Anchor Ukes Irish
A Bunch Of Thyme[C] - Forster and Allen
F C7 F
Come all ye maidens young and fair
Am Gm C7
All you that are blooming in your prime
F F7 Bb C7
Always be--ware and keep your garden fair
F C7 F
Let no man steal away your thyme
F C7 F
For thyme it is a precious thing
Am Gm C7
And thyme brings all things to my mind
F F7 Bb C7
Thyme with all its labour's, along with all its joys
F C7 F
Thyme, brings all things to my mind
F C7 F
Once she had a bunch of thyme
Am Gm C7
And thought it never would de--cay
F F7 Bb C7
Then came a lusty sailor, who chanced to pass that way
F C7 F
He stole her bunch of thyme a--way
F C7 F
The sailor gave to her a rose
F Am Gm C7
A rose that never would de--cay
F F7 Bb C7
He gave it to her to keep her re--minded
F C7 F
Of when he stole her thyme a--way
F C7 F
So, Come all ye maidens young and fair
Am Gm C7
All you that are blooming in your prime
F F7 Bb C7
Always be--ware and keep your garden fair
F C7 F
Let no man steal away your thyme
F C7 F
For thyme it is a precious thing
Am Gm C7
And thyme brings all things to my mind
F F7 Bb C7
Thyme with all its labour's, along with all its joys
F C7 F
Thyme, brings all things to my mind
(slowly)
F C7 F
Yes,Thyme, brings all things to my mind
A Place in the Choir - Celtic Thunder
CHORUS: - INTRO [NC] ACAPELLA & CLAP
|C
| All God's creatures got a place in the choir,
|G C
| Some sing low and some sing higher,
| F C
| Some sing out loud on the telephone wire,
|G C
| Some just clap their hands or paws or anything they got, now.
[REPEAT CHORUS]
[C] Listen to the top where the little bird sings,
And the [G] melodies, and the high notes ringing,
And the [F] hoot-owl cries over every [C] thing,
And the [G] blackbird [C] disagrees.
Singing in the night time, singing in the day,
And the [G] little duck quacks, and he's on his way,
And the [F] otter hasn't got much to [C] say,
And the porcupine [G] talks to [C] himself.
[CHORUS]
[C] The dogs and the cats, they take up the middle,
Where the [G] honeybee hums, and the cricket fiddles,
The [F] donkey brays, and the pony [C] neighs,
And the old gray [G] badger [C] sighs.
[C] Listen to the bass it's the one on the bottom,
Where the [G] bullfrog croaks, and the hippopotamus,
[F] moans and groans with a big to [C] do,
And the [G] old cow just goes [C] moo.
[CHORUS]
[C] It's a simple song, a little sung everywhere,
By the [G] ox and the fox and the grizzly bear,
The [F] dopey alligator and the hawk [C] above,
The [G] sly old weasel and the [C] turtledove.
[CHORUS]
[OUTRO]
All God's creatures got a place in the choir!
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
At McCarthys Party [G] - artist Cliona Hagan
Intro [Am] [D] [G]
[Verse 1]
G
A handsome man you see if you only look at me
D
The other day I met McCarthy down the way
Am E7 Am
He did say to me will you come to our party,
A D
The house to be sure will be crowded to the door
G
We'll all be gay and hearty at McCarthy's party,
C Am
We'll all let down our hair, the Murphys, Burkes & Dailey‘s
G E7
Will be there with their sheleighlis,
Am D G
Down at McCarthy's party.
[Chorus]
C G C G
At McCarthy's Party every one was hearty,
D
Til someone hit Moloney on the nose,
Am E7 Am E7
With the handle of a broom McCarthy cleared the room,
A D
Then a row arose & it was crazy,
G
Murphy and his cousin paralysed a half a dozen,
C
They showed nobody mercy.
C G E7
They caused a lot of bother and fell out with one another
Am D G
Down at McCarthy's Party
[Verse 2]
G
A lady then did try, for to pacify,
D
My, she was a grand 'auld creature,
Am E7 Am E7
Roaring like a bull, she was beautiful,
A D
Madame Peters couldn't imitate her,
G
She opened up her mouth, North, East, West & South,
C
For all the world to see,
G E7
She wouldn't keep it shut, so Murphy stuck his foot...
Am D G
Down at McCarthy's party.
[Chorus] x2
C G C G
At McCarthy's Party every one was hearty,
D
Til someone hit Moloney on the nose,
Am E7 Am E7
With the handle of a broom McCarthy cleared the room,
A D
Then a row arose & it was crazy,
G
Murphy and his cousin paralysed a half a dozen,
C
They showed nobody mercy.
