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Carrickfergus chords
Capo II **
G
I Gwish I Amwas    Din CarrickGfergus,Em  
only for Amnights   Din CBallyGgranGsus4  G  
I would swim Amover   Dthe deepest Gocean,Em  
only for Amnights   Din CBallyGgranGsus4  G  
But the Gsea is Emwide and I Ccannot swim Dover
               Em       G          C     D*
And neither have I the wings to fly
I wish I could Amfind me   Da handsome GboatsmanEm  
To ferry me Amover,   Dmy Clove and GI.Gsus4  G  
But Gin KilAmkenny,   Dit is reGported,Em  
On marble Amstones Dthere as Cblack as GinkGsus4  G  
With gold and Amsilver   DI would supGport her,Em  
But I'll sing no Ammore Dnow, till I Cget a Gdrink. C  G  
For I'm Gdrunk toEmday, and I'm Cseldom Dsober,
            Em         G         C     D*
A handsome rover from town to town
Ah, but I'm Amsick now,   Dfor my days are Gnumbered,Gsus4  G  
Come all you Amyoung Dmen and Clay me Gdown.C  G  
*  You could use Dsus4 D here if you like
     G= A  
    Am= Bm  
     D= E  
    Em= F#m  
     C= D  
 Gsus4= Asus4  
Capo IV
     G= F  
    Am= Gm  
     D= C  
    Em= Dm  
     C= Bb  
 Gsus4= Fsus4  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
     G= D  
    Am= Em  
     D= A  
    Em= Bm  
     C= G  
 Gsus4= Dsus4  
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Carrickfergus

by Paddy Reilly

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus4

F#m

Asus4

Fsus4

Dsus4

Carrickfergus chords

Capo II **

G Am D G Em

I wish I was in Carrickfergus,

Am D C G Gsus4 G

only for nights in Ballygran

Am D G Em

I would swim over the deepest ocean,

Am D C G Gsus4 G

only for nights in Ballygran

G Em C D

But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over

Em G C D

And neither have I the wings to fly

Am D G Em

I wish I could find me a handsome boatsman

Am D C G Gsus4 G

To ferry me over, my love and I.

G Am D G Em

But in Kilkenny, it is reported,

Am D C G Gsus4 G

On marble stones there as black as ink

Am D G Em

With gold and silver I would support her,

Am D C G C G

But I'll sing no more now, till I get a drink.

G Em C D

For I'm drunk today, and I'm seldom sober,

Em G C D

A handsome rover from town to town

Am D G Gsus4 G

Ah, but I'm sick now, for my days are numbered,

Am D C G C G

Come all you young men and lay me down.

* You could use Dsus4 D here if you like

G A

Am Bm

D E

Em F#m

C D

Gsus4 Asus4

Capo IV

G F

Am Gm

D C

Em Dm

C Bb

Gsus4 Fsus4

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

G D

Am Em

D A

Em Bm

C G

Gsus4 Dsus4

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