus Did the [C] pipes play the [F] flowers of the [G7] fo-[C]rest. [Verse 3] [C] Well the sun now it [Am] shines on the [F] green fields of [G] France There's a [G] warm summer [G7] breeze it makes the [F] red poppies [C] dance And look how the [Am] sun shines from [F] under the [G] clouds There's no [G] gas no barbed [G7] wire, there's no [F] gun firing [C] now. [C] But here in this [Am] graveyard it's [F] still no mans [Dm] land The [G] countless white crosses stand [F] mute in the [G7] sand To [C] man's blind in-[Am]difference to [F] his fellow [Dm] man To a [G] whole gene-[G7]ration that were [F] butchered and [C] dammed [Chorus] Did they [G] beat the drum [G7] slowly, did they [F] play the fifes [Dm] lowly Did they [G] sound the death [G7] march as they [F] lowered you [G] down And did the [F] band play the last post and [C] chorus Did the [C] pipes play the [F] flowers of the [G7] fo-[C]rest. [Verse 4] [C] Well Will Mc-[Am] Bride I cant [F] help wonder [G] why Do [G] those that lie [G7] here know [F] why did they [C] die slowly, And did they be-[Am]lieve when they [F] answered the [G] call Did they [G] really be-[G7]lieve that this [F] war would end [C] wars [C] Well the [Am] sorrow the suffering the [F] glory the [G7] pain The [G] killing and dying was [F] all done in [G7] vain For young [C] Willy Mc-[Am]Bride it all [F] happened a-[Dm]gain And a-[G]gain,and a-[G7]gain,and a-[F]gain,and a-[C]gain [Repeat Chorus]

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]. 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]. 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]. 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]. G C G A gallon for the butcher and big Nick Klein D A bottle for the poor old Father Stein G C G To keep him off that altar wine 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]. G C G Stand your ground, for it’s too late D The excise men, they’re at the gate G C G Glory be to Paddy for they’re drinking it straight D G In the Hills of Connemara!

Home from the sea- Phil Coulter [INTRO] G [VERSE 1] [G] On a cold winter's night, with the storm at its height C G A lifeboat answered the call D G B7 Em They pitched and they tossed, 'til we thought they were lost A D As we watched from the harbour wall [VERSE 2] G Though the night was pitch black, there was no turning back C B For someone was waiting out there C G Em And each volunteer had to live with his fear As they [A]joined in a silent [D]prayer [CHORUS] Carry us [G]home, home, [C] home from the [G] sea C G Am D Angels of mercy, answer our plea G C G And carry us home, home, home from the sea C G Am D G C G D G Carry us safely, home from the sea [VERSE 3] As they [G]battled their way past the mouth of the bay C G It was blowing like never before D G B7 Em As they gallantly fought, every one of them thought A D Of loved ones back on the shore [VERSE 4] G Then a flicker of light and they knew they were right C B There she was on the crest of a wave C G Em She's an old fishing boat, and she's barely afloat "Please [A] God, there are souls we can [D] save!" [CHORUS] Carry them [G]home, home, [C] home from the [G] sea C G Am D Angels of mercy, answer our plea G C G And carry us home, home, home from the sea C G Am D G C G D G Carry us safely, home from the sea [VERSE 5] And back in the town, in a street that runs down C G To the sea and the harbour wall D G B7 Em They had gathered in pairs at the foot of the stairs A D To wait for the radio call [VERSE 6] G And just before dawn, when all hope was gone C B Came a hush and a faraway sound C G Em 'Twas the cox'n he roared, "All survivors on board!" Thank [A] God and we're homeward [D] bound [CHORUS]

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 from the mountain Katy Daley D Come on down the mountain Katy do D7 Can't you hear us calling Katy Daley G We want to drink your good old mountain dew [Verse 1] G With her old man she came from Tipperary D In the pioneering days of '42 D7 Her old man was shot in Tombstone City G For the making of his good old mountain dew [Chorus] G Come down from the mountain Katy Daley D Come on down the mountain Katy do D7 Can't you hear us calling Katy Daley G We want to drink your good old 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 from the mountain Katy Daley D Come on down the mountain Katy do D7 Can't you hear us calling Katy Daley G We want to drink your good old 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 from the mountain Katy Daley D Come on down the mountain Katy do D7 Can't you hear us calling Katy Daley G We want to drink your good old mountain dew [Chorus] G Come down from the mountain Katy Daley D Come on down the mountain Katy do D7 Can't you hear us calling Katy Daley G We want to drink your good old mountain dew [Slower] G We want to drink your good old mountain dew [G//]

Killeagh -artist Kingfisher [Am] [G] [C] [F] [Am] [G] [F] [F] [F] [F] From the [Am] woods of Glen [G] bower to the [C] river Dis[F]sour Am G C F From the arms of my mo-ther to the land ever pure Am G C F Am G All I have to remember, is the pride that I felt round the Páirc Uí Chinnéide C F Where the boys never knelt, they'd go Chorus: C Dm Em F Raring and tearing and fighting for love Am G C F For the land they call Killeagh and the lord up above C Dm Killeagh la La la la la la Em F La la la la Am For the green and the [G] white I adore [F] [F] Am G For the parish to last evermore [F] [F] [F] [F] Am G C F Ninety five came promotion, high up on the wing Am G C F And no-one up to senior, what a beautiful thing Am G C F In the darkest of hours, in the depths of despair Am G C F Let the killeagh boys roar far to rattle the air, they'd go Chorus: C Dm Em F Raring and tearing and fighting for love Am G C F For the land they call Killeagh and the lord up above C Dm Killeagh la La la la la la Em F La la la la Am For the green and the [G] white I adore [F] Am G F For the parish to last evermore KILLEAGH C Dm la La la la la la Em F La la la la C Dm La la la la la la Em F La la la la KILLEAGH C Dm la La la la la la Em F La la la la Am For the green and the [G] white I adore [F] Am G F For the parish to last evermore When my [Am]time's at an [G]ending When my [C]days are no [F]more Bury me [C]with my [G]hurley by the [C]river Dis[C]sour

Let him go let him tarry Ruby Murray [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 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 [Slower] A D A D Yes I’m goin’ to marry a far nicer boy

Loch Lomond (Maggie)[C] [Verse ] By [C] yon bonnie [Am] banks and by [Dm] yon bonnie [G7] braes, Where the [C] sun shines [Am] bright on Loch [F] Lo [G7] mond, Where [F] me and my [C] true love were [Dm] ever wunt to [F] gae, [G7] On the [C] bonnie bonnie [F] banks o' Loch [G7] Lo [C]mond. Chorus: Oh, [C] ye'll take the [Am] high road and [Dm] I'll take the [G7] low road, And [C] I'll be in [Am] Scotland a[ F] fore [G7] ye, But [F] me and my [C] true love will [Dm] never meet a [F] gain [G7] On the [C] bonnie bonnie [F] banks o' Loch [G7] Lo [C] mond. [Verse 2] 'Twas [C] there that we [Am] parted in [Dm] yon shady [G7] glen, On the [C] steep, steep [Am]side o' Ben [F] Lo [G7] mon', Where [F] in purple [C] hue the [Dm] Hieland hills we [F] view, [G7] An' the [C] moon coming [F] out in the [G7] gloa [C] min'. Chorus: Oh, [C] ye'll take the [Am] high road and [Dm] I'll take the [G7] low road, And [C] I'll be in [Am] Scotland a[ F] fore [G7] ye, But [F] me and my [C] true love will [Dm] never meet a [F] gain [G7] On the [C] bonnie bonnie [F] banks o' Loch [G7] Lo [C] mond. [Verse 3] The [C] wee birdies [Am] sing and the [Dm] wild flowers [G7] spring And in [C] sunshine the [Am] waters are [F] slee [G7] pin' But the [F] broken heart it [C] kens nae [Dm] second spring a [F] gin [G7] Tho' the [C] woeful may [F] cease frae their [G7] grie [C] vin'. Chorus: Oh, [C] ye'll take the [Am] high road and [Dm] I'll take the [G7] low road, And [C] I'll be in [Am] Scotland a[ F] fore [G7] ye, But [F] me and my [C] true love will [Dm] never meet a [F] gain [G7] On the [C] bonnie bonnie [F] banks o' Loch [G7] Lo [C] mond. [Slowly] On the [C] bonnie [C7] bonnie [F] banks o' Loch [G7] Lo [C] mond

