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Galway Shawl- *LH*

[Verse 1]
        G                       Bm
In Oran--more in the County Gal--way,
                 Em           Am       C
One pleasant eve--ning in the month of May;
          G                         Bm
I spied a damsel, she was young and handsome,
           Em     C       D        G
Her beauty fairly took my breath a--way.
 
[Chorus]
            G                 Bm
She wore no jewels, no costly diamonds,
            Em         Am      C
No paint no powder, no none at all;
           G                   Bm
She wore a bonnet with ribbons on it,
           Em  C              D      G
And 'round her shoulder was a Galway shawl.

G                    Bm
We kept on walking, she kept on talking,
         Em               Am        C
Till her father's cottage came into view;
         G                 Bm
She said Come in, sir, and meet my father,
    Em      C              D     G
And play to please him The Foggy Dew.

G               Bm
She sat me down beside the fire,
        Em                     Am       C
I could see her father, he was six feet tall;
             G              Bm
And soon her mother had the kettle singing,
    Em          C                D      G
And all I could think of was the Galway shawl.
 
[Chorus]
            G                 Bm
She wore no jewels, no costly diamonds,
            Em         Am      C
No paint no powder, no none at all;
           G                   Bm
She wore a bonnet with ribbons on it,
           Em  C             D       G
And 'round her shoulder was a Galway shawl.
 
 
             G                 Bm
I played The Blackbird and The Stack Of Barley,
        Em              Am    C
Rodney's Glory, and The Foggy Dew;
              G            Bm
She sang each note like an Irish linnet,
        Em         C             D       G
And the tears they flowed in her eyes of blue.
 
 
      G                        Bm
'Twas early, early, all in the morning,
      Em       Am      C
I hit the road for old Donegal;
              G                        Bm
She said Good--bye, sir, she cried and kissed me,
       Em       C                D      G
And my heart re--mained with the Galway shawl.
 
 
[Chorus]
            G                 Bm
She wore no jewels, no costly diamonds,
            Em         Am      C
No paint no powder, no none at all;
           G                   Bm
She wore a bonnet with ribbons on it,
           Em  C             D       G
And 'round her shoulder was a Galway shawl.

(SLOWING)
           Em  C             D       G
And 'round her shoulder was a Galway shawl.

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