Black Velvet Band - TRADITIONAL Intro: [Dm] [G7] [C] [C] In a [C] neat little town they call Belfast, apprenticed to trade I was [G] bound, and [C] Many an [Em] hour of sweet [Am*] hap [G*] pi [C*] ness Have I [Dm] spent in that [G7] neat little [C] town. 'Till a sad misfortune came o'er me, and caused me to stray from the [G] land. Far a [C] way from [Em] my friends and re-[Am*] la-[G*]-a-[C*]-tions, Be-[Dm]trayed by the [G7] black velvet [C] band. Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the [G] land, And her [C] hair hung [Em] over her [Am*] sho-[G*]-oul-[C*]-der, Tied [Dm] up with a [G7] black velvet [C] band. I [C] took a stroll down Broadway, meaning not long for to [G] stay, When [C] who should I [Em] meet but this [Am*] pretty [G*] fair [C*] maid, Come a [Dm] traipsing a-[G7]long the high-[C]way. She was both fair and handsome, her neck it was just like a [G] swan's. And her [C] hair hung [Em] over her [Am*] sho-[G*]-oul-[C*]-der, Tied [Dm] up with a [G7] black velvet [C] band. Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the [G] land, And her [C] hair hung [Em] over her [Am*] sho-[G*]-oul-[C*]-der, Tied [Dm] up with a [G7] black velvet [C] band. I [C] took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, and a gentleman passing us [G] by. Well, I [C] knew she [Em] meant the [Am*] doing [G*] of [C*] him, By the [Dm] look in her [G7] roguish black [C] eye. A gold watch she took from his pocket, and placed it right into my [G] hand, And the [C] very first [Em] thing that I [Am*] sa-[G*]-id [C*] was "Bad [Dm] ‘cess to the [G7] black velvet [C] band". Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the [G] land, And her [C] hair hung [Em] over her [Am*] sho-[G*]-oul-[C*]-der, Tied [Dm] up with a [G7] black velvet [C] band. Be[C]fore the judge and the jury, next morning I had to ap-[G]pear. And the [C] judge he [Em] says to [Am*] me, [G*] "Young [C*] Man, The [Dm] case against you is [G7] proving [C] clear. We’ll give you seven years penal servitude, to be spent far away from this [G] land, Far a-[C]way from your [Em] friends and com-[Am*] pa-[G*]-ni-[C*]-ons,, Be-[Dm]trayed by the [G7] black velvet [C] band. Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the [G] land, And her [C] hair hung [Em] over her [Am*] sho-[G*]-oul-[C*]-der, Tied [Dm] up with a [G7] black velvet [C] band. So [C]come on you jolly young fellows, a warning take from [G]me When you’re [C]out on the [Em] town me [Am*] bo-[G*]-oo-[C*]oys, Be-[Dm] ware the[G7] pretty [C]Colleen For they will fill you with strong drink, me lads, ‘Till you’re unable to[G] stand And the [C] very last thing [Em] that you will [Am*]kn [G]ow is You’re [Dm] landed in [G7] van-demons [C] land Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the [G] land, And her [C] hair hung [Em] over her [Am*] sho-[G*]-oul-[C*]-der, Tied [Dm] up with a [G7] black velvet [C] band.

Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison Intro + Kazoo: [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*]

Castle on the Hill - Ed Sheeran Intro: C Verse 1: C F When I was six years old I broke my leg [Am] [G] C F Am And I was running from my brother and his friends [G] C F Am G And tasted the sweet perfume of the mountain grass as I rolled down C F Am G I was younger then, take me back to when I Pre-Chorus: F G C Found my heart and broke it here F Made friends and lost them through the years F G C F And I've not seen the roaring fields in so long, I know I've grown F G But I can't wait to go home |Chorus 1: |C F Am G |I'm on my way, driving at ninety | C F Am G |Down those country lanes singing to Tiny Dancer | C F Am G |And I miss the way you make me feel and it's real | C F Am G C |When we watched the sunset over the castle on the hill Verse 2: C F Am Fifteen years old and smoking hand-rolled cigarettes [G] C F Am G Running from the law through the backfields and getting drunk with my friends C F Am G Had my first kiss on a Friday night, I don't reckon I did it C F Am G Right, I was younger then, take me back to when we found Pre-Chorus: F G C Weekend jobs and when we got paid F F We'd buy cheap spirits and drink them straight G C F Me and my friends have not thrown up in so long, oh how we've grown F G But I can't wait to go home |Chorus 2: |C F Am G | I'm on my way, driving at ninety | C F Am G |Down those country lanes singing to Tiny Dancer | C F Am G |And I miss the way you make me feel and it's real |C F Am G | We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill |C F Am G | Over the castle on the hill |C F Am G | Over the castle on the hill Interlude: Am F C G Bridge: Am F C G One friend left to sell clothes and, one works down by the coast Am F C G One had two kids but lives alone, one's brother overdosed Am F C G One's already on his second wife, one's just barely getting by but Am F C G These people raised me and I-I-I, can't wait to go home |Chorus: | C F Am G |And I'm on my way, I still remember | C F Am G |These old country lanes when we did not know the answers | C F Am G |And I miss the way you make me feel and it's real |C F Am G |We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill |C F Am G | Over the castle on the hill |C F Am G | Over the castle on the hill

