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The Night Visit - Christy Moore
1. 8 Bar intro. 
Am G Am G
Am G Am G
2.
AmWho are you, me Gpretty fair maid    
AmAnd who are you, me Ghoney?
AmWho are you, me Gpretty fair maid
AmAnd who are you, me Ghoney?
AmShe answered me Gmodestly,
"GWell I am me mammy's darling."
AmWith me too-rye-ah
GFal-de-diddle-ah
GA eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Dairy Amoh   G  
Am         G
3. 
AmWill you come to me Gmammy's house
AmWhen the moon is shining Gclearly.
AmWill you come to me Gmammy's house
AmWhen the moon is shining Gclearly.
AmI'll open the door and GI'll let you in
GAnd divil the one will hear us.
AmWith me too-rye-ah
GFal-de-diddle-ah
GA eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Dairy AmohG  
Am         G
4. 
AmSo I went to her house in the Gmiddle of the night
AmWhen the moon was shining Gclearly.
AmSo I went to her house in the Gmiddle of the night
AmWhen the moon was shining Gclearly.
AmShe opened the door and she Glet me in
GAnd divil the one did hear us.
AmWith me too-rye-ah
GFal-de-diddle-ah
GA eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Dairy AmohG  
Am         G
5. 
AmShe took me horse by the Gbridle and the bit
AmAnd she led him to the Gstable
AmShe took me horse by the Gbridle and the bit
AmAnd she led him to the Gstable
AmSaying "There's plenty of oats for a Gsoldier's horse,
GTo eat it if he's able. "
AmWith me too-rye-ah
GFal-de-diddle-ah
GA eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Dairy AmohG  
Am         G
6. 
AmAnd She took me by the Glily-white hand
Amshe led me to the Gtable
AmShe took me by the Glily-white hand
AmAnd she led me to the Gtable
Am"There's plenty of wine for a Gsoldier boy,
GDrink it if you're able. "
AmWith me too-rye-ah
GFal-de-diddle-ah
GA eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Dairy AmohG  
Am         G
7. 
AmShe got up and she Gmade the bed
AmAnd she made it nice and Gaisy
AmShe got up and she Gmade the bed
AmAnd she made it nice and Gaisy
AmThen she took me Gby the hand
GSaying “I hope that you are able!”
AmWith me too-rye-ah
GFal-de-diddle-ah
GA eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Dairy AmohG  
Am         G
8. 8 Bar Lead Break
Am G Am G
Am G Am G
9. 
AmThere we lay till the Gbreak of the day
AmAnd divil the one could Ghear us
AmThere we lay till the Gbreak of the day
AmAnd divil the one could Ghear us
AmShe arose and put Gon her clothes
GSaying "Darling, you must leave me."
AmWith me too-rye-ah
GFal-de-diddle-ah
GA eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Dairy AmohG  
Am         G
10. 
AmWhen can I Greturn again
AmAnd when might we get Gmarried
AmWhen can I Greturn again
AmAnd when might we get Gmarried
AmWhen broken shells make GChristmas bells
GWe might well get married.
AmWith me too-rye-ah
GFal-de-diddle-ah
GA eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Dairy AmohG  
Am         G
/* 
Notes.
The choruses above I’ve written phonetically 
What follows is closer to the original
With me too-ry-ah
Fol-de-diddle-dah
Me Day-re fol-de-diddle
Dai-rie oh.
The final line in 8. 
Saying “Blow out the candle!” 
was changed to 
Saying “I hope that you are able!” 
as this version is closer to 
the intent of the original song.
*/

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The Night Visit

by Christy Moore

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The Night Visit - Christy Moore

1. 8 Bar intro.

Am G Am G

Am G

Who are you, me pretty fair maid

Am G

And who are you, me honey?

Am G

Who are you, me pretty fair maid

Am G

And who are you, me honey?

Am G

She answered me modestly,

"Well I am me mammy's darling."

With me too-rye-ah

Fal-de-diddle-ah

A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle

Am G

Dairy oh

Am G

Will you come to me mammy's house

Am G

When the moon is shining clearly.

Am G

Will you come to me mammy's house

Am G

When the moon is shining clearly.

Am G

I'll open the door and I'll let you in

And divil the one will hear us.

With me too-rye-ah

Fal-de-diddle-ah

A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle

Am G

Dairy oh

Am G

So I went to her house in the middle of the night

Am G

When the moon was shining clearly.

Am G

So I went to her house in the middle of the night

Am G

When the moon was shining clearly.

Am G

She opened the door and she let me in

And divil the one did hear us.

With me too-rye-ah

Fal-de-diddle-ah

A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle

Am G

Dairy oh

Am G

She took me horse by the bridle and the bit

Am G

And she led him to the stable

Am G

She took me horse by the bridle and the bit

Am G

And she led him to the stable

Am G

Saying "There's plenty of oats for a soldier's horse,

To eat it if he's able. "

With me too-rye-ah

Fal-de-diddle-ah

A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle

Am G

Dairy oh

Am G

And She took me by the lily-white hand

Am G

she led me to the table

Am G

She took me by the lily-white hand

Am G

And she led me to the table

Am G

"There's plenty of wine for a soldier boy,

Drink it if you're able. "

With me too-rye-ah

Fal-de-diddle-ah

A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle

Am G

Dairy oh

Am G

She got up and she made the bed

Am G

And she made it nice and aisy

Am G

She got up and she made the bed

Am G

And she made it nice and aisy

Am G

Then she took me by the hand

Saying “I hope that you are able!”

With me too-rye-ah

Fal-de-diddle-ah

A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle

Am G

Dairy oh

Am G

8. 8 Bar Lead Break

Am G Am G

Am G

There we lay till the break of the day

Am G

And divil the one could hear us

Am G

There we lay till the break of the day

Am G

And divil the one could hear us

Am G

She arose and put on her clothes

Saying "Darling, you must leave me."

With me too-rye-ah

Fal-de-diddle-ah

A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle

Am G

Dairy oh

Am G

10.

Am G

When can I return again

Am G

And when might we get married

Am G

When can I return again

Am G

And when might we get married

Am G

When broken shells make Christmas bells

We might well get married.

With me too-rye-ah

Fal-de-diddle-ah

A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle

Am G

Dairy oh

Am G

Notes.

The choruses above I’ve written phonetically

What follows is closer to the original

With me too-ry-ah

Fol-de-diddle-dah

Me Day-re fol-de-diddle

Dai-rie oh.

The final line in 8.

Saying “Blow out the candle!”

was changed to

Saying “I hope that you are able!”

as this version is closer to

the intent of the original song.

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