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Carrickfergus

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[Verse]
CI wish I Dmwas,    Gin CarricCkfeC/BrgusAm  
Only for Dmnights,  Gin BallCygranFtC  
I would swim Dmover   Gthe deepest CoceC/BanAm  
The deepest Dmocean   Gmy love to CfindF  C  
[Chorus]
   But the Gsea is CwidC/Be      Amand I can't swim GoveDm7rG  
   And neither ChavC/Be    AmI    the Fwings to GflyDm7  G  
   I wish I Dmhad     Ga handsome CboaC/BtmanAm  
   To ferry me Dmover    Gmy love and CIF  C  
[Verse]
My childhood Dmdays   Gbring back sad reCflecC/BtionsAm  
Of happy Dmtime   Gspend so long CagoF.C  
My boyhood Dmfriends   Gand my own reClatC/BionsAm  
Have all passed on Dmnow   Glike melting CsnoFwC  
[Chorus]
   But I'll Gspend my CdayC/Bs    Amin endless roGamiDm7ngG  
   Soft is the CgraC/Bss   Amand my Fbed is GfreDm7eG  
   Ah to be Dmback now   Gin CarrickCferC/BgusAm  
   On that long Dmroad   Gdown to the CseaF  C  
[Verse]
And in KilDmkenny   Git is reCporC/BtedAm  
On marble Dmstones   Gand as black as CinkF  C  
With gold and Dmsilver   GI would supCporC/Bt herAm  
But I'll sing no more Dmnow   Gtill I get a CdriFnkC  
[Chorus]
   I'm Gdrunk toCday     C/B  Amand I'm seldom GsobDm7erG  
   A handsome CrovC/Ber   Amfrom Ftown to GtowDm7nG  
   Ah but I am Dmsick now   Gand my days are CnumC/BberedAm  
   so come on ye Dmyoung men   Gand lay me CdowFnC  

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Carrickfergus

by Misc Traditional

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Dm7

[Verse]

C Dm G C C/B Am

I wish I was, in Carrickfergus

Dm G C F C

Only for nights, in Ballygrant

Dm G C C/B Am

I would swim over the deepest ocean

Dm G C F C

The deepest ocean my love to find

[Chorus]

G C C/B Am G Dm7 G

But the sea is wide and I can't swim over

C C/B Am F G Dm7 G

And neither have I the wings to fly

Dm G C C/B Am

I wish I had a handsome boatman

Dm G C F C

To ferry me over my love and I

[Verse]

Dm G C C/B Am

My childhood days bring back sad reflections

Dm G C F C

Of happy time spend so long ago.

Dm G C C/B Am

My boyhood friends and my own relations

Dm G C F C

Have all passed on now like melting snow

[Chorus]

G C C/B Am G Dm7 G

But I'll spend my days in endless roaming

C C/B Am F G Dm7 G

Soft is the grass and my bed is free

Dm G C C/B Am

Ah to be back now in Carrickfergus

Dm G C F C

On that long road down to the sea

[Verse]

Dm G C C/B Am

And in Kilkenny it is reported

Dm G C F C

On marble stones and as black as ink

Dm G C C/B Am

With gold and silver I would support her

Dm G C F C

But I'll sing no more now till I get a drink

[Chorus]

G C C/B Am G Dm7 G

I'm drunk today and I'm seldom sober

C C/B Am F G Dm7 G

A handsome rover from town to town

Dm G C C/B Am

Ah but I am sick now and my days are numbered

Dm G C F C

so come on ye young men and lay me down

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