Maggie - Traditional Intro [C] [G] [C] I [C] wandered today to the [F] hills Maggie To [C] watch the scene [G] below The [C] creek and the creaking old [F] mill Maggie As [C] we used to [G] long, long [C] ago, The [F] green grove is gone from the [C] hills Maggie Where [G] first the daisies [G7] sprung The [C] creaking old mill is [F] still Maggie Since [C] you and [G] I were [C] young. Instrumental Verse (tin whistle or flute) Oh they [C] say that I am feeble with [F] age Maggie, My [C] steps are much slower than [G] then, My [C] face is a well written [F] page Maggie, And [C] time all [G] alone was the [C] pen. They [F] say we have outlived our [C] time Maggie As [G] dated as songs that we've [G7] sung, But to [C] me your as fair as you [F] were Maggie, When [C] you and [G] I were [C] young Slower When [C] you and [G] I were [C] young [G] [C] .

Maggie May [G] Rod Stewart Intro: [G] / / / [Am] / / / [C] / / / [G] / / / [G] / / / [Am] / / / [C] / / / [G] [G] [G] [D] Wake up Maggie I [C] think I've got something to [G] say to you It's [D] late September and I [C] really should be [G] back at school I [C] know I keep you a[G]mused, but I [C] feel I'm being [D] used Oh [Am] Maggie I couldn't have [Bm] tried any [Am] more You [Am] led me away from [D] home just to [Am] save you from being [D] alone You [Am] stole my heart and [D] that's what really [G] hurts The [D] morning sun when it's [C] in your face really [G] shows your age But [D] that don't worry me [C] none in my eyes you're [G] everything I [C] laugh at all of your [G] jokes, my [C] love you didn't need to [D] coax Oh [Am] Maggie I couldn't have [Bm] tried any [Am] more You [Am] led me away from [D] home just to [Am] save you from being [D] alone You [Am] stole my soul and that's a [D] pain I can do [G] without [D] All I needed was a [C] friend to lend a [G] guiding hand But you [D] turned into a lover and [C] mother what a lover you [G] wore me out [C] All you did was wreck my [G] bed and in the [C] morning kick me in the [D] head Oh [Am] Maggie I couldn't have [Bm] tried any [Am] more You [Am] led me away from [D] home ‘cause you [Am] didn't want to be [D] alone You [Am] stole my heart I couldn't [D] leave you if I [G] tried Instrumental: [Am]///[D]///[G]///[C]///[Am]///[C]/[D]/[G]///// I [D] suppose I could coll[C]ect my books and get on [G] back to school Or [D] steal my daddy's cue and [C] make a living out of [G] playing pool Or [C] find myself a Rock and Roll [G] band that [C] needs a helping [D] hand Oh [Am] Maggie I wish I'd [Bm] never seen your [Am] face You made a [Am] first class fool out of [D] me, but I'm as [Am] blind as a fool can [D] be You [Am] stole my heart but I [D] love you any [G] way Instrumental: [Am]///[D]///[G]///[C]///[Am]///[C]/[D]/[G]///// [G] Maggie I [Am] wish I'd [C] never seen your [G] face [G] / / / [Am] / / / [C] / / / [G] / / / [G] I'll get on back [Am] home, [C] one of these [G] days [G] / / / [Am] / / / [C] / / / [G] / / / *Slower: [G] Maggie I [Am] wish I'd [C] never seen your [G] face

Marie's Wedding [C] - Traditional [intro] [C] [Chorus] [C] Step we gaily, on we go [F] Heel for heel and [G] toe for toe [C] Arm in arm and row on row [F] All for Marie's [G] wedding [C] Over hillways up and down [F] Myrtle green and [G] bracken brown [C] Past the shielings through the town [F] All for sake of [G] Marie [C] Red her cheeks as rowans are [F] Bright her eyes as [G] any star [C] Fairest of them all by far [F] Is our darling [G] Marie [C] Plenty herring, plenty meal [F] Plenty peat to [G] fill her creel [C] Plenty bonny bairns as well [F] That's the toast for [G] Marie [ACAPELLA and CLAP!] [Chorus] [C] Step we gaily, on we go [F] Heel for heel and [G] toe for toe [C] Arm in arm and row on row [F] All for Marie's [G] wedding Chorus: [C] Step we gaily, on we go [F] Heel for heel and [G] toe for toe [C] Arm in arm and row on row [F] All for Marie's [G//] wedding [C/////]

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!

Mountains of Mourne [C] Percy French ☘️ Intro: [F G C] Oh, [C] Mary this London's a [F] wonderful sight Where the [G] people are workin' by [F] day and by [C] night They don't sow potatoes, nor [F] barley, nor wheat But there's [G] gangs of them diggin' for [F] gold in the [C] street At [G] least when I asked them that's [C] what I was told So I just took a hand at this [F] diggin’ for [G] gold But for [C] all that I found there I [F] might as well be Where the [G] Mountains of Mourne sweep [F] down to the [C] sea I believe that when writin' a [F] wish you expressed As to [G] how the fine ladies in [F] London were [C] dressed Well, if you'll believe me, when [F] asked to a ball They [G] don’t wear no top to their [F] dresses at [C] all Oh, I've [G] seen them myself and you [F] could not in [C] truth Say if they were bound for a [F] ball or a [G] bath Don't be [C] startin’ them fashions, now [F] Mary McCree Where the [G] Mountains of Mourne sweep [F]down to the [C] sea You remember young Peter O’[F] Loughlin of course Well, [G] now he is here at the [F] head of the [C] force I met him today, I was [F] crossing the Strand And he [G] stopped the whole street with one [F] wave of his [C] hand And [G] there we stood talking of [F] days that are [C] gone While the whole population of [F] London looked [G] on But for [C] all these great powers, he's [F] wishful, like me To be [G] back where the dark Mourne sweeps [F] down to the [C] sea [Outro - Slower] But for [C] all these great powers, he's [F] wishful, like me To be [G] back where the dark Mourne sweeps [F] down to the [C] sea [*G] [*C]

Mull of Kintyre - Paul McCartney |Chorus: |[C] Mull of Kintyre, oh [F] mist rolling in from the [C] sea |my desire is [F] always to be here, oh [G] Mull of Kin[C]tyre. [C] Verse 1: [C] Far have I travelled and much have I [C7] seen [F] dark distant mountains with [C] valleys of green. Past painted deserts the sun sets on [C7] fire as he [F] carries me home to the [G] Mull of Kin[C]tyre. Chorus: Verse 2: [C] Sweep through the heather like deer in the [C7] glen [F] carry me back to the [C] days I knew then. Nights when we sang like a heavenly [C7] choir of the [F] life and the times of the [G] Mull of Kin[C]tyre. |Chorus: |[C] Mull of Kintyre, oh [F] mist rolling in from the [C] sea |my desire is [F] always to be here, oh [G] Mull of Kin[C]tyre. [C] Verse 3: [C] Smiles in the sunshine and tears in the [C7] rain [F] still takes me back where my [C] mem ́ries remain. Flickering embers grow higher and [C7] higher as they [F] carry me back to the [G] Mull of Kin[C]tyre. Chorus: x2