C G E7
They caused a lot of bother and fell out with one another
Am D G
Down at McCarthy's Party
[Outro]
C G E7 Am D G
Belfast Mill
[G] [C] [G]
At the [G] East end of town
At the foot of the hill
There's a [D] chimney so tall
It says [C] Belfast [G] Mill.
G
But there's no smoke at all
Coming out of the stack
For the [D] mill has shut down
D C G
And is never coming back.
Chorus
G
And the only tune I hear
Is the sound of the wind
D
As she blows through the town
C G
Weave and spin, weave and spin.
G
There's no children playing
In the dark narrow streets
D
And the loom has shut down
C G
It's so quiet I can't sleep.
G
The mill has shut down
'twas the only life I know
G D
Tell me where will I go
C G
Tell me where will I go.
Chorus
G
And the only tune I hear
Is the sound of the wind
D
As she blows through the town
C G
Weave and spin, weave and spin.
G
I'm too old to work
And I'm too young to die
G D
Tell me where will I go now
C G
My family and I.
G
And the only tune I hear
Is the sound of the wind
D
As she blows through the town
C G
Weave and spin, weave and spin.
Slowing down
D
As she blows through the town
C G
Weave and spin, weave and spin.
Black Velvet Band [C]
Traditional
Intro [Dm] [G] [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 ap[G]pear.
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: x2
|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. [C*]
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*]
Caledonia
Dougie Maclean / Dolores Keane
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.
I've been [C] telling old stories,[G] singing songs,
That [Am] make me think about [F] where I come from.
[C] 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, left [G] conscience flying,
[Am] Somewhere with the [F] wind.
Chorus:
Verse 3:
Now I'm [C] sitting here be [G] fore the fire,
[Am]The empty room, a [F] forest choir,
The [C] flames have cooled, don’t 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 the [C] hands have shaken, and the [G] kisses blown,
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.
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:
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[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
|[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*]
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 Duna’ [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 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.
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
Ireland's Call - Phil Coulter
G C G
Come the day and come the hour
C D
Come the power and the glory
G C
We have come to answer
G C
Our Country's call
G C D G
From the four proud provinces of Ireland
Chorus:
G C
Ireland, Ireland
G C D
Together standing tall
G C
Shoulder to shoulder
G D G
We'll answer Ireland's call
Verse 2:
G C G
From the mighty Glens of Antrim
C D
From the rugged hills of Galway
G C
From the walls of Limerick
G C
To Dublin Bay
G C D G
From the four proud provinces of Ireland
Chorus:
G C
Ireland, Ireland
G C D
Together standing tall
G C
Shoulder to shoulder
G D G
We'll answer Ireland's call
Verse 2:
G C G
Hearts of steel and heads unbowing
C D
Vowing never to be broken
G C
We will fight, until we
G C
Can fight no more
G C D G
From the four proud provinces of Ireland
Chorus:
G C
Ireland, Ireland
G C D
Together standing tall
G C
Shoulder to shoulder
G D G
We'll answer Ireland's call
G D G
We'll answer Ireland's call
Irish Medley - Various
[intro 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
Yes 'round her [Am] shoulder [F] was a [G] Galway [C] Shawl [G] [C]
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Its A Long Way To Tipperary/Pack Up Your Troubles Medley
Intro: [C][C][C][C]
It’s a [C] long way to Tipperary, it’s a [F] long way to [C] go
It’s a long way to Tipperary, to the [D7] sweetest girl I [G7] know
[C] Goodbye Picca-[C7]-dilly, [F] farewell Leicester [E7] Square.
It’s a [C] long, long way to Tippe-[F]-rar-[C]y
but [D7]my heart’s [G7] right [C] there.
[C] Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag
And [F] smile, smile, [C] smile
[C] While you’ve a lucifer to light your fag,
[D7] Smile boys that’s the [G7] style
[C] What’s the use of [C7] worrying?
It [F] never was worth [E7] while... so.,
[C] Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag
And smile, [G7] smile, [C] smile
It’s a [C] long way to Tipperary, it’s a [F] long way to [C] go
It’s a long way to Tipperary, to the [D7] sweetest girl I [G7] know
[C] Goodbye Picca-[C7]-dilly, [F] farewell Leicester [E7] Square.
It’s a [C] long, long way to Tippe-[F]-rar-[C]y
but [D7] my heart’s [G7] right [C] there.
[C] Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag
And [F] smile, smile, [C] smile
[C] While you’ve a lucifer to light your fag,
[D7] Smile boys that’s the [G7] style
[C] What’s the use of [C7] worrying?