Dirty Old Town - The Pogues Intro: [C] [C] [C] Verse 1: 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 [Am-Am-Am]

Drunken Sailor [Dm] - Traditional Intro [Dm][Dm] [Dm] What shall we do with the drunken sailor? [C] What shall we do with the drunken sailor? [Dm] What shall we do with the drunken sailor? [C] Early in the [Dm] morning [Dm] Way,hey and up she rises [C] Way,hey and up she rises [Dm] Way,hey and up she rises [C] Early in the [Dm] morning [Dm] Sling him in the long boat 'til he's sober [C] Sling him in the long boat 'til he's sober [Dm] Sling him in the long boat 'til he's sober [C] Early in the [Dm] morning [Dm] Way,hey and up she rises [C] Way,hey and up she rises [Dm] Way,hey and up she rises [C] Early in the [Dm] morning [Dm] Give 'im a dose of salt and water [C] Give 'im a dose of salt and water [Dm] Give 'im a dose of salt and water [C] Early in the [Dm] morning [Dm] Way,hey and up she rises [C] Way,hey and up she rises [Dm] Way,hey and up she rises [C] Early in the [Dm] morning [Dm] What shall we do with the drunken sailor? [C] What shall we do with the drunken sailor? [Dm] What shall we do with the drunken sailor? [stop] [Slow - single strums] [C*] Early in the [Dm*] morning

Fiddlers Green [C] - Dubliners [C] [Verse 1] As I [C] walked by the [F] dockside one [C] evening so [Am] fair to [C] view the salt [F] waters and [C] take the salt [G] air I [F] heard an old fisherman [C] singing a song 'Oh take me [G] away boys, me [C] time is not [G] long [Chorus] |Wrap me [C] up in me [G] oilskins and [C] blankets |No [F] more on the [C] docks I'll be [G] seen |Just [F] tell me old shipmates, I'm [C]taking a trip mates |and [G] I'll see you some day on [G7] Fiddlers [C] Green [Verse 2] Now [C] Fiddlers [F] Green is a [C] place I've heard [Am] tell Where [C] fishermen [F] go if they [C] don't go to [G] hell Where the [F] skies are all clear and the [C] dolphins do play and the cold coast of [G] Greenland is [C] far, far [G] away [Chorus] [Verse 3] Where the [C] skies are all [F] clear and there's [C] never a [Am] gale and the [C] fish jump on [F] board with one [C] swish of their [G] tail Where you [F] lie at your leisure, there's [C] no work to do and the skipper's [G] below making [C] tea for the [G] crew [Chorus] [Verse 4] When you [C] get back on [F] docks and the [C] long trip is [Am] through there's [C] pubs and there's [F] clubs and there's [C]lassies there [G]too Where the [F] girls are all pretty and the [C] beer it is free and there's bottles of [G] rum growing [C] from every [G] tree [Chorus] [Verse 5] Now I [C] don't want a [F] harp nor a [C] halo, not [Am] me Just [C] give me a [F] breeze and a [C] good rolling [G] sea I'll [F] play me old uke as we're [C] sailing along With the wind in the [G] rigging to [C] sing me a [G] song

Fields of Athenry - Pete St John [C] By a 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 prison ship lies [G7] waiting in the [C] bay. Chorus: [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 a [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 you [Dm] must raise our [G7] child with digni[C]ty. Chorus: By a [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 Chorus:

Fisherman's Blues [C] Waterboys [G] [F] [Am] [C] [G] [F] [Am] [C] 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 out my sweet line, with [F] abandonment and love [Am] No ceiling bearing down on me, save the [C] starry sky above With light in my [G]head, with you in my [F]arms, oh oh [Am]oh oh oh [C]oh [G]Oh oh [F]oh oh [Am]oh [C] I [G]wish I was the brake man, on a [F]hurtling 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 With light in my [G]head, with you in my [F]arms, oh oh [Am]oh oh oh [C]oh [G]Oh oh[F] oh oh [Am]oh [C] Oh I [G]know I will be loosened, from [F]bonds that hold me fast 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 arms I will [Am]ride the night train, and I will [C] be the fisherman With light in my [G]head, you in my [F]arms, oh oh [Am]oh oh oh [C]oh. [G]Oh oh [F]oh oh [Am]oh [C] With light in my [G]head, with you in my [F]arms, oh oh[Am] oh oh oh [C]oh. x3

Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash Intro: [G] [G] [G] [G] Verse 1: I [G] hear the train a comin’... it's rolling round the bend And I ain't seen the sunshine since... [G7] I don't know when I'm [C] stuck in Folsom prison... and time keeps draggin’ [G] on But that [D7] train keeps a rollin’... on down to San An[G]ton Verse 2: When [G] I was just a baby... my mama told me son (son) Always be a good boy... don't [G7] ever play with guns But I [C] shot a man in Reno... just to watch him [G] die When I [D7] hear that whistle blowin’... I hang my head and [G] cry Verse 3: I [G] bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car They're probably drinkin’ coffee... and [G7] smoking big cigars Well I [C] know I had it coming... I know I can't be [G] free But those [D7] people keep a-movin’... and that's what tortures [G] me Verse 4: Well if they'd [G] free me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine I bet I'd move it on a little [G7] farther down the line [C] Far from Folsom prison... that's where I want to [G] stay And I'd [D7] let that lonesome whistle... blow my blues a[G]way

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

I Useta Love Her [D] Saw Doctors Verse 1: I [D] have 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 [//// pause*] 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 [//// pause*] 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 [//// pause*] 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 [Outro - slower] I have [D] fallen for her mother she can make her own way [G] home

I'll Tell Me Ma [C] - Traditional |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

N17 - The Saw Doctors [G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du) [G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du) [G] Well I didn't see much fu[C]ture [G] When I left the Christian Brothers' Sc[C]hool [G] So I waved it goodbye with a wist[C]ful smile [G] And I left the girls of T[C]uam [G] And sometimes when I'm remini[C]scing [G] I see the prefabs and my old frien[C]ds [G] And i know that they'll be cha[C]nged or gone [G] By the time i get home ag[C]ain |[Chorus] |And I [G] wish I was on that [C] N 17 |[D] Stone walls and the grasses green |Yes I [G] wish I was on that [C] N 17 |[D] Stone walls and the grasses green |[F] Travelling with j[C]ust my thoughts and d[G]reams [G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du) [G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du) [G] Well the auld fella left me to Sha[C]nnon [G] was the last time I travelled that r[C]oad [G] And as we turned left at Clareg[C]alway [G] I could feel a lump in my th[C]roat [G] As I pictured the thousands of t[C]imes [G] That I'd travelled that well worn t[C]rack [G] And I know that things will be di[C]fferent [G] If I ever decide to go b[C]ack |[Chorus] |And I [G] wish I was on that [C] N 17 |[D] Stone walls and the grasses green |Yes I [G] wish I was on that [C] N 17 |[D] Stone walls and the grasses green |[F] Travelling with j[C]ust my thoughts and d[G]reams [G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du) [G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du) [G] Now as I tumble down h[C]ighways [G] Or filthy overcrowded tr[C]ains [G] There's no one to talk to in tran[C]sit [G] So I sit there and daydream in v[C]ain [G] And behind all these muddled up pr[C]oblems [G] Of living on a foreign s[C]oil [G] I can still see the twists and t[C]urns in the road [G] From the square to the town of the tr[C]ibes |[Chorus] |And I [G] wish I was on that [C] N 17 |[D] Stone walls and the grasses green |Yes I [G] wish I was on that [C] N 17 |[D] Stone walls and the grasses green |[F] Travelling with j[C]ust my thoughts and d[G]reams [G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du) [G] (du du du du du) [C] (du du du du du) .. Fade

