Black Velvet Band [C] Traditional Intro: [Dm] [G] [C] [C] Verse 1: In a [C] neat little town they call Belfast, apprenticed to [F] trade I was [G] bound, [C] Many an hour sweet happiness Have I [Dm] spent in that [G] neat little [C] town. 'Till a sad misfortune came o'er me, and caused me to [F] stray from the [G] land. Far a-[C]way from my friends and relations, Be-[Dm]trayed by the [G] black velvet [C] band. |Chorus: |Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds, |I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land, |And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder, |Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band. Verse 2: I [C] took a stroll down Broadway, meaning not [F] long for to [G] stay, When [C] who should I meet but this pretty fair maid, Come a [Dm] traipsing a-[G]long the high[C]way. She was both fair and handsome, her neck it was [F] just like a [G] swan's And her [C] hair hung over her shoulder, Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band. |Chorus: |Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds, |I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land, |And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder, |Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band. Verse 3: I [C] took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, and a gentleman [F] passing us [G] by. Well, I [C] knew she meant the doing of him, By the [Dm] look in her [G] roguish black [C] eye. A gold watch she took from his pocket, And placed it [F] right into my [G] hand, And the [C] very first thing that I said was, "Bad [Dm] ‘cess to the [G] black velvet [C] band". |Chorus: |Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds, |I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land, |And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder, |Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band. Verse 4: Be[C]fore the judge and the jury next morning I [F] had to a-[G]ppear. The [C] judge he says to me, "Young fellow, The [Dm] case against [G] you is quite [C] clear. Seven long years is your sentence, to be spent far a [F] way from this [G] land, Far a-[C]way from your friends and relations, Be-[Dm]trayed by the [G] black velvet [C] band. |Chorus: |Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds, |I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land, |And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder, |(Slowing) |Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C////////] band.

Blackboard of my Heart - Hank Thompson [Intro] [F] [C] [G7] [C] C G7 When I was young and I went to school they taught me how to write C To take the chalk and make a mark and hope it turns out right C7 F Well that's the way it is with love and what you did to me C G7 C I wrote it so you'd know that I was yours eternally G7 But my tears have washed I love you from the blackboard of my heart C It's too late to clean the slate and make another start C7 F I'm satisfied the way things are although we're far apart C G7 C My tears have washed I love you from the blackboard of my heart G7 If you'd been true the way you should and not have gone a-stray C Those tears would not have fallen down and washed the words away C7 F No need to talk cause if the chalk should write those words again C G7 C It will be for someone else not things that might have been G7 But my tears have washed I love you from the blackboard of my heart C It's too late to clean the slate and make another start C7 F I'm satisfied the way things are although we're far apart C G7 C My tears have washed I love you from the blackboard of my heart F C G7 C Yes My tears have washed I love you from the blackboard of my heart

Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison [Intro] [G] [C] [G] [D] x2 Verse 1: [G] Hey, where did [C] we go? [G] Days when the [D] rains came [G] Down in the [C] hollow [G] playin' a [D] new game [G] Laughing and a-[C]running, hey hey [G] Skipping and a-[D]jumping [G] In the misty [C] morning fog with [G] Our [D]hearts a-thumping and [C] you [D] My brown-eyed [G] girl [Em] [C] You, my [D] brown-eyed girl [G] [D7] Verse 2: [G] Whatever [C] happened [G] to Tuesday and [D] so slow [G] Going down the [C] old mine with a... [G] transistor [D] radio [G] Standing in the [C] sunlight laughing [G] Hiding behind a [D] rainbow's wall [G] Slipping and a-[C] sliding [G] All along the [D] waterfall with [C] you [D] My brown-eyed [G] girl [Em] [C] You, my [D] brown-eyed girl [G] [D7] |Chorus: |[D] Do you remember when... we used to [G] sing |Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la la te [D] da |[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la la te [D] da |La te [G] da [D] Verse 3: [G] So hard to [C] find my way... [G] now that I'm all [D] on my own [G] I saw you just the [C] other day... [G] my... how [D] you have grown [G] Cast my memory [C] back there, Lord [G] Sometimes I'm [D] overcome thinking 'bout [G] Making love in the [C] green grass [G] Behind the [D] stadium with you [C] [D] My brown-eyed [G] girl [Em] [C] You, my [D] brown-eyed girl [G] [D7] |Chorus: |[D] Do you remember when... we used to [G] sing |Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da |[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da |[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da |[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da La te [G] da . . . . [D*] [G*]

Dirty Old Town - The Pogues Intro: [C] [C] [C*] Verse 1: [NC] I met my [C] love... by the gas works wall Dreamed a [F] dream... by the old ca-[C]nal I kissed my [Am] girl... by the factory [C] wall Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town Verse 2: Clouds are [C] dri-i-iftin' across the moon Cats are [F] pro-o-owling on their [C] beat Springs a [Am] girl... from the streets at [C] night Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town Verse 3: I heard a [C] siren... coming from the docks Saw a [F] train... set the night on [C] fire I smelled the [Am] spring... on the smoky [C] wind Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town [Instrumental Verse] [C] [C] [C] [C] [F] [F] [C] [C] [Am] [Am] [C] [C] [Dm] [G7] [Am] [Am] Verse 4: I'm gonna [C] make me... a big sharp axe Shining [F] steel... tempered in a [C] fire I’ll chop you [Am] down... like an old dead [C] tree Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town Verse 5: I met my [C] love... by the gas works wall Dreamed a [F] dream... by the old ca-[C]nal I kissed my [Am] girl... by the factory [C] wall Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town Outro: Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am/////////] town.........

