Chords with lyrics
(Traditional Arranged by Bryan Ferry)
Intro: D MajorD Gadd9Gadd9 D MajorD Bm7Bm7 D MajorD Gadd9Gadd9 D MajorD // Gadd9==Dsus4/G
Bm7Bm7 A augmentedA D MajorD Gadd9Gadd9 D MajorD
I wish I was in Carrickfergus
G+G A augmentedA G+G G/BG/B D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Only for nights in Ballygrand
I would swim over the deepest ocean
Just to see my love before I die
(NC) D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA D/AD/A A augmentedA
But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over
D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA
Nor have I wings so I could fly
D MajorD Gadd9Gadd9 D MajorD
I wish I could meet a handsome boatman
G+G A augmentedA G+G G/BG/B D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
To carry me over my love and I
In Kilkenny it is reported
On marble stones as black as ink
With gold and silver I did support her
But I'll sing no more till I've had a drink
Well I'm drunk today and I'm seldom sober
A augmentedA handsome rover from town to town
But I am sick now my days are numbered
Come all you young men and lay me down
Come all you young men and lay me down
D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 ...