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:

Raglan Road - Luke Kelly (Patrick Kavanagh) On [G] Raglan Road on an Autumn [C] day I [G] saw her [C] first and [G] knew That [C] her dark hair would [G] weave a [Em] snare that [G] I might one day [D]rue I [C] saw the danger [G] yet I [Em] walked a[G] long the enchanted [D]way And I [G] said 'Let grief be a falling [C] leeeeaf At the [G] dawning [C] of the [G]day On [G] Grafton Street in Novem [C] ber we walked [G] lightly a[C] long the [G] ledge Of a [C] deep ravine where [G] can be [Em] seen the [G] worth of passion's [D]pledge The [C] Queen of Hearts still [G] making [Em] tarts, and [G] I not making hay Oh I [G] loved too much and by such, by [C] such is [G] happiness [C] thrown a[G] way I [G] gave her gifts of the mi - [C] ind I [G] gave her the [C] secret [G] sign That's [C] known to the artists [G] who have [Em] known the [G] true gods of sound and [D]stone And [C] word and tint [G] without [Em] stint, I [G] gave her poems to say With her [G] own name there and her long dark [C] hair Like [G] clouds o'er the [C] fields of [G] May On a [G] quiet street where old ghosts [C] meet I [G] see her [C] walking [G] now A[C] way from me so [G] hurried-[Em] ly my [G] reason must al[D]low That [C] I have wooed not [G] as I [Em] should, a [G] creature made of clay when the [G] angel woos the clay he'll [C] lose his [G] wings at the [C] dawn of [G] day.

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

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. [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am] 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 [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am] 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. |No [Am] maid I've seen like the [C] sweet [G- Tremolo] colleeeeeen (SLOWER) That I [Am*] met in the [G*] County [Am]*Down

Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For U2 Intro: [D] Verse 1: I have [D] climbed highest mountain I have run through the fields Only to [G] be with you only to [D] be with you I have [D] run I have crawled I have scaled these city walls These city [G] walls only to [D] be with you |Chorus: |But I [A] still haven't [G] found what I'm [D] looking for |But I [A] still haven't [G] found what I'm [D] looking for Verse 2: I have [D] kissed honey lips felt the healing in her fingertips It burned like [G] fire this burning de[D]sire I have [D] spoke with the tongue of angels I have held the hand of a devil It was warm in the [G] night I was cold as a [D] stone |Chorus: |But I [A] still haven't [G] found what I'm [D] looking for |But I [A] still haven't [G] found what I'm [D] looking for Instrumental: [A] [G] [D] [A] [G] [D] Verse 3: I be[D]lieve in the kingdom come Then all the colours will bleed into one Bleed into [G] one well yes I'm still [D] running You broke the [D] bonds and you loosed the chains Carried the cross of my shame of my [G] shame You know I be[D]lieve it Outro: But I [A] still haven't [G] found what I'm [D] looking for But I [A] still haven't [G] found what I'm [D] looking for But I [A] still haven't [G] found what I'm [D] looking for But I [A] still haven't [G] found what I'm [D] looking for [A][G][D][D*]

Take Me Home, Country Roads [C] John Denver Intro: [Same as first 2 lines] [C] [Am] [G] [F] [C] Verse 1: [C] Almost heaven... [Am] West Virginia [G] Blue ridge mountains [F] Shenandoah [C] river [C] Life is old there [Am] older than the trees [G] Younger than the moun-tains... [F] blowing like a [C] breeze |Chorus: |Country [C] roads... take me [G] home |To the [Am] place... I be[F]long |West Vir[C]ginia... mountain ma[G]ma |Take me [F] home... country [C] roads Verse 2: [C] All my memories... [Am] gathered round her [G] Miner’s lady... [F] stranger to blue [C] water [C] Dark and dusty... [Am] painted on the sky [G] Misty taste of moonshine [F] teardrops in my [C] eye |Chorus: |Country [C] roads... take me [G] home |To the [Am] place... I be[F]long |West Vir[C]ginia... mountain ma[G]ma |Take me [F] home... country [C] roads Bridge: [Am] I hear her [G] voice in the [C] mornin’ hour she calls me The [F] radio re[C]minds me of my [G] home far away And [Am] drivin’ down the [G] road I get a feel[F]in’ that I [C] should have been home [G] yesterday... yester[G7]day Acapella: Country roads... take me home To the place... I belong West Virginia... mountain mama Take me home... country roads Outro: Country [C] roads... take me [G] home To the [Am] place... I be[F]long West Vir[C]ginia... mountain ma[G]ma Take me [F] home... country [C] roads Take me [G] home... down country [C] roads Take me [G] home... down country [C] roads [C]