Fields of Athenry[C] - The Dubliners [INTRO - Last line of 1st verse] [Dm] [G7] [C] By the [C] lonely prison wall, I [F] heard a young girl [C] call-[G]-ing, [C] Michael they have [F] taken you a-[G]-way, For you [C] stole Trevelyn’s [F] corn, so the [C] young might see the [G] morn, Now a [Dm] prison ship lies [G7] waiting in the [C] bay. |[C] Low [F] lie the [C] fields of Athen-[Am]-ry, |Where [C] once we watched the small free birds [G] fly, |Our [C] love was on the [F] wing, |We had [C] dreams and songs to [G] sing, |It's so [Dm] lonely round the [G7] fields of Athen-[C]-ry. By the [C] lonely prison wall, I [F] heard a young man [C] call-[G]-ing, [C] Nothing matters [F] Mary when you’re [G] free, Against the [C] famine and the [F] Crown, I re-[C]-belled, they cut me [G] down, Now [Dm] you must raise our [G7] child with digni-[C]-ty. |[C] Low [F] lie the [C] fields of Athen-[Am]-ry, |Where [C] once we watched the small free birds [G] fly, |Our [C] love was on the [F] wing, |We had [C] dreams and songs to [G] sing, |It's so [Dm] lonely round the [G7] fields of Athen-[C]-ry. By the [C] lonely harbour wall, she [F] watched the last star [C] fall-[G]-ing, As the [C] prison ship sailed [F] out against the [G] sky, For she’ll [C] live in hope and [F] pray, For her [C] love in Botany [G] Bay, It's so [Dm] lonely round the [G7] fields of Athen-[C]-ry [1ST CHORUS - ACAPELLA] |[C] Low [F] lie the [C] fields of Athen-[Am]-ry, |Where [C] once we watched the small free birds [G] fly, |Our [C] love was on the [F] wing, |We had [C] dreams and songs to [G] sing, |It's so [Dm] lonely round the [G7] fields of Athen-[C]-ry. |[C] Low [F] lie the [C] fields of Athen-[Am]-ry, |Where [C] once we watched the small free birds [G] fly, |Our [C] love was on the [F] wing, |We had [C] dreams and songs to [G] sing, |It's so [Dm] lonely round the [G7] fields of Athen-[C]-ry. [OUTRO - SLOWLY] It's so [Dm] lonely round the [G7] fields of Athen-[C]-ry. [C*]

Fisherman's Blues [C] Waterboys Intro: [G] [F] [Am] [C] [G] [F] [Am] [C] Verse 1: I [G] wish I was a fisherman, [F] tumbling on the seas [Am] Far away from dry land, and it's [C] bitter memories [G] Casting you my sweet light, with [F] abandonment and love [Am] No ceiling staring down on me, save the [C] starry sky above |Chorus: |With light in my [G] hair, with you in my [F] arms, [Am] woo [C] Verse 2: I [G] wish I was the brake man, on a [F] hurtlin' fevered train Crashing [Am] headlong into the heartland, like a [C] cannon in the rain With the [G] beating of the sleepers, and the [F] burning of the coal [Am] Counting towns flashing by me, in a [C] night that's full of soul |Chorus: |With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, [Am] woo [C] Instrumental: [G] [F] [Am] [C] [G] [F] [Am] [C] Verse 3: (Slightly Softer) Oh I [G] know I will be loosened, from [F] bonds that hold me tight And the [Am] chains all hung around me, [C] will fall away at last And on that [G] fine and fateful day, I will [F] take thee in my hand I will [Am] ride the night train, and I will [C] be the fisherman |Chorus: |With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, light in my [Am] hair you hoo [C] hooo |With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, light in my [Am] hair you hoo [C] hooo |With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, whoo hoo [Am] hoo[C] Hooooo Outro: [Acappella if desired] With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, whoo hoo hoo [Am] hoo [C*] Hooooo

Galway Girl - Steve Earle [Intro] [C] [C] [C] Well, I took a stroll on the old long walk On a day-I-ay-I-[F]ay [C] I met a little girl and we stopped to talk On a [C] grand-soft [G]day-I-[C]-ay And I ask you [C] friend, what's a [F] fella to [C] do 'Cause her [Am] hair was [G] black and her [F] eyes were [C] blue And I knew right [C] then, I'd be [F] takin' a [C] whirl 'Round the [Am] Salthill [G] Prom with a [F] Galway [C] girl [C] [C] [C] [C] [F] [F] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [C] [C] [C] We were halfway there when the rain came down On a day-I--ay-I-[F]ay [C] And she asked me up to her flat downtown on a grand-soft [G] day-I-[C]-ay And I ask you, [C] friend, what's a [F] fella to [C] do 'Cause her [Am] hair was [G] black and her [F] eyes were [C] blue So I took her [C] hand, and I [F] give her a [C] twirl And I [Am] lost my [G] heart to a [F] Galway [C] girl [C] [C] [C] [C] [F] [F] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [C] [C] [F] [F] [F] [F] [C] [C] [C] [G] [F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [C] [C] [C] When I woke up I was all alone On a day-I-ay-I-[F]ay [C] With a broken heart and a ticket home, on a grand-soft [G] day-I [C]-ay And I ask you [C] now, tell me [F] what would you [C] do If her [Am] hair was [G] black and her [F] eyes were [C] blue I've travelled a-[C]-round I've been [F] all over this [C] world ... Boys I ain't [Am] seen [G] nothin' like a [F] Galway [C] girl [C] [C] [C] [C] [F] [F] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [C] [C] [F] [F] [F] [F] [C] [C] [C] [G] [F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [C] [C] [C*]