It [F] never was worth [E7] while... so.,
[C] Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag
And smile, [G7] smile, [C] smile
[C] Smile, [G7] smile, [C] smile [G7][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
G
We want to drink your good old mountain dew [G//]
MacNamara's Band - O’Connor & Stamford 1889
[C] [G] [D7] [G]
[Verse]
G
Oh, me name is MacNamara , I'm the leader of the band
C G A7 D7
Although we're small in numbers, we're the finest in the land
G
We play at wakes and weddings and at every fancy ball
C G D7 G
And when we play the funerals, we play the March from Saul
[Chorus]
G
Oh, the drums go bang and the cymbals clang and the horns they blaze away
C G A7 D7
McCarthy pumps the old bassoon while I the pipes do play
G
And Henessee Tennessee tootles the flute and the music is something grand
C G D7 G
A credit to old Ireland is MacNamara's band
[Interlude]
[G] [Am] [D] [G]
[Verse]
G
Right now we are rehearsing for a very swell affair
C G A7 D7
The annual celebration, all the gentry will be there
G
When General Grant to Ireland came he took me by the hand
C G D7 G
Says he, I never saw the likes of MacNamara's Band
[Chorus]
G
Oh, the drums go bang and the cymbals clang and the horns they blaze away
C G A7 D7
McCarthy pumps the old bassoon while I the pipes do play
G
And Henessee Tennessee tootles the flute and the music is something grand
C G D7 G
A credit to old Ireland is MacNamara's band
[Interlude]
[G] [Am] [D] [G]
[Verse]
G
Oh, my name is Uncle Julius and from Sweden I did come
C G A7 D7
To play with MacNamara's Band and beat the big bass drum
G
And when I march along the street the ladies think I'm grand
C G D7 G
They shout, there's Uncle Julius playing with an Irish band
G
Oh, I wear a bunch of shamrocks and a uniform of green
C G A7 D7
And I'm the funniest lookin' Swede that you have ever seen
G
There’s O'Brians, O'Ryans, Sheehans and Meehans, they come from Ireland
C G D7 G
But, by yimminy, I'm the only Swede in MacNamara's Band
[Chorus]
G
Oh, the drums go bang and the cymbals clang and the horns they blaze away
C G A7 D7
McCarthy pumps the old bassoon while I the pipes do play
G
And Henessee Tennessee tootles the flute and the music is something grand
C G D7 G
A credit to old Ireland is MacNamara's band
[Outro]
[G] [Am] [D] [G]
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]
.
Molly Malone [C] - Easy
[Intro C G7 C]
In [C] Dublins 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 O! a[Dm]live O!,
Crying [C] cockles and mussels
alive a[G7]live [C] O!
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!
[Chorus]
A[C]live alive O! a[Dm]live O!,
Crying [C] cockles and mussels
alive a[G7]live [C] O!
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
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!
[Chorus]
A[C]live alive O! a[Dm]live O!,
Crying [C] cockles and mussels
alive a[[G7]live [C] O!
Mountains of Mourne [☘️]
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
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
[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
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
Ride On - Christy Moore
Intro:
[Am] [F] [G] [Am] x2
Verse 1:
True [Am] you ride the finest horse, I've [F] ever seen
[G] Standing sixteen one or two, with eyes [Am] wild and green
And [Am] you ride the horse so well, hands [F] 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, [F] without 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
|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
[SLOWING DOWN LAST LINE]
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]
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
Summer in Dublin - Bagatelle
[Verse 1]
Am
Take me away from the city
F G Am
Lead me to where I'll be on my own
Am
I wanted to see you but now that I have
F G Am
I just want to be left alone
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 Am
And I know that things won't be the same
G G
|[Chorus]
| C G Am
|I remember that summer in Dublin
| F C
|And the Liffey, yes, it stank like hell
| Dm Am
|And the young people walking on Grafton Street
| Dm G
|And everyone looking so well
| C G Am
|I was singing a song I heard somewhere
| F C
|Called rock and roll never forgets
|Dm Am
|When my humming was smothered by the 46A
| Dm G
|And the scream of the low flying jets
| 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 Am
Trying to find a place where I can hear
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
G G
|[Chorus]
| C G Am
|I remember that summer in Dublin
| F C
|And the Liffey, yes, it stank like hell
| Dm Am
|And the young people walking on Grafton Street
| Dm G
|And everyone looking so well
| C G Am
|I was singing a song I heard somewhere
| F C
|Called rock and roll never forgets
| Dm Am
|When my humming was smothered by the 46A
| Dm G
|And the scream of the low flying jets
