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Celtic New Year

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Capo on fret 8 (as written in this song)

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Beautiful song. I prefer capo 8 as shown in this tab.
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Tune down 1/2 step = E   B   A  E  
Capo 3 = C   G   F  C  
Capo 6 = A   E   D  E  
Capo 8
G   D   C   Dx2
If I don't Gsee you through the weekD  C  D  
See you through the GwindowD  C  D  
GSee you next Dtime that we're Ctalking on the telephDone
And I've got to Gsee you D  C  
in Dthat Indian GsummerD  C  D  
And I want to Gsee you D  C  
further on up the Droad
I said, CWoah, won't you come back?
I have to Gsee you, Dmy Cdear
Won't you come back.... Din the Celtic New GYear?D  C  D  
In the Celtic New GYearD  C  D  
GIf I don't see Dyou
when I'm Cgoing Ddown LoGuisianaD  C  D  
If I don't Gsee youD  C  
well on down on Bourbon DStreet
If you don't Gsee me Dwhen I'm Csinging,D  
Jack of GDiamondsD  C  D  
If you don't Gsee me D  C  
when I'm on my lucky Dstreak
Whoa-O-O, CI want you, want you to come on back
GI've Dmade it very Cclear
I want you to come back home Din the Celtic New YGearD  C  D  
Celtic New GYearD  C  D  
If I don't Gsee youD  C  
down Dwhen the bonfires are Gburning, burDningC  D  
If I don't Gsee you when we're Dsinging, Cthe Gloriana Dtune
If I've got to Gsee you Dwhen it's Craining Ddeep inside the GforestD  C  D  
If I've got to Gsee you D  C  
at the waning of the Dmoon
Said, Oh-Coh-oh, won't you come on back?
Want you to Gbe Dof good Ccheer
Come back home Don the Celtic New Year
G   D   C   Doutro repeat several times
N.C.
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