Galway Shawl * - Artist In Oran-[C]-more in the County Gal-[Em]-way, One pleasant even-[Am]-ing in the [Dm] month of [F] May; I spied a [C] damsel, she was young and [Em] handsome, Her beauty [Am] fairly [F] took my [G] breath [C] away. [Chorus] |[NC] She wore no [C] jewels, no costly [Em] diamonds, |No paint no [Am] powder, no [Dm] none at [F] all; |She wore a [C] bonnet with ribbons on [Em] it, |And 'round her [Am] shoulder [F] was a [G] Galway [C] shawl. We kept on [C] walking, she kept on [Em] talking Till her father's [Am] cottage came [Dm] into [F] view She said Come [C] in, sir, and meet my [Em] father, And play to [Am] please him [F] The [G] Foggy [C] Dew. She sat me [C] down beside the [Em] fire, I could see her [Am] father, he was [Dm] six feet [F] tall; And soon her [C] mother had the kettle [Em] singing, All I could [Am] think of [F] was the[G] Galway [C] shawl. [Chorus] |[NC] She wore no [C] jewels, no costly [Em] diamonds, |No paint no [Am] powder, no [Dm] none at [F] all; |She wore a [C] bonnet with ribbons on [Em] it, |And 'round her [Am] shoulder [F] was a [G] Galway [C] shawl. I played the [C] Blackbird and The Stack Of [Em] Barley, Rodney's [Am] Glory, and the [Dm] Foggy [F] Dew; She sang each [C] note like an Irish [Em] linnet, And the tears they [Am] flowed [F] in her [G] eyes of [C] blue. 'Twas early [C] early, all in the [Em] morning I hit the [Am] road for [Dm] old Done-[F]-gal She said Good-[C]-bye, sir, she cried and kissed [Em] me, And my heart re-[Am]-mained with [F] the [G] Galway [C] shawl. [Chorus] |[NC] She wore no [C] jewels, no costly [Em] diamonds, |No paint no [Am] powder, no [Dm] none at [F] all; |She wore a [C] bonnet with ribbons on [Em] it, |And 'round her [Am] shoulder [F] was a [G] Galway [C] shawl. [Outro, slowing down] And round her [Am] shoulder [F] was a [G] Galway [C]

Hills of Connemarra [C] [Chorus] G C G [ Gather up your pots and your old tin cans D The mash and the corn, the barley and the bran G C G Run like the devil from the excise man D G Keep the smoke from rising, Barney] [ 2,3,4] G C G Keep your eyes well-peeled today D The excise men, they’re on their way G C G Searching for the mountain tay D G In the Hills of Connemara. [Chorus] G C G [ Gather up your pots and your old tin cans D The mash and the corn, the barley and the bran G C G Run like the devil from the excise man D G Keep the smoke from rising, Barney]. [2,3,4] G C G The mountain breezes as they blow D Echo down to plains below G C G The big tall men are on the go D G In the Hills of Connemara. [Chorus] G C G [ Gather up your pots and your old tin cans D The mash and the corn, the barley and the bran G C G Run like the devil from the excise man D G Keep the smoke from rising, Barney]. [2,3,4] G C G Swing to the left now swing to the right— D The excise men, they can dance all night G C G Drinking up the tay till the broad daylight D G In the Hills of Connemara. [Chorus] G C G [ Gather up your pots and your old tin cans D The mash and the corn, the barley and the bran G C G Run like the devil from the excise man D G Keep the smoke from rising, Barney]. [2,3,4] [SLOW] G C G Stand your ground, for it’s too late D The excise men, they’re at the gate [PAUSE 2,3,4] [FAST] G C G Glory be to Paddy for they’re drinking it straight D G In the Hills of Connemara!

I Useta Love Her [D] Saw Doctors Verse 1: I have [D] fallen for another she can make her own way [G] home And even if she asked me now I'd let her go a [D] lone I useta see her up the chapel as she went to Sunday [G] mass When she'd go up to receive I'd kneel down there and watch her [D] pass [Stop] The glory of her [A] ass |Chorus: |I [D] useta love her, I useta love her [G] once |A long long time ago |I [D] useta love her, I used love her [G] once |A long long time ago |It's [C] gone, [F] all my loving is [G] gone |It's [C] gone, [F] all my loving is [G] gone Verse 2: Do you re-[D]member her collecting for concern on Christmas [G] eve She was on a 48 hour fast just water and black [D] tea I walked right up and made an ostentatious contri-[G]bution And I winked at her to tell her I'd seduce her in the [D] future [Stop] When she's feelin [A] looser Chorus: Verse 3: So [D] now you know the truth of it she's no longer my ob-[G]session And the thoughts and dreams I had of her would take 6 months in [D] confession See I met this young one Thursday night and she's into free ex-[G]pression And her mission is to rid the world of this sinful re-[D]pression [Stop] And then we had a [A] session |Chorus: |I [D] useta love her, I useta love her [G] once |A long long time ago |I [D] useta love her, I used love her [G] once |A long long time ago |It's [C] gone, [F] all my loving is [G] gone |Woah woah it's [C] gone, [F] all my loving is [G] gone |All my loving is [C] ...GONE [F] gone gone [G] gone |All my loving is [C] ...GONE [F] gone gone [G] gone [Stop] [Outro - slower] I have [D] fallen for her mother she can make her own way [G] home

