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Galtee Mountain Boy

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Tempo: 104 bpm (for me anyway)
Tuning: I play this half step down
INTRO  C   G   F  C  
VERSES
C G F C C G C C
C C G Am F G C C
C C G Am F G C C
C G F C C G C C
(as the last line of last verse or after last verse repeat last line;
 swap 2nd last C chord with F 
 and last bar of C single strum or root note... or just do your own thing)
chord repetition: first and last the same... 2 middle the same
Lyric variation: I like to sing: Fare "thee" well to Tipp... 
timing stays the same as Fare Thee become two 1/8 notes instead of fare as a 1/4 note
VERSE 1
     I Cjoined     the Gfly-    ing Fcol-     Cumn     in Cnine-     Gteen     six-CteenC  
In CCork     with CSean      GMoy-     Amlan,     in FTipperary      Gwith     Dan CBreen C  
         A-Crre-    sted Cby     free Gstat-     Amers     and Fsen-    Gtenced for     Cto die C  
     Fare Cwell     to GTipp-    er-Far-     Cy    said the CGal-    tee Gmoun-    Ctain boyC  
     We Cwent     a-Gcross     the Fvall-     Ceys     and Co'er     the Ghill-    tops Cgreen    C  
Where we Cmet     with CDin-    ny GLa-     Amcey,     Sean FHo-    gan Gand     Dan CBreen    C  
Sean CMoy-    lan Cand     his Ggall-    ant Ammen     they Fkept     the Gflag     flying Chigh         C  
     Fare Cwell     to GTipp-    er-Far-     Cy    said the CGal-    tee Gmoun-    Ctain boyC  
     We Ctracked     the GDub-    lin Fmoun-     Ctains    we were Crebels      Gon     the Crun  C  
Though Chun-    ted Cnight     and Gmor-     Amning    we were Foutlaws      Gbut     free Cmen     C  
We Ctracked     the CWick-    low Gmoun-     Amtains    as the sFun     was sGhin-    ing hCigh   C  
     Fare Cwell     to GTipp-    er-Far-     Cy    said the CGal-    tee Gmoun-    Ctain boyC  
     I Cbid     fare-Gwell     to Fold     CClon-mel    that I Cnever      Gmore     will Csee   C  
And Cto     the CGal-    tee Gmoun-     Amtain     that Foft     times Gshel-    tered Cme      C  
The Cmen     who Cfought    for their Gli-    ber-Amty    and who Fdied     with-Gout     a Csigh   C  
May their Ccause     be Gne'er     for-Fgo-     Ctten    said the CGal-    tee Gmoun-    Ctain boyC  
here is a run of it in std tuning; Key of C

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Galtee Mountain Boy

by Christy Moore

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tempo: 104 bpm (for me anyway)

Tuning: I play this half step down

C G F C

INTRO

VERSES

C G F C C G C C

C C G Am F G C C

C G F C C G C C

(as the last line of last verse or after last verse repeat last line;

swap 2nd last C chord with F

and last bar of C single strum or root note... or just do your own thing)

chord repetition: first and last the same... 2 middle the same

Lyric variation: I like to sing: Fare "thee" well to Tipp...

timing stays the same as Fare Thee become two 1/8 notes instead of fare as a 1/4 note

VERSE 1

C G F C C G C C

I joined the fly- ing col- umn in nine- teen six-teen

C C G Am F G C C

In Cork with Sean Moy- lan, in Tipperary with Dan Breen

C C G Am F G C C

A-rre- sted by free stat- ers and sen- tenced for to die

C G F C C G C C

Fare well to Tipp- er-ar- y said the Gal- tee moun- tain boy

C G F C C G C C

We went a-cross the vall- eys and o'er the hill- tops green

C C G Am F G C C

Where we met with Din- ny La- cey, Sean Ho- gan and Dan Breen

C C G Am F G C C

Sean Moy- lan and his gall- ant men they kept the flag flying high

C G F C C G C C

Fare well to Tipp- er-ar- y said the Gal- tee moun- tain boy

C G F C C G C C

We tracked the Dub- lin moun- tains we were rebels on the run

C C G Am F G C C

Though hun- ted night and mor- ning we were outlaws but free men

C C G Am F G C C

We tracked the Wick- low moun- tains as the sun was shin- ing high

C G F C C G C C

Fare well to Tipp- er-ar- y said the Gal- tee moun- tain boy

C G F C C G C C

I bid fare-well to old Clon-mel that I never more will see

C C G Am F G C C

And to the Gal- tee moun- tain that oft times shel- tered me

C C G Am F G C C

The men who fought for their li- ber-ty and who died with-out a sigh

C G F C C G C C

May their cause be ne'er for-go- tten said the Gal- tee moun- tain boy

here is a run of it in std tuning; Key of C

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