Songbook/Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus
- Verse 1
- G I wish I Am was D in Carrick- G fergus /F# Em [1]
- Only for Am nights (D in C) Bally- G grant,
- G I would swim Am over D the deepest G ocean, /F# Em
- Only for Am nights (D in C) Bally- G grant,
- But the sea is G wide and I cannot cross D over
- And neither Em have I C the wings to D fly
- I wish I could Am meet D a handsome G boatsman, /F# Em
- To ferry me Am over, (D my C) love to G find.
- Verse 2
- G But in Kil- Am kenny, D it is re- G ported, /F# Em ,
- On marble Am stones there (D as C }black as G ink.
- G With gold and Am silver D I would sup- G port her, /F# Em
- But I´ll sing no Am more now (D till I C) get a G drink,
- For I'm drunk to- G day, and I'm seldom D sober,
- A handsome Em rover C from town to D town,
- Ah, but I'm Am sick now, D my days are G numbered, /F# Em
- Come all you Am young men D and C lay me G down.
Footnotes
- ↑ The /F# is a short form of G/F# that means a G major chord, where still the bass note F# is added.
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