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 [C] [Instrumental + Kazoo] [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 [C] 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] Outro: [C] [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: 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 do do [G] do do do do do [Em] do do do do do [C] do do do [G] do do do do [D] 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 how [G] 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 [D] Irish [G] Rover 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 [D] Irish [G] Rover 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 [D] the captain's old [G] dog Then the [G] ship struck a rock [STOP] oh Lord [D] what a shock [STOP] [G] The bulkhead was turned right [D] over 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 [D] Irish Ro-[G]ver Outro + Kazoo: 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 [STOP] do do [D] do do do [STOP] [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 [G] the last of the [D] Irish Ro-[G]ver

The Leaving Of Liverpool Dubliners Intro [G] [D7] [G] [Verse 1] Fare-[C]-well to you my own [F] true [C] love River Mersey fare thee [G7] well I am [C] bound for Cali-[F]-forni [C] a A place that I [G7] know right [C] well |Chorus: |So [G] fare thee well, my [F] own true [C] love |When I return united we will [G] be |It's not the [C] leaving of [C7] Liverpool that [F] grieves [C] me |But my darling when I [G7] think of [C] thee [Verse 2] I am [C] bound on a Yankee clip[F]per [C] ship Davy Crockett is her [G7] name And her [C] captain's name it is [F] Burg-[C]-ess And they say that she's a [G7] floating [C] shame Chorus: [Verse 3] I [C] sailed with Burgess [F] once [C] before And I think I know him [G7] well If a [C] man's a sailor he will [F] get [C] along If he's not then he's [G7] sure in [C] hell Chorus: [Verse 4] The [C] ship is in the [F] harbour, [C] love And you know I can't [G7] remain I [C] know it will be a [F] long long [C] time Before I see [G7] you [C] again Chorus: x2 (slowing on the last line)

Whiskey In The Jar - Thin Lizzy Verse 1: [C] As I was a goin' over the [Am] far famed Kerry mountains I [F] met with Captain Farrell and his [C] money he was counting I [C] first produced my pistol and I [Am] then produced my rapier Said [F] "Stand and deliver" for you [C] are my bold deceiver |Chorus: |With me [G] ring dum-a doo dum-a da |[C] Whack for the daddy-o [F] whack for the daddy-o |There's [C] whiskey [G7] in the [C] jar. Verse 2: I [C] counted out his money and it [Am] made a pretty penny I [F] put it in me pocket and I [C] brought it home to Jenny She [C] said and she swore that she [Am] never would deceive me But the [F] devil take the women for they [C] never can be easy Chorus: Verse 3: I [C] went into my chamber, all [Am] for to take a slumber I [F] dreamt of gold and jewels and for [C] sure it was no wonder But [C] Jenny drew me charges and she [Am] filled them up with water Then [F] sent for captain Farrell to be [C] ready for the slaughter. Chorus: Verse 4: It was [C] early in the morning, just be[Am]fore I rose to travel The [F] guards were all around me and [C] likewise Captain Farrell I [C] first produced me pistol for she [Am] stole away me rapier But I [F] couldn't shoot the water, so a [C] prisoner I was taken. Chorus: Verse 5: If [C] anyone can aid me, it's my [Am] brother in the army, If [F] I can find his station in [C] Cork or in Killarney. And [C] if he'll come and save me, we'll go [Am] roving near Kilkenny, and I [F] swear he'll treat me better than me [C] darling sportling Jenny. Chorus: Verse 6: Now [C] some men take delight in the [Am] drinking and the roving, But [F] others take delight in the [C] gambling and the smoking. But [C] I take delight in the [Am] juice of the barley, and [F] courting pretty Jenny in the [C] morning bright and early. |Chorus: |With me [G] ring dum-a doo dum-a da |[C] Whack for the daddy-o [F] whack for the daddy-o |There's [C] whiskey [G7] in the [C] jar. [REPEAT CHORUS] (Slow up On The Last Line)