My Lagan She Flows Softly [G] [Verse 1] [G] Early in the [G7] morning the [C] sun began to [G] rise Re [C] flecting on her [G] waters the [Am] movement of [D] the skies [G] Slowly she flows [G7] onwards dis [C] turbed I cannot [G] see Through [C] fields and rolling [G] meadows past [Am] local [D] indus [G]try [Chorus] My [C] Lagan she flows [C] softly from Slieve [G] Croob down to the [G] sea Through Dro-[C] more and Dro [G] mara then [Am] close to Agha [D] lee From [G] Lisburn down to [G7] Hilden Lam [C] beg and then Shaws [G] bridge To [C] Belfast's salty [G] waters where her [Am] lonesome [D] journey [G] ends [Verse 2] The [G] years pass slowly [G7] onwards [C] changes soon un [G] fold [C] No more horses [G] pulling the [Am] barges filled with [D] coal The [G] old Lock gates have [G7] rotted the [C] pathways over[G] grown But [C] still I love to [G] see her as [Am] slowly [D] she grows [G] old [Chorus] [Verse 3] Oh [G] memories they are [G7] precious and [C] they are brought to [G] life As you [C] walk along the [G] towpath in the [Am] evening's fading [D]light But [G] even now the [G7] nightlife be [C] gins a brand new [G] day Some [C] ripples on the [G] surface and a [Am] trout moves [D] on her [G] way [Chorus] [Verse 4] Young [G] lovers they walk [G7] slowly be [C] side my Lagan [G] stream [C] Holding hands and [G] talking a [Am] bout their wildest [D] dreams A[G] cross the water [G7] laughter comes [C] drifting through the [G] night [C] Dancing shadows [G] ripple [Am] in the [D] moonshine [G] light [Chorus]

N17 - The Saw Doctors Intro: [G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du) x4 Verse 1: Well I [G] didn't see much [C] future When I [G] left the Christian Brothers' [C] School So I [G] waved it goodbye with a [C] wistful smile And I [G] left the girls of [C] Tuam And [G] sometimes when I'm remi-[C]niscing I see the [G] prefabs and my old [C] friends And i [G] know that they'll be [C] changed or gone By the [G] time i get home [C] again |[Chorus] |And I [G] wish I was on that [C] N Seven-[D]-teen |[D] Stone walls and the grasses green |Yes I [G] wish I was on that [C] N Seven-[D]-teen |[D] Stone walls and the grasses green |[F] Travelling with [C] just my thoughts and [G] dreams [G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du) x4 Verse 2: Well the [G] auld fella left me to [C] Shannon was the [G] last time I travelled that [C] road And as we [G] turned left at Clare[C]galway I could [G] feel a lump in my [C] throat As I [G] pictured the thousands of [C] times That I'd [G] travelled that well worn [C] track And I [G] know that things will be [C] different If I [G] ever decide to go [C] back [Chorus] [G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du) x4 Verse 3: [G] Now as I tumble down [C] highways Or [G] filthy overcrowded [C] trains There's [G] no one to talk to in [C] transit So I [G] sit there and daydream in [C] vain And [G] behind all these muddled up [C] problems Of [G] living on a foreign [C] soil I can [G] still see the twists and [C] turns in the road From the [G] square to the town of the [C] tribes |[Chorus] |And I [G] wish I was on that [C] N Seven-[D]-teen |Stone walls and the grasses green |Yes I [G] wish I was on that [C] N Seven-[D]-teen |[D] Stone walls and the grasses green |[F] Travelling with [C] just my thoughts and [G] dreams Outro: (Repeat until count out) [G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du) [G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du)

Patrick McGinty's Goat - Val Doonican [Verse] C Mr. Patrick McGinty, an Irishman of note, Dm Came into fortune and bought himself a goat. C Said he "sure o' goat's milk, I mean to have my fill" Dm C But when he got his nanny home, he found it was a bill. Now all the ladies that live in Killaloo, G They're all wearin' bustles like their mothers used to do. They [F*]each wear a [C*] bolster be[Dm*] neath their petti [C*]coats Dm G7 C And they leave the rest to providence and Paddy McGinty's goat. [Verse] C Mickey went to the races just t'other day, Dm He won a 20 dollar note and shouted, "Hip-hooray." C The goat, he came up just to see what he had got Dm C He opened up his mouth and he ate the whole lot. C "Call for the doctor," said Mickey with a jump. G They ran for the doctor and he brought a stomach pump. F C Dm C They [pumped and they pumped for the 20-dollar note, F G7 C But all they got was the other end of Paddy McGinty's goat. Verse C Well Paddy’s old goat had a wondrous appetite Dm One Morning for breakfast, he ate some dynamite C A big box of matches he swallowed all serene Dm C And washed it all down with a quart of kerosene C He sat by the fire ‘cause he didn't give a hang G He swallowed a spark and exploded with a bang [SLOWER]So [F*] when you get to [C*]heaven you can [Dm*] bet your bottom [C*] note F G7 C [FASTER] That the angel with the whiskers on is Paddy McGinty’s goat

Pencil Full Of Lead Paulo Nutini [D] I got a sheet for my bed, [D] And a pillow for my head [D] I got a pencil full of lead, [D] And some water for my throat I've got [G] buttons for my coat; and sails on my boat [D] So much more than I needed before [A7] I got money in the meter and a [G] two bar heater [D] Now it's getting hotter; Oh it's only getting sweeter [D] I got legs on my chairs and a head full of hair Pot and a pan, and some shoes on my feet; [G] I got a shelf full of books and most of my teeth [D] A few pairs of socks and a door with a lock [A7] I got food in my belly and a [G] license for my telly And [D] nothing's going to bring me down Chorus: [D] But best of all (best of all), I've got my baby [G] But best of all (best of all), I've got my [D]baby She's [A7] mighty fine and says [G] she's all mine And [D] nothing's going to bring me down [D] I got a nice guitar and tyres on my car I got most of the means; and scripts for the scenes [G] I'm out and about, so I'm in with a shout I got a [D] fair bit of chat but better than that [A7] Food in my belly and a [G] license for my telly And [D] nothing's going to bring me down[A7] [D] Nothing's going to bring me down [Chorus] [D] But best of all (best of all), I've got my baby [G] But best of all (best of all), I've got my [D] baby She's [A7] mighty fine and says [G] she's all mine And [D] nothing's going to bring me down [Outro slowing down] She's [A7] mighty fine and says [G] she's all mine And [D] nothing's going to bring me down [D] Not today,,, no, no

Perfect - Fairground Attraction Intro: [D] [G-A] [D] Verse 1: I don't [G] want half hearted love [D] affairs I need some-[G]one who really [D] cares Life is too [G] short to play silly [Bm] games I've promised my[G]self [A] I won't do that a[D]gain [G-A] [D*] |Chorus: |It's got to [G] be [A] [D] perfect |It's got to [G] be [A] [D] worth it yeah |Too many [G] people take second [F#] best |But [Bm*] I won't take [A*] anything [G*] less |It's got to [G] be ye-[A]ah [G/////] per-er-er-er-er-er-[D*]fect. Verse 2: [NC] Young hearts are [G] foolish They make such [D] mistakes They're much too [G] eager to give their love [D] away. Well I have been [G] foolish too many [Bm] times Now I'm [G] determined [A] I'm gonna get it [D] right. [G-A] [D*] |Chorus: |It's got to [G] be [A] [D] perfect |It's got to [G] be [A] [D] worth it yeah |Too many [G] people take second [F#] best |But [Bm*] I won't take [A*] anything [G*] less |It's got to [G] be ye-[A]ah [G/////] per-er-er-er-er-er-[D*]fect. Verse 3: [NC] Young hearts are [G] foolish They make such [D] mistakes They're much too [G] eager to give their love [D] away. Well I have been [G] foolish too many [Bm] times Now I'm [G] determined [A] I'm gonna get it [D] right. [G-A] [D*] |Chorus: |It's got to [G] be [A] [D] perfect |It's got to [G] be [A] [D] worth it yeah |Too many [G] people take second [F#] best |But [Bm*] I won't take [A*] anything [G*] less |It's got to [G] be ye-[A]ah [G/////] per-er-er-er-er-er-[D*]fect. Outro: It's got to [G] be ye-[A]ah [G/////] wor-or-or-or-or-orth [D*] it. It's got to [G] be ye-[A]ah [G/////] per-er-er-er-er-er-[D*]fect.