I'll Tell Me Ma [C] - Traditional [INTRO] [C] |I'll [C] tell me ma when [F] I get [C] home |The [G7] boys won't leave the [C] girls alone |They pull my hair and [F] stole my [C] comb |But [G7] that's alright til [C] I go home |[C] She is handsome, [F] she is pretty |[C] She is the Belle of [G7] Belfast city |[C] She is court n' [F] one [F] two [F] three |[C] Please won't you [G7] tell me [C///] who is she [C] Albert Mooney [F] says he [C] loves her [G7] All the boys are [C] fightin' for her They knock on her door and [F] ring on her [C] bell sayin' [G7] "Oh my true love [C] are you well?" [C] Out she comes as [F] white as snow [C] Rings on her fingers, [G7] bells on her toes [C] Old Jenny Murphy [F] says she'll die If she [C] doesn't get the [G7] fella with the [C///] rovin' eye |I'll [C] tell me ma when [F] I get [C] home |The [G7] boys won't leave the [C] girls alone |They pull my hair and [F] stole my [C] comb |But [G7] that's alright til [C] I go home |[C] She is handsome, [F] she is pretty |[C] She is the Belle of [G7] Belfast city |[C] She is court n' [F] one [F] two [F] three |[C] Please won't you [G7] tell me [C///] who is she Let the [C] wind and the rain and the [F] hail blow [C] high And the [G7] snow come shovellin' [C] from the sky [C] She's as sweet as [F] apple [C] pie And [G7] she'll get her own lad [C] by and by [C] When she gets a [F] lad of her own She [C] won't tell her ma when [G7] she gets home [C] Let them all come [F] as they will Cos it's [C] Albert[G7] Mooney [C///] she loves still |I'll [C] tell me ma when [F] I get [C] home |The [G7] boys won't leave the [C] girls alone |They pull my hair and [F] stole my [C] comb |But [G7] that's alright til [C] I go home |[C] She is handsome, [F] she is pretty |[C] She is the Belle of [G7] Belfast city |[C] She is court n' [F] one [F] two [F] three |[C] Please won't you [G7] tell me [C///] who is she.

Irish Medley - Various [G] [D] [G] When [G] Irish [D] eyes are [G] smiling [G7] Sure, it's [C] like the morn in [G] Spring To the [C] lilt of Irish [G] laughter You can [A] hear the angels [D] sing [D7] When [G] Irish [D] hearts are [G] happy [G7] All the [C] world seems bright and [G] gay And when [C] Irish eyes are [G] smiling Sure, they'd [A] steal your [D] heart a-[G]-way STOP: [C] There's one fair county in [F] Ireland With [G] memories so glorious and [C] grand Where [C] nature has lavished her [F] bounty In the [G] orchards of Erin's green [C] land I love it's Cathedral [F] city once [G] founded by Patrick so [C] true And it bears in the heart of it's [F] bosom The [G] ashes of Brian [C] Boru [Chorus] It's my[C] own [F] I-[G] rish [C] home [C] Far [F] across the[Dm] foam And [G] though I've often left it In foreign lands to [C] roam No matter [F] where I [C] wander Through cities [F] near and [Dm] far Sure my [C] heart is at home in old [F] Ireland In the [G] County of [C] Armagh STOP: In Oran-[C]-more in the County Gal-[Em]-way, One pleasant even-[Am]-ing in the month of [F] May [G7] I spied a [C] damsel, she was young and [Em] handsome, Her beauty [Am] fairly [F] took my [G] breath [C] away. [Chorus] [NC] She wore no [C] jewels, no costly [Em] diamonds, No paint no [Am] powder, no none at [F] all [G7] She wore a [C] bonnet with ribbons on [Em] it, And 'round her [Am] shoulder [F] was a [G] Galway [C] shawl. We kept on [C] walking, she kept on [Em] talking Till her father's [Am] cottage came into [F] view [G7] She said Come [C] in, sir, and meet my [Em] father, And play to [Am] please him [F] The [G] Foggy [C] Dew. [Chorus] [NC] She wore no [C] jewels, no costly [Em] diamonds, No paint no [Am] powder, no none at [F] all[G7] She wore a [C] bonnet with ribbons on [Em] it, And 'round her [Am] shoulder [F] was a [G] Galway [C] shawl [Slowing Down] Yes 'round her [Am] shoulder [F] was a [G] Galway [C] Shawl [G] [C] |

Katy Daley - Eamonn O’Shea Intro [G] [D] [G] [Chorus] G COME down the mountain Katy Daley D Come DOWN from the mountain Katy do D7 Can't you hear us calling Katy Daley G We want to drink your Irish mountain dew [Verse 1] G With her old man Katy came from Tipperary D In the pioneering year of '42 D7 Her old man was shot in Tombstone City G For the making of his Irish mountain dew [Chorus] G COME down the mountain Katy Daley D Come DOWN from the mountain Katy do D7 Can't you hear us calling Katy Daley G We want to drink your Irish mountain dew [Verse 2] G Wake up and pay attention Katy Daley D For I'm the judge that's gonna sentence you D7 All the boys in court have drunk your whiskey G To tell the truth I like a little too [Chorus] G COME down the mountain Katy Daley D Come DOWN from the mountain Katy do D7 Can't you hear us calling Katy Daley G We want to drink your Irish mountain dew [Verse 3] G So to the jail they took poor Katy Daley D And pretty soon the gates were open wide D7 Angels came for poor old Katy Daley G Took her far across the great divide [Chorus] G COME down the mountain Katy Daley D Come DOWN from the mountain Katy do D7 Can't you hear us calling Katy Daley G We want to drink your Irish mountain dew [Verse 4] [G]So at the gates there stood poor Katy Daly Saint Peter said good brewers they are [D]few So pass inside the golden gates now [D7] Katy And start to brew your heavenly mountain [G] dew [Chorus] G COME down the mountain Katy Daley D Come DOWN from the mountain Katy do [D] She'll never more be coming down the [D7]mountain G We never more will drink her mountain dew [D] [G]

