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.

Dirty Old Town [☘️] - Ewan McColl [C] [C] [C] [NC] I met my [C] love... by the gas [F] works [C] croft Dreamed a [F] dream... by the old ca[C]nal I [F] kissed my [C] girl... by the [F] factory [C] wall Dirty old [Dm] town... dirty old [Am] town [NC] Clouds are [C] dri-i-ifting a-[F]-cross the [C] moon Cats are [F] pro-o-owling on their [C] beat [F] Springs a [C] girl... from the [F] streets at [C] night Dirty old [Dm] town... dirty old [Am] town [NC] I heard a [C] siren... coming [F] from the [C] docks Saw a [F] train... set the night on [C] fire I [F] smelled the [C] spring... on the [F] smokey [C] wind Dirty old [Dm] town... dirty old [Am] town [NC] I'm gonna [C] make me... a [F] big sharp [C] axe Shining [F] steel... tempered in a [C] fire I’ll [F] chop you [C] down... like an [F] old dead [C] tree Dirty old [Dm] town... dirty old [Am] town [NC] I met my [C] love... by the gas [F] works [C] croft Dreamed a [F] dream... by the old ca[C]nal I [F] kissed my [C] girl... by the [F] factory [C] wall Dirty old [Dm] town... dirty old [Am] town Dirty old [Dm] town... dirty old [Am] town (SLOWING) Dirty old [Dm] town... dirty old [Am*] town

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

Ireland's Call - Phil Coulter [Intro] G G G G Verse 1: [G] Come the day and [C] come the [G] hour Come the power and the [C] glor-[G]y We have [G] come to [C] answer Our [Em] Country's [C] call From the [G] four [C] proud [D] provinces of [G] Ire-land |Chorus: |[G] Ireland, [C] Ireland |[G] Together [Em] standing [D] tall [D7] |[G] Shoulder to [C] shoulder |We'll [G] answer [D] Ireland's [G] call [G] [G] Verse 2: [G] From the mighty [C] Glens of [G] Antrim From the rugged hills of [C] Gal-[G]way From the [G] walls of [C] Limerick And [Em] Dublin [C] Bay From the [G] four [C] proud [D] provinces of [G] Ire-land |Chorus: |[G] Ireland, [C] Ireland |[G] Together [Em] standing [D] tall [D7] |[G] Shoulder to [C] shoulder |We'll [G] answer [D] Ireland's [G] call [G] [G] Verse 3: [G] Hearts of steel and [C] heads un-[G]bowing Vowing never to be [C] bro-[G]ken We will [G] fight, un-[C]til we Can [Em] fight no [C] more From the [G] four [C] proud [D] provinces of [G] Ire-land |Chorus: |[G] Ireland, [C] Ireland |[G] Together [Em] standing [D] tall [D7] |[G] Shoulder to [C] shoulder |We'll [G] answer [D] Ireland's [G] call [G] [G] [Key Change] [A] [A] |Chorus: |[A] Ireland, [D] Ireland |[A] Together standing [E7] tall |[A] Shoulder to [D] shoulder |We'll [A] answer [E7] Ireland's [A] call [Outro] We'll [A] answer [E7] Ireland's [A///////////] call

Irish Medley * [☘️]- Various [1.,2.,3...] Intro [G] [D7] [G] When [G] Irish [D7] eyes are [G] smiling [G7] Sure, it's [C] like a morn in [G] Spring In the [C] lilt of Irish [G] laughter You can [A] hear the angels [D] sing [D7] When [G] Irish [D7] hearts are [G] happy [G7] All the [C] world seems bright and [G] gay And when [C] Irish eyes are [G] smiling [E7] They [A] steal your [D] heart a-[G]-way ... [G7] _____________________________________ 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 Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land, and her [C] hair hung over her shoulder, tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band ... [G7] _____________________________________ [C] There's one fair county in [F] Ireland [Dm] With [G] memories so [G7] glorious and [C] grand Where nature has lavished its [F] bounty [Dm] In the [G] orchards of [G7] Erin's green [C] land I love it's Cathedral [F] city [Dm] once [G] founded by [G7] Patrick so [C] true And it bears in the heart of it's [F] bosom [Dm] The [G] ashes of [G7]Brian [C] Boru It's my[C] own [Dm] Irish [C] home [A7] Far across the[Dm] foam And [G] though I've often left it In [C]foreign [F]lands to [C] roam No matter [Dm] where I [C] wander Through [A7] cities near and [Dm] far Sure my [C] heart is at home in old [F] Ireland [Dm] In the [G] County [G7] of [C] Armagh ... [D7] _____________________________________ When [G] Irish [D] eyes are [G] smiling [G7] Sure, it's [C] like a 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 [E7] Sure, they'd [A] steal your [D] heart a-[G]-way And when [C] Irish eyes are [G] smil--ing [E7] [Slow] Sure,they'd [A] steal your [D] heart a-[G]-way [G*]

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