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Danny Boy
Words By: Frederic Weatherly(1910)
Performed By : Ray Price
Recorded in Key of Eb
Note: Not Tabbed in Original Key
Key of "A"
Capo 2 G
CHORDS
Cmaj9: 020010
[Intro]
D7Oh Am7Dan D7ny  GBoy,..Emoh  Danny  Am7Boy, ..I D7love you Gso.D7  
[Verse]
Oh Danny GBoy,Bm...the pGipes,G7...the pipes are CcallingCmaj9  Am7  
From glen to Gglen.Bm...and Emdown...the mEm7ountain sAideA7  D7  
The summer's Ggone.Bm...and Gall.G7..the leaves are fCallingCmaj9  Am7  
It's you, It's Gyou.Bm...must goAm7....and D7I must Gbide
GBut,Dcome D7ye  Gback..when sCummer's...in the GmeadowAm7  D7  
     Am7    D7          Em      C                  Em     AA7- D7  
Or when the valley's..iced....and white with snow
I'll  be  Ghere.G7...in sCunshine...or in sGhadowsEm  
EmOh  Dan-ny  GBoy,..Emoh  Danny  Am7Boy, .I D7love you Gso.
[Instrumental]
D7Oh  Am7Dan-D7ny GBoy,.Emoh  Danny  Am7Boy...I D7love you Gso.D7  
[Verse]
But when you Gcome.Bm...if Gall.G7...the flowers are fCallinCmaj9gAm7  
If I am Gdead,Bm...and Emdead...I Em7well  may  AbeA7  D7  
You'll come and Gfind.Bm...the Gplace.G7...where I am lCyingCmaj9  Am7  
And kneel and Gsay.Bm...an Am7Ave..D7...over Gme
GAnd  DI  D7shall Ghear the Csoft...you tread a-bGove meAm7  D7  
And Am7all D7my  Emgrave..will Cwarmer.Em...sweeter AbeA7  D7  
And you Gcome.G7...and Ctell me...that you love Gme.Em  
And I shall Gsleep...in Empeace...un-Am7til you.D7...come to Gme
D7Oh  Am7Dan D7ny  GBoy,.Emoh  Danny  Am7Boy,..I D7love...you Gso

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Danny Boy

by Ray Price

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Cmaj9

Em7

Danny Boy

Words By: Frederic Weatherly(1910)

Performed By : Ray Price

Recorded in Key of Eb

Note: Not Tabbed in Original Key

Key of "A"

Capo 2 G

CHORDS

Cmaj9: 020010

[Intro]

D7 Am7 D7 G Em Am7 D7 G D7

Oh Dan ny Boy,..oh Danny Boy, ..I love you so.

[Verse]

G Bm G G7 C Cmaj9 Am7

Oh Danny Boy,...the pipes,...the pipes are calling

G Bm Em Em7 A A7 D7

From glen to glen....and down...the mountain side

G Bm G G7 C Cmaj9 Am7

The summer's gone....and all...the leaves are falling

G Bm Am7 D7 G

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

G D D7 G C G Am7 D7

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

Am7 D7 Em C Em A D7

A7-

Or when the valley's..iced....and white with snow

G G7 C G Em

I'll be here....in sunshine...or in shadows

Em G Em Am7 D7 G

Oh Dan-ny Boy,..oh Danny Boy, .I love you so.

[Instrumental]

D7 Am7 D7 G Em Am7 D7 G D7

Oh Dan-ny Boy,.oh Danny Boy...I love you so.

[Verse]

G Bm G G7 C Cmaj9 Am7

But when you come....if all....the flowers are falling

G Bm Em Em7 A A7 D7

If I am dead,...and dead...I well may be

G Bm G G7 C Cmaj9 Am7

You'll come and find....the place....where I am lying

G Bm Am7 D7 G

And kneel and say....an Ave.....over me

G D D7 G C G Am7 D7

And I shall hear the soft...you tread a-bove me

Am7 D7 Em C Em A A7 D7

And all my grave..will warmer....sweeter be

G G7 C G Em

And you come....and tell me...that you love me.

G Em Am7 D7 G

And I shall sleep...in peace...un-til you....come to me

D7 Am7 D7 G Em Am7 D7 G

Oh Dan ny Boy,.oh Danny Boy,..I love...you so

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