| 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
[REPEAT LAST LINE-SLOWING DOWN]
Teenage Kicks
Undertones
Intro:
[C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7]
[C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7]
Verse 1:
[C] A teenage dream's so hard to beat [Cmaj7]
[Am] Every time she walks down the street [Cmaj7]
[C] Another girl in the neighbourhood [Cmaj7]
[Am] Wish she was mine, she looks so good
|Chorus:
|[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
|Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [C]
Verse 2:
[C] I'm gonna call her on the telephone [Cmaj7]
[Am] Have her over 'cos I'm all alone [Cmaj7]
[C] I need excitement, though i need it bad [Cmaj7]
[Am] And it's the best i've ever had
Chorus:
[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [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 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)
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)
Wellerman/Drunken Sailor Medley
There [Am] once was a ship that put to sea
And the [Dm] name of the ship was the [Am] Billy of Tea
The [Am] winds blew up, her bow dipped down
Oh [E7] blow, me bully boys, [Am] blow huh
Chorus:
[F] Soon may the [C] Wellerman come
To [Dm] bring us sugar and [Am] tea and rum
[F] One day, when the [C] tonguin' is done
We'll [E7] take our leave and [Am] go
[Am] She'd not been two weeks from the shore
When [Dm] down on her a [Am] right whale bore
The [Am] captain called all hands and swore
He'd [E7] take that whale in [Am] tow huh
Chorus:
[F] Soon may the [C] Wellerman come
To [Dm] bring us sugar and [Am] tea and rum
[F] One day, when the [C] tonguin' is done
We'll [E7] take our leave and [Am] go
*Pause* [Count 2,3,4]
|[Am] What shall we do with the drunken sailor ?
|[G] What shall we do with the drunken sailor ?
|[Am] What shall we do with the drunken sailor ?
|[G] Early in the [Am] morning
|
|[Am] Sling him in the long boat 'til he's sober
|[G] Sling him in the long boat 'til he's sober
|[Am] Sling him in the long boat 'til he's sober
|[G] Early in the [Am] morning
|
|[Am] Way, hey and up she rises
|[G] Way, hey and up she rises
|[Am] Way, hey and up she rises
|[G] Early in the [Am] morning
|
|[Am] That's what we'll do with the drunken sailor
|[G] That's what we'll do with the drunken sailor
|[Am] That's what we'll do with the drunken sailor
|[G] Early in the [Am] morning
|
|[Am] Way, hey and up she rises
|[G] Way, hey and up she rises
|[Am] Way, hey and up she rises
|[G] Early in the [Am] morning
Refrain - same melody as Wellerman Chorus|
[F] Da-da da [C] da da-da
[Dm] Da-da da-da-da [Am] da da-da
[F] Da-da da [C] da da-da
[E7] Da da da da [Am] da-da.
Whiskey In the Jar
Verse 1:
[G] As I was a goin' over the [Em] Cork and Kerry mountains
I [C] met with Captain Farrell and his [G] money he was counting
I [G] first produced my pistol and I [Em] then produced my rapier
Said [C] "Stand and deliver" for you [G] are my bold deceiver
|Chorus:
|With me [D] ring dum-a doo dum-a da
|[G] Whack for the daddy-o. [C] whack for the daddy-o
|There's [G] whiskey [D7] in the [G] jar
|
|
Verse 2:
I [G] counted out his money and it [Em] made a pretty penny
I [C] put it in me pocket and I [G] brought it home to Jenny
She [G] said and she swore that she [Em] never would deceive me
But the [C] devil take the women for they [G] never can be easy
Chorus:
Verse 3:
I [G] went into my chamber, all [Em] for to take a slumber
I [C] dreamt of gold and jewels and for [G] sure it was no wonder
But [G] Jenny drew me charges and she [Em] filled them up with water
Then [C] sent for captain Farrell to be [G] ready for the slaughter.
Chorus:
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 [CE] if he'll come and save me, we'll go [Am] roving near Kilkenny,
and I [C] swear he'll treat me better than me [G] darling sportling Jenny.
Chorus:
Verse 6:
Now [G] some men take delight in the [Em] drinking and the roving,
But [C] others take delight in the [G] gambling and the smoking.
But [G] I take delight in the [Em] juice of the barley,
and [C] courting pretty Jenny in the [C] morning bright and early.
|Chorus:
|With me [D] ring dum-a doo dum-a da
|[G] Whack for the daddy-o. [C] whack for the daddy-o
|There's [G] whiskey [D7] in the [G] jar
Whistling Gypsy
Traditional
[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] [C] [C] [C]
[Verse 1]
I've [C] been a wild [G7] rover for many [C] 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 [G7] ale house I [C] 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 [G7] pocket 10 [C] 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 [G7] parents, conf[C]ess 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
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
I never again will [E7] go down under [A] ground
God I [A] never again will [E7] go down under [D] grou...[A].nd