Wild Rover [G] The Dubliners I've [G] been a wild rover for many a [C] year I [G] spent all me [C] money on [D7] whiskey and [G] beer But [G] now I'm returning with gold in great [C] store And [G] I never will [C] play the [D7] wild rover no [G] more Chorus: And it's [D7] no nay never,[G] no nay never no [C]more Will I [G] play the wild [C] rover, no [D7] never, no [G] more I [G] went in to an alehouse I used to fre[C]quent And I [G] told the land[C] lady me [D7] money was [G] spent I [G] asked her for credit, she answered me "[C] Nay!" "Such [G] custom as [C] yours I could [D7]h ave any [G]day!" Chorus: I [G] took out of me pocket ten sovereigns [C] bright And the [G] landlady's [C] eyes opened [D7] wide with de[G] light She [G] said: "I have whiskeys and wines on the [C] best! And the [G] words that I [C] told you were [D7] only in [G]jest!" Chorus: I'll go [G] home to my parents, confess what I've [C] done And [G] ask them to [C] pardon their [D7] prodigal [G] son And [G] when they've caressed me as oft times be[C]fore I [G] never will [C] play the wild [D7] rover no [G] more. Chorus: x2

You Are My Sunshine Verse 1: The other [G] night dear... as I lay dreaming I dreamt that [C] you were by my [G] side Came disi[C]llusion... when I a[G]woke, dear You were gone, and [D7] then I [G] cried [pause] |Chorus: |You are my [G] sunshine... my only sunshine |You make me [C] happy... when skies are [G] grey |You’ll never [C] know dear... how much I [G] love you |Please don’t take... my [D7] sunshine a[G]way Verse 2: You told me [G] once dear... there’d be no other And no-one [C] else could come be[G]tween But now you’ve [C] left me... to love an[G]other You have broken [D7] all my [G] dreams |Chorus: |You are my [G] sunshine... my only sunshine |You make me [C] happy... when skies are [G] grey |You’ll never [C] know dear... how much I [G] love you |Please don’t take... my [D7] sunshine a[G]way Verse 3: I’ll always [G] love you... and make you happy If you will [C] only do the [G] same But if you [C] leave me... how it will [G] grieve me Never more I’ll [D7] breathe your [G] name |Chorus: |You are my [G] sunshine... my only sunshine |You make me [C] happy... when skies are [G] grey |You’ll never [C] know dear... how much I [G] love you |Please don’t take... my [D7] sunshine a[G]way

Zombie The Cranberries [Intro-Just Bass] [Em] [C] [G] [D] + Ukes: [Em] [C] [G] [D] [Verse 1] [Em] Another [C] head hangs lowly [G] Child is slowly [D] taken [Em] And the violence [C] caused such silence [G] Who are we mis[D]taken? [Pre-Chorus] But you [Em] see... it's not me... it's not [C] my family In your [G] head... in your head... they are [D] fighting With their [Em] tanks... and their bombs And their [C] bombs... and their guns In your [G] head... in your head... they are [D] crying |[Chorus] |In your [Em] hea-ea-ead... in your [C] hea-ea-ead |Zo- om[G]bie... zo-ombie... zo-om[D]bie hey hey |What’s in your [Em] hea-ea-ead... in your [C] hea-ea-ead |Zo- om[G]bie... zo-ombie... zo-om[D]bie hey hey hey |[Em] Oh oh oh oh [C] oh oh oh oh |Ay [G] ohhhh ah ah [D] aaaah [Verse 2] [Em] Another [C] mother's breakin' [G] Heart is taking [D] over [Em] When the violence [C] causes silence [G]We must be mis[D]taken [Pre-Chorus] It's the [Em] same old theme... since [C] 1916 In your [G] head... in your head... they're still [D] fighting With their [Em] tanks... and their bombs And their [C] bombs... and their guns In your [G] head... in your head... they are [D] dying |[Chorus] |In your [Em] hea-ea-ead... in your [C] hea-ea-ead |Zo- om[G]bie... zo-ombie... zo-om[D]bie hey hey |What’s in your [Em] hea-ea-ead... in your [C] hea-ea-ead |Zo- om[G]bie... zo-ombie... zo-om[D]bie hey hey hey |[Em] Oh oh oh oh [C] oh oh oh oh |Ay [G] ohhhh ah ah [D] aaaah [Outro] [Em – single strum]