{"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":2826740,"song":"Carrickfergus","artist":"Misc Traditional","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11641395-carrickfergus-chords-by-misc-traditional/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2826740?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":17,"content":"[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI wish I was,    in Carrickfergus[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOnly for nights,  in Ballygrant[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI would swim over   the deepest ocean[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe deepest ocean   my love to find[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Dm7[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   But the sea is wide      and I can't swim over[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Dm7[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   And neither have    I    the wings to fly[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n   I wish I had     a handsome boatman[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   To ferry me over    my love and I[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C/B[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMy childhood days   bring back sad reflections[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOf happy time   spend so long ago.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Dm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMy boyhood friends   and my own relations[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHave all passed on now   like melting snow[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Dm7[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   But I'll spend my days    in endless roaming[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Dm7[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   Soft is the grass   and my bed is free[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Dm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n   Ah to be back now   in Carrickfergus[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   On that long road   down to the sea[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd in Kilkenny   it is reported[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOn marble stones   and as black as ink[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/B[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWith gold and silver   I would support her[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut I'll sing no more now   till I get a drink[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Dm7[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   I'm drunk today     and I'm seldom sober[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Dm7[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   A handsome rover   from town to town[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Dm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n   Ah but I am sick now   and my days are numbered[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n   so come on ye young men   and lay me down[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["C","Dm","G","C/B","Am","F","Dm7","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]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"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]}}}