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Galway Bay

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Capo 1
[Intro]
D
DIf you ever go across the sea to IreAland,
Athen maybe at the closing of your dDay,
Dyou can sit and watch the moon rise over CGladdagh,
and sAee the sun go down on Galway BaDy.
DJust to hear again the ripple of the trAout stream,
ThAe women in the meadow making haDy,
Djust to sit beside the turf fire in a caGbin,
Aand watch the barefoot gossoons as tDhey play
GOoooDh   OEmoooDh   OGoooDh ooAoh
FoDr the breezes blowing o'er the seas from IrelAand,
ArAe perfumed by the heather as they blDow,
AnDd the women in the uplands digging praGties
Speak a lEmanguage that the strangers do not knAow.
YeGt the strangers came and tried to teach us theDir ways,
And tChey scorned us just for being what we aEmre,
BFut they might as well go chasin' after moonbeAmams,
or Bblight a penny candle from a Emstar.A  
ADnd if there's gonna be a life hereafAter,
And soAmehow I'm sure there's gonna Dbe,
I wiDll ask my God to let me make my HeGaven,
AIn that dear land across the IrisDh sea.
I wiDll ask my God to let me make my HeGaven,
In mAy dear land across the Irish seDa.

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Galway Bay

by Celtic Woman

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Capo 1

[Intro]

D A

If you ever go across the sea to Ireland,

A D

then maybe at the closing of your day,

D G

you can sit and watch the moon rise over Claddagh,

A D

and see the sun go down on Galway Bay.

D A

Just to hear again the ripple of the trout stream,

A D

The women in the meadow making hay,

D G

just to sit beside the turf fire in a cabin,

A D

and watch the barefoot gossoons as they play

G D Em D G D A

Ooooh Ooooh Ooooh oooh

D A

For the breezes blowing o'er the seas from Ireland,

A D

Are perfumed by the heather as they blow,

D G

And the women in the uplands digging praties

Em A

Speak a language that the strangers do not know.

G D

Yet the strangers came and tried to teach us their ways,

C Em

And they scorned us just for being what we are,

F Am

But they might as well go chasin' after moonbeams,

Bb Em A

or light a penny candle from a star.

D A

And if there's gonna be a life hereafter,

A D

And somehow I'm sure there's gonna be,

D G

I will ask my God to let me make my Heaven,

A D

In that dear land across the Irish sea.

D G

I will ask my God to let me make my Heaven,

A D

In my dear land across the Irish sea.

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