Las Vegas (In The Hills Of Donegal)[G] - By Goats don't shave 4/4 time [intro] G G G G [Verse] G D C Em You may talk about Atlantis how its lost beneath the sea G D C G And the grave of the unknown soldier or the cry of the ol Banshee G D C Em Who put the man in the iron mask was jack the ripper set free G C D But ask them all wheres Donegal its still a mystery |[Chorus] | G C |Cause if i could i'd build a wall around old donegal the north and south to |G F D |keep them by god i'd build them tall. |G C |Casino's, Chicken Ranches i,d legalise them all and wed had our own las |G D Em Em |vegas in the hills of donegal, |C G D G |Yeah las vegas in the hills of donegal. [Verse] G D C Em Playboy clubs and all night pubs, black jack and roulette G D C G Neil Blaney,Bridget Nielson, Mike Tyson having a Bath, G D C Em Inishowen could then be known for its multi millionaire, G C D Where Donald Triumph would like a chunk to live in solitaire, |[Chorus] | G C |Cause if i could i'd build a wall around old donegal the north and south to |G F D |keep them by god i'd build them tall. |G C |Casino's, Chicken Ranches i,d legalise them all and wed had our own las |G D Em Em |vegas in the hills of donegal, |C G D G |Yeah las vegas in the hills of donegal. [Verse] G D C Em To stand on top of errigal would give me such a thrill, G D C G And hear them say in Dublin there's gold in them ther hill's, G D C Em So don't despair cause if you dair the answer lies with me, G C D There's a wall that's steep and it's going cheap somewhere in Germany, |[Chorus] | G C |Cause if i could i'd build a wall around old donegal the north and south to |G F D |keep them by god i'd build them tall. |G C |Casino's, Chicken Ranches i,d legalise them all and wed had our own las |G D Em Em |vegas in the hills of donegal, |C G D G G G C G |Yeah las vegas in the hills of donegal. * * *

Let him go let him tarry Ruby Murray [A] [D] [Last line of chorus] [Chorus] D D G D Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim, A A A D he doesn't care for me nor I don't care for him. D D G D He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy A A A D for I'm goin' to marry a far nicer boy. [Verse] 1 D G D Farewell to cold winter, summers come at last A D Nothing have I gained but my true love I have lost D G D I'll sing and I'll be happy like a bird upon a tree A D For since he has left me I care no more for he [Chorus] D D G D Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim, A A A D he doesn't care for me nor I don't care for him. D D G D He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy A A A D for I'm goin' to marry a far nicer boy. [Verse 2] D D G D Bridget was a colleen with an independent air A A A D and Bridget had a sweetheart who was gay and debonair. D D G D He would woo her, court her, jilt her nearly ev'ry other day A D 'till finally Miss Bridget was heard at last to say [Chorus] D D G D Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim, A A A D he doesn't care for me nor I don't care for him. D D G D He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy A A A D for I'm goin' to marry a far nicer boy. [Verse 3] D D G D He can go to his old mother and set her mind at ease A A A D for she's an old, old woman and very hard to please. D D G D She can say that I am flighty as she has always done A A A D 'cause I don't want to marry her great big ugly son. [Chorus] D D G D Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim, A A A D he doesn't care for me nor I don't care for him. D D G D He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy A A A D for I'm goin' to marry a far nicer boy. [Bridge] G D E7 A Let him go, let him go, let him go let him tarry let him go [Chorus] D D G D Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim, A A A D he doesn't care for me nor I don't care for him. D D G D He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy A A A D for I'm goin' to marry a far nicer boy. [Outro] A D For I’m goin’ to marry a far nicer boy

Molly Malone [C] - Easy [Intro] [C] [G7] [C] In [C] Dublin's fair city, where the [Dm] girls are so [G7] pretty I [C] first set my [Am] eyes on sweet [F] Molly Ma [G7]lone As she [C] wheeled her wheel barrow Through [Dm] streets broad and narrow Crying [C] cockles and mussels alive a[G7]live [C] O! [Chorus] |A[C]live alive Oh! |A[G7]live alive Oh! |Crying [C] cockles and mussels |Alive, a[G7]live [C] Oh! She was a fish monger, and [Dm] sure 'twas no [G7] wonder For [C] so were her [Am] father and [F] mother be[G7]fore And they [C] each wheeled their barrow Through [Dm] streets broad and narrow Crying [C] cockles and mussels alive a[G7]live [C] O! |A[C]live alive Oh! |A[G7]live alive Oh! |Crying [C] cockles and mussels |Alive, a[G7]live [C] Oh! [SLOWER FOR SAD BIT - FIRST 2 LINES] She died of a fever, and [Dm] no one could [G7]save her And [C] that was the [Am] end of sweet [F] Molly Ma[G7] lone [NORMAL] But her ghost [C] wheels her wheel barrow Through [Dm] streets broad and narrow Crying [C] cockles and mussels alive a[G7]live [C] O! |A[C]live alive Oh! |A[G7]live alive Oh! |Crying [C] cockles and mussels [SLOWING DOWN] |Alive, a[G7]live [C///////////] Oh!

