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Danny Boy

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Danny Boy:Conway Twitty.
#18 on R&B Charts And #10 on BB Hot 100.
Album - Saturday Night With Conway Twitty - on
MGM Records in 1959.
***(Song was banned by the BBC but I don't remember
why.)***
INTRO: (Slow)
AOh, Danny Gbmboy, the pipes, the pipes are Gcalling,
from glen to Dglen and down the Emmountain Aside.
AThe summer's Gbmgone Dmand Gbmall the roses EmfallGing.
It's Em7you, it's Gbmyou Emmust go and AI must Dbide.
CHORUS: (Fast)
DOh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy, the pipes are calling.
(Oh, Danny boy!)
From glen to glen and even down the mountain Aside.
The summer's Dgone and all the roses falling.
It's you, it's you must go and GI Amust aDbide.
(Oh, Danny boy!)
#1.
DBut, come ye back when Gsummer's in the Dmeadow.
When the valley's hushed and Geven white with EsnowA.
And I'll be Dthere in Gsunshine or in Dshadow.
BmOh, Danny Dboy, oh, Danny Gboy I Alove you Dso.
INTERLUDE:  D   A   D   G   A  D  
CHORUS:
DOh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy, the pipes are calling.
(Oh, Danny boy!)
From glen to glen and even down the mountain Aside.
The summer's Dgone and all the roses falling.
It's you, it's you must go and GI Amust aDbide.
(Oh, Danny boy!)
#2.
DBut, come ye back when Gsummer's in the Dmeadow.
When the valley's hushed and Geven white with EsnowA.
And I'll be Dthere in Gsunshine or in Dshadow.
BmOh, Danny Dboy, oh, Danny Gboy I Alove you Dso.
(I love you so!)
OUTRO:
DOh, Danny boy, oh, Danny Gboy I Alove you Dso.
(I love you so!)
Oh, Danny Gboy, oh, Danny Aboy I love you Dso.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Danny Boy

by Conway Twitty

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Chords in this song · guitar

Gbm

Em7

Danny Boy:Conway Twitty.

#18 on R&B Charts And #10 on BB Hot 100.

Album - Saturday Night With Conway Twitty - on

MGM Records in 1959.

***(Song was banned by the BBC but I don't remember

why.)***

INTRO: (Slow)

A Gbm G

Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling,

D Em A

from glen to glen and down the mountain side.

A Gbm Dm Gbm Em G

The summer's gone and all the roses falling.

Em7 Gbm Em A D

It's you, it's you must go and I must bide.

CHORUS: (Fast)

Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy, the pipes are calling.

(Oh, Danny boy!)

From glen to glen and even down the mountain side.

The summer's gone and all the roses falling.

G A D

It's you, it's you must go and I must abide.

(Oh, Danny boy!)

#1.

D G D

But, come ye back when summer's in the meadow.

G E A

When the valley's hushed and even white with snow.

D G D

And I'll be there in sunshine or in shadow.

Bm D G A D

Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy I love you so.

D A D G A D

INTERLUDE:

CHORUS:

Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy, the pipes are calling.

(Oh, Danny boy!)

From glen to glen and even down the mountain side.

The summer's gone and all the roses falling.

G A D

It's you, it's you must go and I must abide.

(Oh, Danny boy!)

#2.

D G D

But, come ye back when summer's in the meadow.

G E A

When the valley's hushed and even white with snow.

D G D

And I'll be there in sunshine or in shadow.

Bm D G A D

Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy I love you so.

(I love you so!)

OUTRO:

D G A D

Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy I love you so.

(I love you so!)

G A D

Oh, Danny boy, oh, Danny boy I love you so.

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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