Set 1, Song 14 of 27

Galway Girl

lead vocals: Nick

incorrect bridge...

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[Intro]

D D


[Verse 1]

D
Well, I took a stroll on the old long walk
     D      A    G
On a day -I-ay-I-ay
D
I met a little girl and we stopped to talk
     D         G      D
On a fine soft day -I-ay
      G          D               G        D
And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do
            Bm      A             G         D
'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue
        G         D           G         D
And I knew right then I'd be takin' a whirl
            Bm                   G      D
'Round the Salthill Prom with a Galway girl


[Bridge]
 (this is wrong... I'll fix it later --Don)
D / / / Bm / G D
D / / / A / G D


[Verse 2]

D
We were halfway there when the rain came down
                 G
On a day -I-ay-I-ay
        D
And she asked me up to her flat downtown
     D          G          D
Of a fine soft day -I-ay-I-ay
      G        D                G        D
And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do
            Bm      A             G         D
'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue
      G        D          G          D
So I took her hand and I gave her a twirl
       Bm                G      D
And I lost my heart to a Galway girl


[Bridge] (x2)

D / / / Bm / G D
D / / / A / G D


[Verse 3]

D                                G
When I woke up I was all alone
         D                              G  D
With a broken heart and a ticket home
      G        D            G             D
And I ask you now, tell me what would you do
        Bm         A          G          D
If her hair was black and her eyes were blue
            G        D                     G         D
'Cause I've traveled around. I've been all over this world
              Bm        A              G      D
Boys I ain't never seen nothin' like a Galway girl


[Bridge] (x3)

D / / / Bm / G D
D / / / A / G D

Set 1

  1. The Boys Are Back WP
    A D , A D , A D E
  2. Drink the Night away WP
    Chorus: G C G, G D G, Verse: G D C
  3. Black Velvet Band WP
    G C A7 D7, G Em C D7 G
  4. The Night that Paddy Murphy Died WP
    A D A, A F#m D E....
  5. Father Mallory's Dance Don
    D ..... G D, C G G/F# Em D G D
  6. Nelson's Blood Don
    Dm C
  7. Fightin' Nolan WP
    mostly D G D A, "before we cross the sea": G A D
  8. Kiss Me I'm Irish WP
    G D C D, G Em C D
  9. Peggy Gordon Nick
    G D G D A
  10. Dirty Old Town WP
    G C G D Em
  11. The Irish Rover WP
    G C G G D...
  12. The Spanish Lady Don
    G Em C G C D
  13. Rattlin' Bog Adam
    D G D A
  14. Galway Girl Nick
    incorrect bridge...
  15. Caledonia Don
    A E F#m D
  16. Wild Rover WP
  17. Come My Friends and Drink with Me Don
    D G D A
  18. Drunken Sailor WP
    C#m B C#m E G#m B C#m
  19. Big Strong Man Aaron
    C G
  20. Poor Paddy Works on the Railway WP
    G & C & sometimes D
  21. The Son Never Shines Don
  22. Molly Malone WP
    G Em Am D
  23. Jack Dolan WP
    C G C F, C F CGC, C G F C, C F CGC
  24. Danny Boy Don
    D Dmaj7 D7 G Gm...
  25. New York Girls WP
    G C G D
  26. Mary Mac Adam
    E D E, G D E
  27. Road to Ruin WP
    G C G D... Em D