Raggle Taggle Gipsy [Am] There were three old gypsies came to our house door. They came brave and [Em] boldly-o And the [G] one sang [Am] high and the other sang low. And the [G] other sang [Em] raggle taggle [Am] gypsy-o [Am] It was upstairs, downstairs the lady went. Put on her suit of [Em] leather-o And there [G] was a [Am] cry from around the door. She's [G] away with the [Em] raggle taggle [Am] gypsy-o Instrumental verse: [Am] It was late that night when the lord came in. Inquiring for his [Em]lady-o And the [G] servant [Am] girl she says to the lord. She's [G] away with the [Em] raggle taggle [Am] gypsy-o [Am] Well, he rode east, and he rode west, He rode north and [Em] south also Un[G] til he [Am] came to a wide-open field. It was [G] there that he [Em] spied his [Am]lady-o [Am] "Tell me, how could you leave your goosefeather bed Your blankets strewn so [Em]comely-o [G] How could you [Am] leave your newly-wedded lord, [G] All for a [Em]raggle taggle [Am] gypsy-o?" [Am] "Well, what care I for my goose-feather bed For my blankets strewn so [Em] comely-o? [G] Tonight I [Am] lie in a wide-open field. In the [G] arms of a [Em] raggle taggle [Am] gypsy-o" [Am] "Tell me, how could you leave your house and your land, How could you leave your [Em] money-o [G] How could you [Am] leave your only wedded lord, [G] All for a [Em] raggle taggle [Am] gypsy-o?" [Am] "Well, what care I for my house and my land, And what care I for [Em] money-o? I'd [G] rather have a [Am] kiss from the yellow gypsy's lips, I'm [G] away with the [Em] raggle taggle [Am] gypsy-o!" Instrumental verse:

Rattlin Bog |[Chorus] |[G] Ho, ro, the [C] rattling bog. The [G] bog down in the [D] valley-o |[G] Ho, ro, the [C] rattling bog. The [G] bog down in the [D] valley [G]-o [Repeat chorus after each verse] 1. Well (G)in that bog there was a hole, a rare hole, a (D)rattlin hole, A (G) hole in the bog and the bog down in the (D)valley-(G)-o 2. Well (G)in that hole there was a tree, a rare tree, a (D)rattlin tree, A (G) tree in the hole and the hole in the bog and the bog down in the (D)valley(G)-o 3. And (G)on that tree there was a limb, a rare limb, a (D)rattlin limb, A (G)limb on the tree and the tree in the hole and the hole in the bog and the bog down in the (D)valley-(G)o 4. And (G)on that limb there was a branch, a rare branch, a (D)rattlin branch, A (G)branch on the limb and the limb on the tree and the tree in the hole and the hole in the bog and the bog down in the (D)valley-(G)o 5. And (G)on that branch there was a twig, a rare twig, a (D)rattlin twig, And the (G) twig on the branch and the branch on the limb and the limb on the tree and the tree in the hole and the hole in the bog and the bog down in the (D)valley-(G)o 6. And (G)on that twig there was a nest, a rare nest, a (D)rattlin nest, And the (G)nest on the twig and the twig on the branch and the branch on the limb and the limb on the tree and the tree in the hole and the hole in the bog and the bog down in the (D)valley-(G)o 7. And (G)on that nest there was an egg, a rare egg, a (D)rattlin egg, And the (G)egg on the nest and the nest on the twig and the twig on the branch and the branch on the limb and the limb on the tree and the tree in the hole and the hole in the bog and the bog down in the (D)valley-(G)o 8. And (G)on that egg there was a bird, a rare bird, a (D)rattlin bird. And the (G)bird on the egg and the egg on the nest and the nest on the twig and the twig on the branch and the branch on the limb and the limb on the tree and the tree in the hole and the hole in the bog and the bog down in the (D)valley-(G)o 9. And (G)on that bird there was a feather, a rare feather, a (D)rattlin feather And the (G)feather on the bird and the bird on the egg and the egg on the nest and the nest on the twig and the twig on the branch and the branch on the limb and the limb on the tree and the tree in the hole and the hole in the bog and the bog down in the (D)valley-(G)o 10. And (G)on that feather there was a flea, a rare flea, a (D)rattlin flea And the (G)flea on the feather and the feather on the bird and the bird on the egg and the egg on the nest and the nest on the twig and the twig on the branch and the branch on the limb and the limb on the tree and the tree in the hole and the hole in the bog and the bog down in the (D)valley-(G)o

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 Cm Everyone there is so happy to be there [Repeat chorus again]

Red Rose Café * - The Fury's Intro: [Am][Am][Am][Am] [Am] They come from the farms and the factories too, And they all soon forget who they [E7] are The cares of today are soon washed away As they sit on a stool by the [Am] bar. The girl with green eyes in the rolling stones shirt Doesn't look like she works on the [Dm] land The man at the end is a [Am] very good friend Of a [E7] man who sells cars [A] second hand [Chorus] [NC] Down at the [A] red rose cafe in the harbour There by the port just outside Amster[E7]dam Everyone [D] shares in the songs and the [A] laughter Everyone [E7] there is so happy to be [A] there The [Am] salesmen relax with a few pints of beer, And they try not to talk about [E7] trade. The poet won't write any verses tonight He may sing a sweet seren[Am]ade. So pull up a chair and forget about life, It's a good thing to do now and [Dm] then. And if you like it here, I have an [Am] idea, [E7] Tomorrow lets all meet [A] again. [Chorus] [NC] Down at the [A] red rose cafe in the harbour There by the port just outside Amster[E7]dam Everyone [D] shares in the songs and the [A] laughter Everyone [E7] there is so happy to be [A] there [NC] Down at the [A] red rose cafe in the harbour There by the port just outside Amster[E7]dam Everyone [D] shares in the songs and the [A] laughter Everyone [E7] there is so happy to be [A] there (Slow) Everyone [E7] there is so happy to be [A] there OPTIONAL KEY CHANGE ON LAST CHORUS: [NC] Down at the [B] red rose cafe in the harbour There by the port just outside Amster[F#]dam Everyone [E] shares in the songs and the [B] laughter Everyone [F#] there is so happy to be [B] there (Slow) Everyone [F#] there is so happy to be [B] there

Red is the rose - [Verse 1] [C] Come over the [Am] hills, my Dm bonnie Irish [F] lass [G ] Come [C] over the [Am] hills to your [F] dar- [G] ling You [F] choose the [Em] rose love, and [F] I'll make the [Am] vow [ G] And [C] I'll be your [Am] true love for- [Dm] ev- [G] - [C] er [Chorus] [C] Red is the [Am] rose that in [Dm] yonder garden [F] grows [G ] [C] Fair is the [Am] lily of the [F]val- [G] ley [F] Clear is the [Em] water that [F] flows from the [Am] Boyne [G] But [C] my love is [Am] fairer than [D] an- [G] - [C] y [Verse 2] [C] Twas down by [Am] Killarney's [Dm] green woods we [F] strayed [G] The [C] moon and the [Am] stars they were [F] shi- [G] ning The [F] moon shone its [Em] rays on her [F] locks of golden [Am] hair [G] She [C] swore she'd be [Am] my love for-[Dm] ev- [G] - [C] er [Chorus] [C] Red is the [Am] rose that in [Dm] yonder garden [F] grows [G ] [C] Fair is the [Am] lily of the [F]val- [G] ley [F] Clear is the [Em] water that [F] flows from the [Am] Boyne [G] But [C] my love is [Am] fairer than [D] an- [G] - [C] y [Verse 3] It's [C] not for the [A]m parting that [Dm] my sister [F] pains [ G] It's [ C] not for the [Am] grief of my [F] mo- [G] ther 'Tis F all for the Em loss of my F bonnie Irish Am lass [ G] That [C] my heart is [Am] breaking for- [Dm] ev- [G] - [C] [Chorus] [C] Red is the [Am] rose that in [Dm] yonder garden [F] grows [G ] [C] Fair is the [Am] lily of the [F]val- [G] ley [F] Clear is the [Em] water that [F] flows from the [Am] Boyne [G] But [C] my love is [Am] fairer than [D] an- [G] - [C] y