Red Rose Cafe - [Cm] They come from the farms and the factories too, G And they all soon forget who they are The cares of today are soon washed away Cm As they sit on a stool by the bar The girl with green eyes in the rolling stones shirt Fm Doesn't look like she works on the land Cm The man at the end is a very good friend G C Of a man who sells cars second hand [Chorus] C Down at the red rose cafe in the harbour G There by the port just outside Amsterdam F C Everyone shares in the songs and the laughter G Cm Everyone there is so happy to be there Cm The salesmen relax with a few pints of beer And they try not to talk about [G]trade The poet wont write any verses tonight he may sing a sweet [Cm]sernade So pull up a chair and forget about life It's a good thing to do now and [Fm]then And if you like it here I [Cm] have an idea Tomorrow [G] lets all meet [Cm]again [Chorus] C Down at the red rose cafe in the harbour G There by the port just outside Amsterdam F C Everyone shares in the songs and the laughter G C Everyone there is so happy to be there [Repeat chorus again]

Star of the County Down Traditional Intro: [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am] Verse 1: In [Am] Banbridge Town in the [C] County [G] Down One [Am] morning [F] last [G] July, Down a [Am] boreen green came a [C] sweet [G] colleen And she [Am] smiled as she [G] passed me [Am] by. She [C] looked so sweet from her [G] two bare feet To the [Am] sheen of her [F] nut brown [G] hair. Such a [Am] coaxing elf, sure I [C] shook my [G] self To make [Am] sure I was [G] really [Am] there. |[Chorus] |From [C] Bantry Bay up to [G] Derry Quay and |From [Am] Galway to [F] Dublin [G] Town, |No [Am] maid I've seen like the [C] sweet col[G]leen |That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am] Down. Verse 2: As she [Am] onward sped, sure I [C] shook my [G] head, And I [Am] gazed with a [F] feelin' [G] rare, And I [Am] says, says I, to a [C] passer [G]-by, "Who's the [Am] maid with the [G] nut brown [Am] hair?" He [C] smiled at me and he [G] says, says he, "That's the [Am] gem of old [F] Ireland's [G] crown. That's [Am] Rosie McCann from the [C] banks of the [G] Bann, She's the [Am] star of the [G] County [Am] Down." |[Chorus] |From [C] Bantry Bay up to [G] Derry Quay and |From [Am] Galway to [F] Dublin [G] Town, |No [Am] maid I've seen like the [C] sweet col[G]leen |That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am] Down Verse 3: At the [Am] Harvest Fair she'll be [C] surely [G] there So I'll [Am] dress in my [F] Sunday [G] clothes, With my [Am] shoes shone bright and my [C] hat cocked [G] right For a [Am] smile from my [G] nut brown [Am] rose. No [C] pipe I'll smoke, no [G] horse I'll yoke Till my [Am] plough is a [F] rust coloured [G] brown. Till a [Am] smiling bride by my [C] own fire [G] side Sits the [Am] star of the [G] County [Am] Down. |[Chorus] |From [C] Bantry Bay up to [G] Derry Quay and |From [Am] Galway to [F] Dublin [G] Town, |No [Am] maid I've seen like the [C] sweet col[G]leen |That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am] Down. Outro: That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am////] Down

Teenage Kicks Undertones Intro: [C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7] [C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7] Verse 1: [C] A teenage dream's so hard to beat [Cmaj7] [Am] Every time she walks down the street [Cmaj7] [C] Another girl in the neighbourhood [Cmaj7] [Am] Wish she was mine, she looks so good |Chorus: |[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight |Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [C] Verse 2: [C] I'm gonna call her on the telephone [Cmaj7] [Am] Have her over 'cos I'm all alone [Cmaj7] [C] I need excitement, though i need it bad [Cmaj7] [Am] And it's the best i've ever had |Chorus: |[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight |Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [Instrumental] [C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7] [C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7] Verse 3: [C] A teenage dream's so hard to beat [Cmaj7] [Am] Every time she walks down the street [Cmaj7] [C] Another girl in the neighbourhood [Cmaj7] [Am] Wish she was mine, she looks so good |Chorus: |[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight |Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night Verse 4: [C] I'm gonna call her on the telephone [Cmaj7] [Am] Have her over 'cos I'm all alone [Cmaj7] [C] I need excitement, though i need it bad [Cmaj7] [Am] And it's the best i've ever had |Chorus: |[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight |Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [C] |[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight |Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [C] Outro: [C*][C*] [F*][F*] [G///] [C*]

The Hucklebuck Now [G] here's a dance you should [G7] know (Hey!) Oh, baby [C] when the lights are [G] down low (Hey!) [D] Grab your baby, then [G]mgo (Hey!) [CHORUS] Then [G] do the hucklebuck (Hey!) Do the hucklebuck (Hey!) If you don't know how to do it Then you're out of luck (Hey!) [C] Shove your baby in (Hey!) Twist her all around (Hey!) [G]nThen you start a-twistin' and a-movin' all around (Hey!) [D] Wriggle like a snake, [C] waddle like a duck [G*] That's what you do when you do the Huckle-[G] buck And now, here's a dance you should know (Hey!) Oh, baby when the lights are down low (Hey!) Rock your baby, then go (Hey!) A little bit of shake (Hey!) A little bit of this (Hey!) If you don't know how to do it Ask my little sis (Hey!) Shove your baby in (Hey!) Twist her all around (Hey!) Then you start a-shakin' and a-movin' all around (Hey!) Wriggle like a snake, waddle like a duck That's what you do when you do the Hucklebuck Now here's a dance you should know (Hey!) Oh, baby when the lights are down low (Hey!) Grab your baby, then go (Hey!) A little bit of this (Hey!) A little bit of twist (Hey!) If you don't know how to do it Ask my little sis (Hey!) Shove your baby in (Hey!) Twist her all around (Hey!) Then you start a-movin' and a-shakin' all about (Hey!) Wriggle like a snake, waddle like a duck That's what you do-ooo Do the Hucklebuck[C] - Artist [intro] Chords [C] or (D) E F Chords can also be above the line |[boxes] | |This is a "box section" That's all you need to know, now get tabbing!

