Carrickfergus chords by Irish Folk

Carrickfergus chords
Irish Folk "Do bhí bean uasal" ("There Was a Noblewoman") as performed by Paddy
Reilly

Capo II

 G   Am D     G   Em
I wish I was in Carrickfergus,
     Am  D  C  G  Gsus4
only for nights in Ballygran
       Am D      G   Em
I would swim over the deepest ocean,
     Am  D  C  G  Gsus4
only for nights in Ballygran

    G   Em     C      D
But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over
      Em  G   C    D
And neither have I the wings to fly
        Am D       G
I wish I could find me a handsome boatsman
      Am  D   C    G
To ferry me over, to my love and die.

  G   Am  D     G   Em
But in Kilkenny, it is reported,
     Am   D    C    G  Gsus4
On marble stones there as black as ink
       Am  D      G    Em
With gold and silver I would support her,
         Am  D         G   C G
But I'll sing no more now, 'till I get a drink.

    G    Em      C   D
For I'm drunk today, and I'm seldom sober,
      Em G    C    D
A handsome rover from town to town
      Am    D      G    Gsus4
Ah, but I'm sick now, my days are numbered,
       Am  D    C   G
Come all you young men and lay me down.


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