{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2318443,"song":"St Brendans Voyage","artist":"Christy Moore","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11483415-st-brendans-voyage-chords-by-christy-moore/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2318443?type=chord","rating":4.67375,"votes":36,"content":"About this version: This is not an attempt to copy Christy Moore, I havent\r\nchecked what key he does it in, just something I've put together in the absence of finding a tab on the net\r\nhappy to hear alternatives to this progression, particularly the A A7 Dsus2 D line.\r\nI'm also playing this to a different rhythm to the original, that may impact on its feel too.\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA boat sailed out of Brandon in_the year of five o one[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\n’twas a damp and dirty mornin’ Brendan’s voyage it begun.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTired of thinnin’ turnips and cuttin’ curley kale[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen he got back from the creamery  he hoisted up the sail.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe ploughed a lonely furrow to the north, south, east and west[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOf all the navigators, St. Brendan was the best.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen he ran out of candles he was forced to make a stop,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe tied up in Long Island and put America on the map.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDid you know that Honolulu was found by a Kerryman,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]A7[/ch]             [ch]Dsus2[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWho went on to find Australia then China and Japan.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen he was touchin’ 70, he began to miss the crack,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTurnin’ to his albatross sez he “I’m headin’ back”.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n“Is it right or left for Gibraltar”[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\n“and What tack do I take for Mizen Head?”[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\n“I’d love to settle down near Ventry Harbour”,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSt. Brendan to his albatross he said.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTo make it fast he bent the mast and built up mighty steam.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAround Terra del Fuego and up the warm Gulf Stream,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe crossed the last horizon, Mt. Brandon came in sight[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd when he cleared the customs into Dingle for the night.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen he got the Cordon Bleu he went to douse the drought,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]A7[/ch]                  [ch]Dsus2[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe headed west to Crozier’s to murder pints of stout[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAround by Ballyferriter and up the Conor Pass[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe freewheeled into Brandon, the saint was home at last.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n“Is it right or left for Gibraltar”[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\n“and What tack do I take for Mizen Head?”[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\n“I’d love to settle down near Ventry Harbour”,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSt. Brendan to his albatross he said.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe entire population came (281) the place was chock-a-block[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLove nor money wouldn’t get your nose inside the shop.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe fishermen hauled up their nets, the farmers left their hay,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nKerry people know that saints don’t turn up every day.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEverythin’ was goin’ great ’til Brendan did announce[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]A7[/ch]             [ch]Dsus2[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHis reason for returnin’ was to try and set up house.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe girls were flabbergasted at St. Brendan’s neck[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTo seek a wife so late in life and him a total wreck.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n“Is it right or left for Gibraltar”[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\n“and What tack do I take for Mizen Head?”[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\n“I’d love to settle down near Ventry Harbour”,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSt. Brendan to his albatross he said.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWorn down by rejection that pierced his humble pride,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\n“Begod”, sez Brendan “If I run I’ll surely catch the tide”[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTurnin’ on his sandals he made straight for the docks[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd haulin’ up his anchor he cast off from the rocks.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAs he sailed past Inismhicheallain there stood the albatross[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]A7[/ch]                 [ch]Dsus2[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\n“I knew you’d never stick it out, ’tis great to see you boss”[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\n“I’m bailin’ out” sez Brendan, “I badly need a break[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA fortnight is about as much as any aul saint could take.”[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus] x 2\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n“Is it right or left for Gibraltar”[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\n“and What tack do I take for Mizen Head?”[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\n“I’d love to settle down near Ventry Harbour”,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSt. Brendan to his albatross he said.[/tab]","plain_text":"About this version: This is not an attempt to copy Christy Moore, I havent\nchecked what key he does it in, just something I've put together in the absence of finding a tab on the net\nhappy to hear alternatives to this progression, particularly the A A7 Dsus2 D line.\nI'm also playing this to a different rhythm to the original, that may impact on its feel too.\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus] x 2","chords":["A","A7","Dsus2","D","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dsus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,0],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}