{"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":57663,"song":"Donegal Danny","artist":"The Dubliners","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11540957-donegal-danny-chords-by-the-dubliners/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/57663?type=chord","rating":4.70143,"votes":80,"content":"Capo on 2nd fret.\r\n(This song sounds best played with a capo on the 2nd fret (as I believe the Dubliners played it),\r\nbut the chords can be all played in first position as follows)\r\n\r\nC=D\r\nF=G\r\nAm=Bm\r\nG= A\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI remember the night that he came in from the wintery cold and damp.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA giant of a man in an oilskin coat and the bundle that told he was a tramp.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe stood at the bar and he called a pint then turned and gazed at the fire.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn a night like this to be safe and dry is my one and only desire.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo here's to those who are dead and gone.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe friends that I loved dear.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd here's to you and I'll bid you adieu.[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSayin' Donegal Danny's been here me boys Donegal Danny's been here.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen in a voice that was hushed and low said listen I'll tell you a tale.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHow a man of the sea became a man of the road and never more will set sail.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI fished out at Howth and Killybegs Ardglass and Baltimore.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut the cruel sea has beaten me and I'll end my days on the shore.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo here's to those who are dead and gone.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe friends that I loved dear.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd here's to you and I'll bid you adieu.[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSayin' Donegal Danny's been here me boys Donegal Danny's been here.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOne fateful night in the wind and the rain we set sail from Killybegs town.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere was five of us from sweet Donegal and one from County Down.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe were fishermen who worked the sea and never counted the cost [/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I never thought ere' that night was done that my fine friends would all be lost.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo here's to those who are dead and gone.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe friends that I loved dear.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd here's to you and I'll bid you adieu.[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSayin' Donegal Danny's been here me boys Donegal Danny's been here.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen the storm it broke and drove the boat on the rocks about ten miles from shore.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs we fought the tide we hoped inside to see our homes once more.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen we struck a rock and holed the bow and all of us knew she'd go down.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo we jumped right in to the icy sea and prayed to god we wouldn't drown.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut the raging sea was rising still as we struck out for the land[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand she fought with all her cruelty to claim that gallant band[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBy St. Johns point in the early dawn I dragged myself on the shore.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I cursed the sea for what she'd done vowed to sail her never more.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo here's to those who are dead and gone.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe friends that I loved dear.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd here's to you and I'll bid you adieu.[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSayin' Donegal Danny's been here me boys Donegal Danny's been here.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nEver since that night I've been on the road travelling and trying to forget.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat awful night I lost all me friends I see their faces yet.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd often at night when the sea is high and the rain is tearing at my skin.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI can hear the cries of drowning men floating over on the wind.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus] x2\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo here's to those who are dead and gone.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe friends that I loved dear.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd here's to you and I'll bid you adieu.[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSayin' Donegal Danny's been here me boys Donegal Danny's been here.[/tab]","plain_text":"Capo on 2nd fret.\n(This song sounds best played with a capo on the 2nd fret (as I believe the Dubliners played it),\nbut the chords can be all played in first position as follows)\n\nC=D\nF=G\nAm=Bm\nG= A\n\n[Intro]\nC G Am C 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\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus] x2","chords":["C","D","F","G","Am","Bm","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"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]}}}