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Galway Girl ♪♫ Mumford and Sons ♫♪ song by-Steve Earle
[Verse 1]
Well, I Dtook a walk round the old ol’ block 
T’day I-ay-I-aGy 
I Dmet a little girl and we started to talk 
That’s some day-i-ay 
And I Gask you, Dfriend, what's a Gfella to Ddo
When her haBmir was blAack and her eyGes were blDue 
And I Gknew right tDhen   I'd be Gtakin' a Dwhirl 
On the SaltBmhill Prom Awith a GalwGay girl D  
│    D│  G   D│  G   D   A   D│  A   D│
[Verse 2]
We were Dhalfway there when the rain came down 
On a day-I-ay-I-aGy
And she Bmasked me Aup to her Gflat downDtown 
On a Dfine soft Aday-I-Day 
And I Gask you, Dfriend,  what's a Gfella to Ddo
'Cause her Bmhair was Ablack and her Geyes were Dblue
So I Gtook her Dhand   and I Ggave her a Dtwirl
And I Bmlost my Aheart to a GGalway Dgirl 
 │    D│  G   D│  G   D   A   D│  A   D│
│   G   Bm│   D   A│  G   D   A   D│  A   D│
│    D│  G   D│  G   D   A   D│  A   D│x 6
[Verse 3]
When DI woke up   I was all alone  
Ay-I-ay-I-Gay
With a Bmbroken Aheart and a Gticket DhomAe D  
And I Gask you Dfair,  tell mGe what would yoDu do
If her Bmhair was Ablack and her Geyes were Dblue 
I been Gtraveln’ Daround, I' been all ovGer the woDrld
But I Bmlost my Aheart to a GGalway Dgirl 
  │    D│  G   D│  G   D   A   D│  A   D│
  │    D│  G   D│  G   D   A   D│  A   D│
│   G   Bm│   D   A│  G   D   A   D│  A   D! │

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Galway Girl

by Mumford & Sons

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Galway Girl ♪♫ Mumford and Sons ♫♪ song by-Steve Earle

[Verse 1]

Well, I took a walk round the old ol’ block

T’day I-ay-I-ay

I met a little girl and we started to talk

That’s some day-i-ay

G D G D

And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do

Bm A G D

When her hair was black and her eyes were blue

G D G D

And I knew right then I'd be takin' a whirl

Bm A G D

On the Salthill Prom with a Galway girl

D G D G D A D A D

│ │ │ │ │

[Verse 2]

We were halfway there when the rain came down

On a day-I-ay-I-ay

Bm A G D

And she asked me up to her flat downtown

D A D

On a fine soft day-I-ay

G D G D

And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do

Bm A G D

'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue

G D G D

So I took her hand and I gave her a twirl

Bm A G D

And I lost my heart to a Galway girl

D G D G D A D A D

│ │ │ │ │

G Bm D A G D A D A D

│ │ │ │ │

D G D G D A D A D

│ │ │ │ │x 6

[Verse 3]

When I woke up I was all alone

Ay-I-ay-I-ay

Bm A G D A D

With a broken heart and a ticket home

G D G D

And I ask you fair, tell me what would you do

Bm A G D

If her hair was black and her eyes were blue

G D G D

I been traveln’ around, I' been all over the world

Bm A G D

But I lost my heart to a Galway girl

D G D G D A D A D

│ │ │ │ │

D G D G D A D A D

│ │ │ │ │

G Bm D A G D A D A D

│ │ │ │ ! │

About Galway Girl Chords by Mumford & Sons

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