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Galway Bay

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Capo 1
[Verse]
If you eAver go across the sea to IrEeland
Then maybe at the closing of your dAay
You could sit and watch the moon rise over ClDaddagh
Or waEtch the sun go down on Galway BAay
[Verse]
For the breezes blAowing o'er the sea to IEreland
Are perfumed by the heather as they bAlow
And the women in the uplands diggin' praDties
Speak a lanEguage that the strangers do not knAow
[Verse]
For the strangers caAme and tried to teach thEeir way
And scorned us just for being what we aAre
But they might as well go chasing after mooDnbeams
OEr light a penny candle from a sAtar
[Verse]
And if thAere is going to be a life herEeafter
And somehow I am sure there's gonna to Abe
I will ask my God to let me make my heDaven
In tEhat dear land across the Irish sAea

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Galway Bay

by Johnny Cash

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

[Verse]

A E

If you ever go across the sea to Ireland

Then maybe at the closing of your day

You could sit and watch the moon rise over Claddagh

E A

Or watch the sun go down on Galway Bay

[Verse]

A E

For the breezes blowing o'er the sea to Ireland

Are perfumed by the heather as they blow

And the women in the uplands diggin' praties

E A

Speak a language that the strangers do not know

[Verse]

A E

For the strangers came and tried to teach their way

And scorned us just for being what we are

But they might as well go chasing after moonbeams

E A

Or light a penny candle from a star

[Verse]

A E

And if there is going to be a life hereafter

And somehow I am sure there's gonna to be

I will ask my God to let me make my heaven

E A

In that dear land across the Irish sea

About Galway Bay Chords by Johnny Cash

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