Ride On - Christy Moore Intro - Instrumental Verse: [Am] [F] [G] [Am] x2 Verse 1: True [Am] you ride the finest horse, [F] I've ever seen [G] Standing sixteen one or two, with [Am] eyes wild and green And [Am] you ride the horse so well, [F] hands light to the touch [G] I could never go with you no matter how I [Am] wanted to |Chorus: |[Am] Ride on, [F] see you, |[G] I could never go with you no matter how I [Am] wanted to |[Am] Ride on, [F] see you, |[G] I could never go with you no matter how I [Am] wanted to Verse 2: [Am] When you ride into the night, with[F]out a trace behind [G] Run your claw along my gut, [Am] one last time I [Am] turn to face an empty space, [F] where you used to lie And [G] look for the spark to light the night through a [Am] teardrop in my eye. |Chorus: |[Am] Ride on, [F] see you, |[G] I could never go with you no matter how I [Am] wanted to |[Am] Ride on, [F] see you, |[G] I could never go with you no matter how I [Am] wanted to [Outro] [SLOWER] |[G] I could never go with you no matter how I [Am] wanted to [*G] [*Am]

Shang-A-Lang - Bay City Rollers [Intro] [D*] [Db*] [C6*] [Db*] [D/////] x2 [Verse 1] D We were rippin up....we were rockin up, roll it over and lay it down D We were shakin up ...we were breakin up D7 we were rockin to the shang-a-lang sound of the music [G] |[Pre-Chorus] |HEY HEY, rockin to the [D] music |HEY HEY, rocking to the [E7] music |rocking every night and day |[A*] HEY [A*] HEEE[A7]EEEEY |[Chorus] | D G |Well we sang shang-a-lang as we ran with the gang | D |doin doo wop be dooby do ay [A] | D |we were all in the news | G |with our blue suede shoes | D A D |and our dancin the night away | | D G |well we sang shang-a-lang as we ran with the gang | D |doin doo wop be dooby do eye [A] | D G |with the jukebox playing and every body saying that |D A | music like ours couldn't [D*] die [Instrumental] [Db*] [C6*] [Db*] [D/////] [Verse 2] D We were grooving....we were movin, pussyfootin and booting it round D We were boppin it....we were hoppin it D7 we were jumping to the shang-a-lang sound of the music [G] [Pre-Chorus] [Chorus] [Muted Strum] Shang A lang, Shang A lang, Shang A lang, Shang A lang, shang A lang, shang A lang |[Chorus] | D G |Well we sang shang-a-lang as we ran with the gang | D |doin doo wop be dooby do ay [A] | D |with the jukebox playing and [G] every body saying that |D A | music like ours couldn't [D] die | | D G |well we sang shang-a-lang as we ran with the gang | D |doin doo wop be dooby do eye [A] | D |we were all in the news | G |with our blue suede shoes |and our [D] dancin the [A] night [D*] away Outro: [Db*] [C6*] [Db*] [D/////] [D*] [Db*] [C6*] [Db*] [D*]

She'll be comin round the mountain Verse 1: She'll be [D] comin' round the mountain when she comes She'll be comin' round the mountain when she [A7] comes She'll be [D] comin' round the mountain, She'll be [G] comin' round the mountain, She'll be [D] comin' round the [A7] mountain when she [D] comes [Chorus] [D] Singin’ “Aye Aye Yippee Yippee Aye”, Singin’ “Aye Aye Yippee Yippee [A7] Aye”, Singin’ [D] “Aye Aye Yippee, [G] Aye Aye Yippee”, [D] “Aye Aye [A7] Yippee Yippee [D] Aye”. Verse 2: She'll be [D] drivin’ six white horses when she comes She'll be drivin’ six white horses when she [A7] comes She'll be [D] drivin’ six white horses, She'll be [G] drivin’ six white horses, She'll be [D] drivin’ six white [A7] horses when she [D] comes [Chorus] Verse 3: Oh we’ll [D] all go out to meet her when she comes Oh we’ll all go out to meet her when she [A7] comes Oh we’ll [D] all go out to meet her We'll [G] all go out to meet her Oh we’ll [D] all go out to [A7] meet her when she [D] comes [Chorus] Verse 5: She'll be [D] playing a ukulele when she comes She'll be playing a ukulele when she [A7] comes She'll be [D] playing a ukulele, She'll be [G] playing a ukulele, She'll be [D]playing a uku[A7]lele when she [D] comes [Chorus] Outro: [D - Double Strum]

Sixteen Tons Tennessee Ernie Ford [Dm] Do do do do [A7] do do do [Dm] do Some [Dm] people say a [F] man is [Bb7] made out of [A7] mud, a [Dm] poor man’s [F] made out of [Bb7] muscle and [A7] blood. [Dm] Muscle and blood and [Gm] skin and bones, a [Dm] mind that’s weak and a [A] back that’s [A7] strong Chorus: You load [Dm] sixteen [F] tons and [Bb7] what do you [A7] get? An [Dm] other day [F] older and [Bb7] deeper in [A7] debt St. [Dm] Peter, don’t you call me ‘cause [Gm] I can’t go. I [Dm] owe my soul to the [A7] company’s [Dm] store. Well, [Dm] I was born one [F] morning [Bb7] when the sun didn’t [A7] shine, I [Dm] picked up my [F] shovel and [Bb7] walked to the [A7] mine I [Dm] loaded sixteen tons of [Gm] number nine coal, and the [Dm] straw boss said, “Well, [A] bless my [A7] soul!” Chorus: Well, [Dm] I was born one [F] morning it was [Bb7] drizzlin’ [A7] rain, [Dm] fightin’ and [F] trouble are my [Bb7] middle [A7] name I [Dm] was raised in the canebreak by an [Gm] old mamma lion, can’t no [Dm] high-toned woman make me[A] walk the [A7] line Chorus: If you [Dm] see me [F] comin’ [Bb7] better step [A7] aside, a [Dm] lot of men [F] didn’t and a [Bb7] lot of men[A7] died One [Dm] fist of iron and the [Gm] other of steel, if the [Dm] right one doesn’t get you then the [A] left one [A7] will. Chorus:

Someone You Loved [C] - Lewis Capaldi - originally in C# [Intro] C G Am F C G Am F I'm going under and this time I fear there's no one to save me C G Am F This all or nothing really got a way of driving me crazy C G Am F I need somebody to heal, somebody to know, somebody to have, somebody to hold C G It's easy to say, but it's never the same Am F I guess I kinda liked the way you numbed all the pain |[Chorus] | C G |Now the day bleeds into nightfall | Am F |And you're not here to get me through it all | C G |I let my guard down, and then you pulled the rug | Am F |I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved C G Am F I'm going under and this time I fear there's no one to turn to C G Am F This all or nothing way of lovin' got me sleepin' without you C G Am F Now I need somebody to know, somebody to heal, somebody to have, just to know how it feels C G It's easy to say, but it's never the same Am F I guess I kinda liked the way you helped me escape |[Chorus] | C G |Now the day bleeds into nightfall | Am F |And you're not here to get me through it all | C G |I let my guard down, and then you pulled the rug | Am F |I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved [Bridge] Dm Am G And I tend to close my eyes when it hurts sometimes G Am Dm I fall into your arms Am G I'll be safe in your sound 'til I come back around |[Chorus (single strums)] | C G |Now the day bleeds into nightfall | Am F |And you're not here to get me through it all | C G |I let my guard down, and then you pulled the rug |I was getting kinda |[Resume strumming] |Am F |used to being someone you loved C G But now the day bleeds Into nightfall Am F And you're not here To get me through it all C G I let my guard down, And then you pulled the rug Am F I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved [Outro - (single strums)] C G I let my guard down, and then you pulled the rug Am F C I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved

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

Streets of London Ralph McTell Intro: (First two lines but last two chords changed for lead in) [C] [G] [Am] [Em] [F] [C] [G] [C] Verse 1: [C] Have you seen the [G] old man in the [Am] closed-down [Em] market [F] Kicking up the [C] paper with his [Dm] worn out [G] shoes? [C] In his eyes you [G] see no pride, [Am] hands held loosely [Em] by his side [F] Yesterday's [C] paper telling [G7] yesterday's [C] news |Chorus: |So [F] how can you [Em] tell me you're [C] lone[Am]ly, |[D] And say for [D7] you that the sun don't [G] shine? [G7] |[C] Let me take you [G] by the hand and |[Am] lead you through [Em] the streets of London |[F] I'll show you [C] something to [G] make you change your [C] mind Verse 2: [C] Have you seen the [G] old girl who [Am] walks the streets of [Em] London [F] Dirt in her [C] hair and her [Dm] clothes in [G] rags? [C] She's no time for [G] talking, she [Am] just keeps right on [Em] walking [F] Carrying her [C] home in [G7] two carrier [C] bags. |Chorus: |So [F] how can you [Em] tell me you're [C] lone[Am]ly, |[D] And say for [D7] you that the sun don't [G] shine? [G7] |[C] Let me take you [G] by the hand and |[Am] lead you through [Em] the streets of London |[F] I'll show you [C] something to [G] make you change your [C] mind Verse 3: [C] In the all night [G] café, at a [Am] quarter past [Em] eleven, [F] Same old [C] man is sitting [Dm] there on his [G] own [C] Looking at the [G] world over the [Am] rim of his [Em] tea-cup, [F] each tea last an [C] hour - then he [G7] wanders home a[C]lone |Chorus: |So [F] how can you [Em] tell me you're [C] lone[Am]ly, |[D] And say for [D7] you that the sun don't [G] shine? [G7] |[C] Let me take you [G] by the hand and |[Am] lead you through [Em] the streets of London |[F] I'll show you [C] something to [G] make you change your [C] mind Verse 4: [C] And have you seen the [G] old man, out[Am]side the seaman's [Em] mission [F] Memory fading [C] with the medal [Dm] ribbons that he [G] wears. [C] In our winter [G] city, the [Am] rain cries a little [Em] pity For [F] one more forgotten [C] hero and a [G7] world that doesn't [C] care Chorus: So [F] how can you [Em] tell me you're [C] lone[Am]ly, [D] And say for [D7] you that the sun don't [G] shine? [G7] [C] Let me take you [G] by the hand and [Am] lead you through [Em] the streets of London [F] I'll show you [C] something to [G] make you change your [C] mind [Outro] [F] I'll show you [C] something to [G] make you change your [C] mind. [C] [C]

Summer in Dublin - Bagatelle [Verse 1] Am Take me away from the city F G Lead me to where I'll be on my own (Am) Am I wanted to see you but now that I have F G I just want to be left alone (Am) G C I'll always remember your kind words Dm E7 And I'll still remember your name Am F But I've seen you changing and turning G And I know that things won't be the same (Am) Instrumental: G G |[Chorus] | C G |I remember that summer in Dublin (Am) | F C |And the Liffey, yes, it stank like hell | Dm Am |And the young people walking on Grafton Street | Dm |And everyone looking so well (G) | C G Am |I was singing a song I heard somewhere | F |Called rock and roll never forgets (C) |Dm Am | When my humming was smothered by the 46A | Dm |And the scream of the low flying jets (G) | C G Am |So I jumped on a bus to Dun Laoghaire | F C |Stopping off to pick up my guitar | Dm Am |When a drunk on the bus told me how to get rich | F G Am |I was glad we weren't going too far [Verse 2] Am So I'm leaving on Wednesday morning F G Trying to find a place where I can hear (Am) Am The wind and the birds and the sea on the rocks F G Am And the open road is always near G C And if sometimes I tire of the quiet Dm E7 And I want to walk back up that hill Am F I'll just get on the road and I'll stick out my thumb G Am Cause I know for sure you'll be there still Instrumental: G G |[Chorus] | C G |I remember that summer in Dublin (Am) | F C |And the Liffey, yes, it stank like hell | Dm Am |And the young people walking on Grafton Street | Dm |And everyone looking so well (G) | C G Am |I was singing a song I heard somewhere | F |Called rock and roll never forgets (C) |Dm Am | When my humming was smothered by the 46A | Dm |And the scream of the low flying jets (G) | C G Am |So I jumped on a bus to Dun Laoghaire | F C |Stopping off to pick up my guitar | Dm Am |When a drunk on the bus told me how to get rich | F G Am |I was glad we weren't going too far [Outro] (slowing down) F G Am I was glad we weren't going too far

Sweet Dreams [Am] - Eurythmics [Intro] [Am////F//E7//] x2 [Verse 1] [unison] Am F E7 Sweet dreams are made of this Am F E7 Who am I to disagree? Am F E7 Travel the world and the seven seas Am F E7 Everybody's looking for something [Harmonies] Am F E7 Some of them want to use you Am F E7 Some of them want to get used by you Am F E7 Some of them want to abuse you Am F E7 Some of them want to be abused [Interlude] [Am////F//E7//]x2 [Verse 2] Am F E7 Sweet dreams are made of this Am F E7 Who am I to disagree? Am F E7 Travel the world and the seven seas Am F E7 Everybody's looking for something [Bridge] Am F Hold your head up, Am E7 Keep your head up, [movin' on] Am F Hold your head up, [ movin' on] Am E7 Keep your head up, [movin' on] Am F Hold your head up, [ movin' on] Am E7 Keep your head up, [movin' on] Am F Hold your head up, [ movin' on] Am E7 Keep your head up, [movin' on] Am F E7 Some of them want to use you Am F E7 Some of them want to get used by you Am F E7 Some of them want to abuse you Am F E7 Some of them want to be abused [Interlude] [Am////F//E7//]x2 [Acapella ] Sweet dreams are made of this Who am I to disagree? Travel the world and the seven seas Everybody's looking for something Am F E7 Sweet dreams are made of this Am F E7 Who am I to disagree? Am F E7 Travel the world and the seven seas Am F E7 Everybody's looking for something

