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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1859596,"song":"The Nightingale","artist":"Liam Clancy","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11413746-the-nightingale-chords-by-liam-clancy/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1859596?type=chord","rating":4.55604,"votes":3,"content":"Liam Clancy - The Nightingale\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 1st Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTRO:]  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[VERSE 1:]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs I was a-walking and a-rambling one day[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI spied a young couple, so fondly did stray[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd one was a young maid, so sweet and so fair[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the other one was a soldier and a brave grenadier[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd they kissed so sweetly comforting as they clung to each other[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey went arm and arm down the road like sister and brother[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey went arm and arm down the road 'til they came to a stream[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd they both sat down together, love, to hear the nightingale sing[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 2:]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen out of his knapsack he drew a fine fiddle[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he played her such merry tunes that you ever did hear[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he played her such a merry tune that the valley did ring[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"Ah, softly\", cried the fair maid, hear the nightingale sing[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd they kissed so sweetly comforting as they clung to each other[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey went arm and arm down the road like sister and brother[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey went arm and arm down the road 'til they came to a stream[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd they both sat down together, love, to hear the nightingale sing[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 3:]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh well, I'm off to India for seven long years[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDrinking wine and strong whiskey instead of pale beers[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd if ever I return again, it will be in the spring[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd we'll both sit down together, love, to hear the nightingale sing[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd they kissed so sweetly comforting as they clung to each other[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey went arm and arm down the road like sister and brother[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey went arm and arm down the road 'til they came to a stream[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd they both sat down together, love, to hear the nightingale sing[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 4:]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"Now,\" says the fair maid, \"will you marry me\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"Oh no,\" says the soldier, \"however can that be?\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"For I've me own wife at home in me own countery[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]   N.C.          (F)                   (G)       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd sure she is the fairest little thing that you ever did see\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd they kissed so sweetly comforting as they clung to each other[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey went arm and arm down the road like sister and brother[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey went arm and arm down the road 'til they came to a stream[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd they both sat down together, love, to hear the nightingale sing[/tab]","plain_text":"Liam Clancy - The Nightingale\n\n\nCAPO: 1st Fret\n\n\n\n\n[INTRO:]  C    G  C      G    C     G  C  F  G  C\n\n[VERSE 1:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 2:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 3:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 4:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]","chords":["C","G","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}