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

Whiskey In the Jar FUO Verse 1: [G] As I was a goin' over the [Em] Cork and Kerry mountains I [C] met with Captain Farrell and his [G] money he was counting I [G] first produced my pistol and I [Em] then produced my rapier Said [C] "Stand and deliver" for you [G] are my bold deceiver |Chorus: |With me [D] ring dum-a doo dum-a da |[G] Whack for the daddy-o. [C] whack for the daddy-o |There's [G] whiskey [D7] in the [G] jar | | Verse 2: I [G] counted out his money and it [Em] made a pretty penny I [C] put it in me pocket and I [G] brought it home to Jenny She [G] said and she swore that she [Em] never would deceive me But the [C] devil take the women for they [G] never can be easy Chorus: Verse 3: I [G] went into my chamber, all [Em] for to take a slumber I [C] dreamt of gold and jewels and for [G] sure it was no wonder But [G] Jenny drew me charges and she [Em] filled them up with water Then [C] sent for captain Farrell to be [G] ready for the slaughter. |Chorus: |With me [D] ring dum-a doo dum-a da |[G] Whack for the daddy-o. [C] whack for the daddy-o |There's [G] whiskey [D7] in the [G] jar | Verse 4: It was [G] early in the morning, just be[Em]fore I rose to travel The [C] guards were all around me and [G] likewise Captain Farrell I [G] first produced me pistol for she [Em] stole away me rapier But I [C] couldn't shoot the water, so a [G] prisoner I was taken. Chorus: Verse 5: If [G] anyone can aid me, it's my [Em] brother in the army, If [C] I can find his station in [G] Cork or in Killarney. And [G] if he'll come with me, we'll go [Em] roving near Kilkenny, and I'm [C] sure he'll treat me better than me [G] own sporting Jenny. Chorus: Verse 6: Now [G] some men take delight in the [Em] drinking and the roving, But [C] others take delight in the [G] gambling and the smoking. But [G] I take delight in the [Em] juice of the barley, and [C] courting pretty Jenny in the [G] morning bright and early. |Chorus: |With me [D] ring dum-a doo dum-a da |[G] Whack for the daddy-o. [C] whack for the daddy-o |There's [G] whiskey [D7] in the [G] jar

Whistling Gypsy Traditional [Intro] [C/C] [G7/G7] [C] The gypsy [G7] rover came[C] over the [G7] hill [C] Down through the [G7] valley so[C] sha[G7]dy, He [C] whistled and he [G7] sang 'til the[C] greenwoods[Am] rang, And [C] he won the [Dm] heart of a [C] la[F]d[C]y. |[Chorus][C] Ah-de-[G7] do, ah-de-[C] do-da-[G7] day, |[C] Ah-de-[G7] do, ah-de-[C] da-[G7] ay |He [C] whistled and he[G7] sang 'til the [C] greenwoods[Am] rang, |And [C] he won the [Dm] heart of a[C] la[F]d[C]y.| [C] She left her [G7] father's [C] castle [G7] gates [C] She left her [G7] own fine [C] lo[G7]ver She [C] left her [G7] servants [C] and her [Am] state To [C] follow the [Dm] gypsy [C] r[F]o[C]ver. |[Chorus][C] Ah-de-[G7] do, ah-de-[C] do-da-[G7] day, |[C] Ah-de-[G7] do, ah-de-[C] da-[G7] ay |He [C] whistled and he[G7] sang 'til the [C] greenwoods[Am] rang, |And [C] he won the [Dm] heart of a[C] la[F]d[C]y.| [C] Her father [G7] saddled up [C] his fastest [G7] steed [C] And roamed the [G7] valleys all [C] o[G7] ver [C] Sought his [G7] daughter [C] at great [Am] speed And [C] the whistling [Dm] gypsy [C] r[F]o[C]ver. |[Chorus][C] Ah-de-[G7] do, ah-de-[C] do-da-[G7] day, |[C] Ah-de-[G7] do, ah-de-[C] da-[G7] ay |He [C] whistled and he[G7] sang 'til the [C] greenwoods[Am] rang, |And [C] he won the [Dm] heart of a[C] la[F]d[C]y.| [C] He came at [G7] last to a [C] mansion [G7] fine, [C] Down by the [G7] river [C] Clay[G7]dee [C] And there was [G7] music and [C] there was [Am] wine, For [C] the gypsy [Dm] and his [C] la[F] [C] dy. |[Chorus] [C] Ah-de-[G7] do, ah-de-[C] do-da-[G7] day, |[C] Ah-de-[G7] do, ah-de-[C] da-[G7] ay |He [C] whistled and he[G7] sang 'til the [C] greenwoods[Am] rang, |And [C] he won the [Dm] heart of a[C] la[F]d[C]y.| [C] "He is no [G7] gypsy, my [C] father" she [G7] said [C] "But lord of these [G7] lands [C] all [G7] over, [C] And I shall [G7] stay 'til my [C] dying [Am] day With my [C] whistling [Dm] gypsy [C] ro[F] [C] ver." |[Chorus] [C] Ah-de-[G7] do, ah-de-[C] do-da-[G7] day, |[C] Ah-de-[G7] do, ah-de-[C] da-[G7] ay |He [C] whistled and he[G7] sang 'til the [C] greenwoods[Am] rang, |And [C] he won the [Dm] heart of a[C] la[F]d[C]y.| [Outro] And [C] he won the [Dm] heart of a[C] la[F]d[C]y.|