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 Green Fields Of France - The Furys (D) Well how, do you do, young (G) Willy Mc-(Em)-Bride Do you (A) mind, if I (A7) sit here, down (G) by your grave-(D)-side And (D) rest for a while, in the (G) warm, summer (Em) sun I've been (A7) walking, all day, and (G) I'm nearly (D) done I (D) can see by your gravestone, you were (G) only nine-(Em)-teen When you (A7) joined, the great falling in (G) nineteen six-(A7)-teen Well I (D) hope you died well, and I (G) hope you died (Em) clean Or young (A) Willy Mc-(A7)Bride, was it (G) slow and ob-(D)-scene Did they (A)beat the drum slowly, did they (G) play the fifes (D) lowly Did they (A) sound, the death march, as they (G) lowered you (A) down Did the (G) band play the last post and (D) chorus And did the (G) pipes, play the (Em) flowers, of the (A7) for-(D)-est. Did you (D) leave, a wife, or a (G) sweetheart be-(Em)-hind In some (A) faithful (A7) heart, is your (G) memory en-(D)-shrined Although (D) you died back, in (G) nineteen six-(Em)-teen In some (A) faithful (A7) heart, are you for-(G)-ever nine-(D)-teen Or (D) are you a stranger without, (G) even a (Em) name En-(A)closed and for-(A7)ever, be-(G)hind a glass (A) frame In an (D) old photo-graph, torn (G) battered and (Em) stained And (A) fading to (A7) yellow, in a (G) brown leather (D) frame. Did they (A)beat the drum slowly, did they (G) play the fifes (D) lowly Did they (A) sound, the death march, as they (G) lowered you (A) down Did the (G) band play the last post and (D) chorus And did the (G) pipes, play the (Em) flowers, of the (A7) for-(D)-est. (D) Well the sun it shines down on the (G) green fields of (Em) France There's a (A) warm, summer (A7) breeze, it makes the (G) red poppies (D) dance And (D) look how the sun, shines from (G) under the (Em) clouds There's no (A)gas, no barbed wire, there's no (G) gun firing (D) now. (D) But here in this graveyard it's (G) still no mans (Em) land The (A) countless white (A7) crosses, stand (G) mute in the (A7) sand To (D) man's blind in-difference, to (G) his fellow (Em) man To a (A) whole gene-(A7)ration, that was (G) butchered and (D) dammed Did they (A)beat the drum slowly, did they (G) play the fifes (D) lowly Did they (A) sound, the death march, as they (G) lowered you (A) down Did the (G) band play the last post and (D) chorus And did the (G) pipes, play the (Em) flowers, of the (A7) for-(D)-est. Ah, young (D) Willie Mc- Bride, I can't (G) help wonder (Em) why? Do (A) those that lie (A7) here, know (G) why did they (D) die And (D) did they be-lieve when they (G) answered the (Em) call Did they (A) really be-(A7)-lieve, that this (G) war would end (D) wars Ah well the (D) sorrow the suffering, the (G) glory the (Em) pain And the (A) killing and dying, was (G) all done in (A7) vain For young (D) Willy, Mc-Bride it all (G) happened a-(Em)-gain. And a-(A)-gain, and a-(A7)-gain, and a-(G)-gain, and a-(D)-gain. Outro – Repeat the Chorus Did they (A)beat the drum slowly, did they (G) play the fifes (D) lowly Did they (A) sound, the death march, as they (G) lowered you (A) down Did the (G) band play the last post and (D) chorus And did the (G) pipes, play the (Em) flowers, of the (A7) for-(D)-est.

The Irish Rover - The Pogues with the Dubliners Intro + Kazoo: (same as first 4 lines of verse) Do do [G] do do do do do do do do [C] do do do [G] do do do do do do [D] do do do [G] do do do do do do do do do [C] do do [G] do do do [D] do do do do [G] do Verse 1: On the [G] Fourth of July, eighteen hundred and [C] six, We set [G] sail from the sweet cove of [D] Cork We were [G] sailing away with a cargo of [C] bricks For the [G] grand City [D] Hall in New [G] York She was a [G] wonderful craft, she was [D] rigged 'fore and aft And [G] oh how the wild winds [D] drove her She 'stood [G] several blasts, she had [Em] twenty-seven [C] masts And they [G] called her the [D] Irish [G] Rover Verse 2: We had [G] one million bags of the best Sligo [C] rags We had [G] two million barrels of [D] stones We had [G] three million sides of old blind horses' [C] hides We had [G] four million [D] barrels of [G] bones We had [G] five million hogs and [D] six million dogs [G] And seven million barrels of [D] porter We had [G] eight million bales of old [Em] nanny goats' [C] tails In the [G] hold of the Irish [D] Ro-[G]ver Verse 3: There was [G] Barney McGee from the banks of the [C] Lee There was [G] Hogan from County Ty-[D]rone There was [G] Johnny McGurk who was scared stiff of [C] work And a [G] man from [D] Westmeath called [G] Malone There was [G] Slugger O'Toole who was [D] drunk as a rule [G] And fighting Bill Tracy from [D] Dover And your [G] man Mick McCann, from the [Em] banks of the [C] Bann Was the [G] skipper of the Irish [D] Ro-[G]ver Verse 4: We had [G] sailed seven years when the measles broke [C] out And our [G] ship lost her way in the [D] fog And the [G] whole of the crew was reduced down to [C] two 'Twas [G] meself and the [D] captain's old [G] dog Then the [G] ship struck a rock oh [D] Lord what a shock [G] The bulkhead was turned right [D*] over [STOP] We turned [G*] nine times around - then [Em*] the poor old dog was [C*] drowned [SHOUT 1,2,3,4] Now I'm [G] the last of the Irish [D] Ro-[G]ver Outro + Kazoo: (same as verse) Do do [G] do do do do do do do do [C] do do do [G] do do do do do do [D] do do do [G] do do do do do do do do do [C] do do [G] do do do [D] do do do do [G] do do do [G] do do do do do do [D] do do do [G] do do do do do do [D] do (slowing down) do do [G*] do do do do do [Em*] do do do do do [C*] do Now I'm the [G] last of the Irish [D] Ro-[G]ver

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 - Acapella] |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. |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 [SLOWING DOWN] |But my darling when I [D7] think of [G] thee

The Ould Triangle - Brendan Behan (Dick Shannon) A [C] hungry feeling came o’er me stealing, And the[F] mice were[Am] squealing in my [Dm] prison [F] cell, Chorus: And the ould tri[C]angle went jingle jangle, All [F] along the[Am] banks of the[G] Royal Ca[C]nal. To [C] start the morning, the warden bawling, Get [F] out of [Am] bed you, and clean [Dm] out your [F] cell, Chorus: Oh the [C] screw was peeping,and the loike was sleeping, As [F] he lay [Am] weeping for [Dm] his girl [F] Sal. Chorus: On a [C] fine spring evening, the loike lay dreaming, And the [F] seagulls were [Am] wheeling, high [Dm] above the [F] wall, Chorus: Oh the [C] wind was sighing, and the day was dying, As the [F] loike lay [Am] crying, in his [Dm] prison [F] cell, Chorus: In the [C] woman's prison there are seventy women, And I [F] wish it was [Am] with them, that [Dm] I did [F] dwell. Chorus:

The Water is Wide The Seekers [C] The water is wide, [F] I can't cross [C] o'er Nor do I [Am] have light [F] wings to [G7] fly. Build me a [Em] boat that can carry [Am] two, [F]And both shall [C] row, [G7] my love and [C] I. A ship there [C] is, [F] and sails the [C] sea, She's loaded [Am] deep, [F] as deep can [G7] be But not so [Em] deep as the love I'm [Am] in, [F] And I know not [C] how [G7] I sink or [C] swim. When love is [C] young, [F] and love is [C] fine It's like a [Am] gem [F] when first it's [G7] new. But love grows [Em] old and waxes [Am] cold, [F]And fades a[C]way [G7] like the morning [C] dew. [C] The water is wide, [F] I can't cross [C] o'er Nor do I [Am] have light [F] wings to [G7] fly. Build me a [Em] boat that can carry [Am] two, [F]And both shall [C] row, [G7] my love and [C] I, [F]And both shall [C] row, [G7] my love and [C] I...[F] [C].

The winter it is past [C] - Robbie Burns [intro] [C] [F] [G] Oh, [C] the winter it is past, and the [F] summer’s come at [G] last, And the birds they are [C] singing [F] in the [G] trees And the[G] hearts of these are [C] glad, but [F] mine is very [G] sad, For my [C] lover has [F] parted from [G] me. And the [C] rose upon the brier by the [F] waters running [G] clear May have charms for the [C] linnet [F] or the [G] bee And their little loves are [C] blest, and their little [F] hearts at [G] rest, But my [C] lover is [F] parted from [G] me And my [C] love in like the sun in the [F] firmament doeth [G] run Forever is [C] constant and [G] true; But his is like the [C] moon, that [F] wanders up and [G] down, And [C] every [F] month it is [G] new. All [C] you that are in love, and [F] cannot it [G] remove, I pity the [C] pains [F] you [G] endure, For experience makes me [C] know that your [F] hearts are full of [G] woe, A [C] woe that no [F] mortal can [G] cure. Slowing down A [C] woe that no [F] mortal can [C] cure.

