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] |

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] [G7] [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