Wild Rover The Dubliners [Intro] [C] [G7] [C] [C] [Verse 1] I've [C] been a wild rover for many a [F] year And I [C] spent all me [G7] money on whiskey and [C] beer But [C] now I'm returning with gold in great [F] store, And I [C] promise to [G7] play the wild rover no [C] more |[Chorus] |And it's [G7] no, nay, never |[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more, |Will I [C] play the wild [F] rover, |No [G7] never, no [C] more [C] [Verse 2] I [C] went to an ale house I used to fre-[F]quent, And I [C] told the land[G7]lady me money’s all [C] spent, I [C] asked her for credit, she answered me [F] "Nay... Sure a [C] custom like [G7] yours I could get any [C] day." [Chorus] [Verse 3] I [C] took from my pocket 10 sovereigns [F] bright, And the [C] landlady's [G7] eyes opened up with de-[C]light, She [C] said, "I have whiskeys and wines of the [F] best, And the [C] words that I [G7] told you were only in [C] jest. [Chorus] [Verse 4] I'll go [C] home to my parents, confess what I've [F] done, And I'll [C] ask them to [G7] pardon their prodigal [C] son, And [C] if they forgive me as oft times be-[F]fore, Then I [C] never will [G7] play the wild rover no [C] more! |[Chorus] |And it's [G7] no, nay, never |[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more, |Will I [C] play the wild [F] rover, |No [G7] never, no [C] more [C] | |And it's [G7] no, nay, never |[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more, |[Slowing] |Will I [C///] plaaaay the wild [F///] rover, |No [G7///] never, no [C//////] more.

Will ye go lassie go? Francis McPeake [Verse 1] [C] Oh the summer [F] time is [C] come And the [F] trees are sweetly [C] blooming And the [F] wild [G]mountain [Am] thyme Grows a [Dm] round the blooming [F] heather |[Chorus] |Will ye [C] go, [F] lassie, [C] go? |And we'll [F] all go to[C]gether |To pluck [F] wild [G] mountain [Am] thyme |All a[Dm]round the blooming [F] heather |Will ye [C] go, [F] lassie, [C] go? [Verse 2] I will [C] build my [F] love a [C] tower By yon [F] clear crystal [C] fountain And [F] around it [G] I will [Am] pile All the [Dm] flowers of the [F] mountain |[Chorus] |Will ye [C] go, [F] lassie, [C] go? |And we'll [F] all go to[C]gether |To pluck [F] wild [G] mountain [Am] thyme |All a[Dm]round the blooming [F] heather |Will ye [C] go, [F] lassie, [C] go? [Flute Instrumental] [Verse 3] If my [C] true love [F] she were [C] gone I would [F] surely find a[C]nother To pluck [F] wild [G] mountain [Am] thyme All a [Dm] round the blooming [F] heather |[Chorus] |Will ye [C] go, [F] lassie, [C] go? |And we'll [F] all go to[C]gether |To pluck [F] wild [G] mountain [Am] thyme |All a[Dm]round the blooming [F] heather |Will ye [C] gooooooo, |[F] lassieeeeee, |[C] gooooo?

Wind of Change The Scorpions Intro while whistling: [Am] [F] [Am] [F] [C] [Dm] [Am-G] [C] I follow the Mosk[Dm]va Down to Gorky [C]Park Listening to the [Dm]wind... of [Am]change [G] [C] An August summer [Dm]night Soldiers passing [C]by Listening to the [Dm]wind... of [Am]change [G] [C] The world is closing [Dm]in Did you ever [C]think That we could be so [Dm]close... like [Am]bro[G]thers [C] The future’s in the [Dm]air I can feel it every[C]where Blowing with the [Dm]wind... of [Am]change [G] [G] [C] Take [G]me... to the [Dm]magic of the [G]moment On a [C]glory [G]night Where the [Dm]children of to[G]morrow dream a[Am]way [F] In the wind of [G]change [G] [C] Walking down the [Dm]street Distant memor[C]ies Are buried in the [Dm]past... for[Am]e-e-e[G]ver [C] I follow the Mosk[Dm]va Down to Gorky [C]Park Listening to the [Dm]wind... of [Am]change [G] Chorus: [C] Take [G]me... to the [Dm]magic of the [G]moment On a [C]glory [G]night Where the [Dm]children of to[G]morrow share their [Am]dreams [F] With you and [G]me [G] [C] Take [G]me... to the [Dm]magic of the [G]moment On a [C]glory [G]night Where the [Dm]children of to[G]morrow dream a[Am]way [F] In the wind of [G]change [G] [Am] The wind of change blows [G]straight Into the face of [Am]time Like a stormwind that will [G]ring The freedom bell... for peace of [C]mind Let your balalaika [Dm]sing What my guitar... wants to [E]say [E7] Chorus: then end on [C]