Travellin' Soldier - The Dixie Chicks [C] [C]Two days past 18 He was waiting for the bus in his army greens Sat [F] down at a booth in a cafe there, Gave his [C] order to a girl with a bow in her hair. [C]He's a little shy so she gives him a smile And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while And [F] talking to me ... I'm feeling a little [C]low She said I'm [Bb] off in an hour and [F]I know where we can [C]go. [C]So they went down and they sat on the pier, he said "I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care, I [F] got no one... to send a letter [C] to. Would you [Bb]mind if I sent [F]one back here to [C]you?" |Chorus: |[Am] I cried |[F] Never gonna hold the hand of another [C] guy |(C) Too young, for him they told her |[G] Waitin' for the love of a travellin' soldier |[Am] Our love will never end |[F] Waitin' for the soldier to come back [C] again |(C) Never more to be alone |When the [G] letter says, a soldier's coming [C] home [C]So the letters came from an army camp In California then Vietnam And he [F] told his heart it might be love And [C] all of things he was so scared of. He (C) Said when it's gettin' kinda rough over here I think about that day sittin' down at the pier And (F) I close my eyes and see your pretty [C] smile Don't [Bb]worry but I won't be [F]able to write for a [C]while |[Chorus] [C] One Friday night at a football game The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang A [F] man said Folks .. would you bow your heads For a [C] list of local Vietnam dead. [rest for 1 bar] [C] cryin' all alone under the stands Was a piccolo player in the marching band And [F] one name read and nobody really [C] cared ‘Cept a [Bb]pretty little girl .. [F]with a bow in her [C] hair. |[Am] I cried…….. |[F] Never gonna hold the hand of another [C]guy |Too young, for him they told her |[G] Waitin' for the love of a travellin' soldier |[Am] Our love will never end |[F] Waitin' for the soldier to come back [C]again |Never more to be alone [Slowing down on the last line] |When the [G]letter says, a soldier's coming [C]home

Wellerman (Sea Shanty) [Am] - Nathan Evans Am Dm Am There once was a ship that put to sea, and the name of the ship was the Billy of Tea Am E7 Am The winds blew up, her bow dipped down, Oh blow, me bully boys, blow (huh) |[Chorus] |F C Dm Am | Soon may the Wellerman come, to bring us sugar and tea and rum |F C E7 Am | One day, when the tonguin’ is done, we'll take our leave and go [Am] ( ... two, three, four) Am Dm Am She'd not been two weeks from shore, when down on her a right whale bore Am E7 Am The captain called all hands and swore, he'd take that whale in tow (huh) |[Chorus] |F C Dm Am | Soon may the Wellerman come, to bring us sugar and tea and rum |F C E7 Am | One day, when the tonguin’ is done, we'll take our leave and go |[Refrain - same melody as chorus] |F C Dm Am | Da-da da da da-da, Da-da da-da-da da da-da |F C E7 Am | Da-da da da da-da, Da da da da da-da Am Dm Am Before the boat had hit the water, the whaaale's tail came up and caught her Am E7 Am All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her when she dived down low (huh) |[Chorus] |F C Dm Am | Soon may the Wellerman come, to bring us sugar and tea and rum |F C E7 Am | One day, when the tonguin’ is done, we'll take our leave and go [Am] ( ... two, three, four) Am Dm Am No line was cut, no whale was freed, the captain's mind was not of greed Am E7 Am And he belonged to the Whaleman's creed, she took that ship in tow (huh) |[Chorus] |F C Dm Am | Soon may the Wellerman come, to bring us sugar and tea and rum |F C E7 Am | One day, when the tonguin’ is done, we'll take our leave and go |[Refrain - same melody as chorus] |F C Dm Am | Da-da da da da-da, Da-da da-da-da da da-da |F C E7 Am | Da-da da da da-da, Da da da da da-da Am Dm Am For forty days or even more, the line went slack then tight once more Am E7 Am All boats were lost, there were only four, but still that whale did go (huh) |[Chorus] |F C Dm Am | Soon may the Wellerman come, to bring us sugar and tea and rum |F C E7 Am | One day, when the tonguin’ is done, we'll take our leave and go [Am] ( ... two, three, four) Am Dm Am As far as I've heard, the fight's still on, the line's not cut, and the whale's not gone Am Dm Am The Wellerman makes his regular call, to en-courage the captain, crew and all [Chorus] (repeat and get faster each time)

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: |Musha [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: 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] carriages a rollin', But [C] others take delight in the [G] hurley and the bowlin'. But [G] I take delight in the [Em] juice of the barley, and [C] courting pretty fair maids in the [G] morning bright and early. |Chorus: |Musha [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 [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] 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] 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] "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]

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] round 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? [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] will ye gooooo?

Working Man [A] Celtic Thunder [Chorus] |It’s a [A] working man l am |And I’ve [D] been down under [A] ground |And I swear to God if ever see the [E7] sun |Or for [A] any length of time |I can [D] hold it in my [A] mind |I never again will [E7] go down under [A] ground At the [A] age of sixteen years Oh he [D] quarrels with his [A] peers Who vowed they’d never see another [E7] one In the [A] dark recess of the mines Where you [D] age before your [A] time And the coal dust lies [E7] heavy on your [A] lungs |It’s a [A] working man l am |And I’ve [D] been down under [A] ground |And I swear to God if ever see the [E7] sun |Or for [A] any length of time |I can [D] hold it in my [A] mind |I never again will [E7] go down under [A] ground At the [A] age of sixty-four Oh he'll [D] greet you at the [A] door And he'll gently lead you by the [E7] arm Through the [A] dark recess of the mines Oh he'll [D] take you back in [A] time And he'll tell you of the [E7] hardships that were [A] had [ACAPELLA - 1ST CHORUS] |It’s a [A] working man l am |And I’ve [D] been down under [A] ground |And I swear to God if ever see the [E7] sun |Or for [A] any length of time |I can [D] hold it in my [A] mind |I never again will [E7] go down under [A] ground |It’s a [A] working man l am |And I’ve [D] been down under [A] ground |And I swear to God if ever see the [E7] sun |Or for [A] any length of time |I can [D] hold it in my [A] mind |I never again will [E7] go down under [A] ground [OUTRO] [A] I never again will [E7] go down under [A] ground God I [A] never again will [E7] go down under [D] ground [A] *[E7] *[A]

Yonder comes a sucker [C] - Jim Reeves [intro] [C][C][C][C] CHORUS [C] Railroad, steamboat, river, and [G] canal Yonder comes a sucker and he's got my [C] gal And she's gone, gone, gone And she's gone, gone, gone And I'll bid her my [G] last fare [C] well [C] I fell in love with a pretty little thing I thought that [G] wedding bells would [C] ring She was as sweet as sweet could be 'Til I found [G] out what she did to [C] me CHORUS [C] Railroad, steamboat, river, and [G] canal Yonder comes a sucker and he's got my [C] gal And she's gone, gone, gone And she's gone, gone, gone And I'll bid her my [G] last fare [C] well [C] I ask her mother to let her go She whispered, [G] "Mother, please tell him [C] no" Tho' he may think that I am trough There are plenty [G] more who'll think so [C] too CHORUS [C] Railroad, steamboat, river, and [G] canal Yonder comes a sucker and he's got my [C] gal And she's gone, gone, gone And she's gone, gone, gone And I'll bid her my [G] last fare [C] well [C] Now I won't cry my life away Some other [G] sucker will have to [C] pay And when he finds that she is gone I guess I'll [G] hear him sing this [C] song CHORUS [C] Railroad, steamboat, river, and [G] canal Yonder comes a sucker and he's got my [C] gal And she's gone, gone, gone And she's gone, gone, gone And I'll bid her my [G] last fare [C] well