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Matty - Christy Moore
Written by Johnny Mulhearn
[Verse 1]
GMatty walked out on a frozen night
CMaking for the pub, shoulders Ghunched up tight
CHead down on the Grailroad track
And his Dold cow Delia sad Glowing him back
GHe met with a dark and staggering man
CAnd as he passed him by shouted Gback at him
C"Hey Matty, can't you see what's Gbecome of me
In this Dcountry of the Gblind!
DThe house I have left is Gdead to me
DTo my rhyming and my Gpoetry
All I've got is the Cbeat of the stagger
DHeading down the Curragh Gline!"
[Verse 2]
GBut Matty passed on as quick as he could
CHe couldn't stand such a drunken man Gsober
CAll he wanted was the Glights of the bar
DThe Nightingale, the Wild GRover
DWhen he came in they were Gsighing
G"Look who's back, Did they throw you out of Jack's
GWith your spoutin' and your swearin'
DWe don't want to hear about GBunker Hayden
CBut maybe you'll sing us the DGirls of KinGkane"
[Instrumental]
G   C G C G D G
[Verse 3]
GThe Fear an Tí eyed him steadily
CAs he handed him a pint of Gporter
C"You must have seen the bishop's Gghost tonight
To put the Ddry look back in your Geye!"
GBut Matty would not be taken in
CBy their jibin' and their Gregalin'
CHe found himself a Gfresh-blown crew
And fell Din with their sportin' and their Gbalin'
[Verse 4]
DAs he was going home, on the Gvery same spot
DHe met with his dark Gfamiliar
He seen him coming back Cdown the line
He was Dbright and strange and Gfine
GAs he passed him by, Matty threw out his arms
Trying to Cgrab hold of his Glikeness
In the Cmorning all the found was his Gfrozen corpse
At the Dbutt of the Curragh Gline
At the Dwake they were lashing out the Gdrops of brandy
GThe aul-fashioned habit
In the Dchurch they were lashing down Gpounds and fivers
So CMatty would be fine in the Dold by and Gby

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Matty

by Christy Moore

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Matty - Christy Moore

Written by Johnny Mulhearn

[Verse 1]

Matty walked out on a frozen night

C G

Making for the pub, shoulders hunched up tight

C G

Head down on the railroad track

D G

And his old cow Delia sad lowing him back

He met with a dark and staggering man

C G

And as he passed him by shouted back at him

C G

"Hey Matty, can't you see what's become of me

D G

In this country of the blind!

D G

The house I have left is dead to me

D G

To my rhyming and my poetry

All I've got is the beat of the stagger

D G

Heading down the Curragh line!"

[Verse 2]

But Matty passed on as quick as he could

C G

He couldn't stand such a drunken man sober

C G

All he wanted was the lights of the bar

D G

The Nightingale, the Wild Rover

D G

When he came in they were sighing

"Look who's back, Did they throw you out of Jack's

With your spoutin' and your swearin'

D G

We don't want to hear about Bunker Hayden

C D G

But maybe you'll sing us the Girls of Kinkane"

[Instrumental]

G C G C G D G

[Verse 3]

The Fear an Tí eyed him steadily

C G

As he handed him a pint of porter

C G

"You must have seen the bishop's ghost tonight

D G

To put the dry look back in your eye!"

But Matty would not be taken in

C G

By their jibin' and their regalin'

C G

He found himself a fresh-blown crew

D G

And fell in with their sportin' and their balin'

[Verse 4]

D G

As he was going home, on the very same spot

D G

He met with his dark familiar

He seen him coming back down the line

D G

He was bright and strange and fine

As he passed him by, Matty threw out his arms

C G

Trying to grab hold of his likeness

C G

In the morning all the found was his frozen corpse

D G

At the butt of the Curragh line

D G

At the wake they were lashing out the drops of brandy

The aul-fashioned habit

D G

In the church they were lashing down pounds and fivers

C D G

So Matty would be fine in the old by and by

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