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Altan - Adieu, My Lovely Nancy
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G C D G   Am   G   C D G   Am   D7
[Verse 1]
AGdieu, my lovely CNanDcy
Ten Gthousand times aDdieu
I'll be Cthinking of my Gown true Emlove
I'll be Amthinking, Ddear, of Gyou
[Verse 2]
Will you change your ring with Cme, my Dlove?
Will you Gchange your ring with Dme?
It will Cbe a token of Gour Emlove
When AmI am Dfar at Gsea
[Verse 3]
When I am far aCway from Dhome
And you Gknow not where I Dam
Love Cletters I will Gwrite to Emyou
From Amevery Dforeign Cstrand
[Instrumental]
G C D G   Am   G   C D G   Am   D7
[Verse 4]
When the Gfarmer boys reCturn at Dnight
They will Gtell their girls fine Dtales
Of Call that they've been GdoEming
All Amday out Din the CfieldsD  
[Verse 5]
Of the Gwheat and hay that Cthey cut Ddown
Sure it's Gall that they can Ddo
While Cwe poor jolly, jolly Ghearts of Emoak
Must Amplough the Dseas all Emthrough
[Instrumental]
Bm   C     Em   D   C   G  C
[Verse 6]
And Gwhen we return aCgain, my Dlove
To our Gown dear native Dshore
Fine Cstories we will Gtell to Emyou
How we Amploughed the Doceans Go'er
[Verse 7]
And we'll make the aleChouses to Dring
And the Gtaverns, they will Droar
And Cwhen our money Gis all Emgone
Sure we'll Amgo to Dsea for Cmore
[Outro]
G C D G   Am   G   C D G   Am   D7  G

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Adieu My Lovely Nancy

by Altan

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Altan - Adieu, My Lovely Nancy

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

G C D G Am G C D G Am D7

[Verse 1]

G C D

Adieu, my lovely Nancy

G D

Ten thousand times adieu

C G Em

I'll be thinking of my own true love

Am D G

I'll be thinking, dear, of you

[Verse 2]

C D

Will you change your ring with me, my love?

G D

Will you change your ring with me?

C G Em

It will be a token of our love

Am D G

When I am far at sea

[Verse 3]

C D

When I am far away from home

G D

And you know not where I am

C G Em

Love letters I will write to you

Am D C

From every foreign strand

[Instrumental]

G C D G Am G C D G Am D7

[Verse 4]

G C D

When the farmer boys return at night

G D

They will tell their girls fine tales

C G Em

Of all that they've been doing

Am D C D

All day out in the fields

[Verse 5]

G C D

Of the wheat and hay that they cut down

G D

Sure it's all that they can do

C G Em

While we poor jolly, jolly hearts of oak

Am D Em

Must plough the seas all through

[Instrumental]

Bm C Em D C G C

[Verse 6]

G C D

And when we return again, my love

G D

To our own dear native shore

C G Em

Fine stories we will tell to you

Am D G

How we ploughed the oceans o'er

[Verse 7]

C D

And we'll make the alehouses to ring

G D

And the taverns, they will roar

C G Em

And when our money is all gone

Am D C

Sure we'll go to sea for more

[Outro]

G C D G Am G C D G Am D7 G

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