Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: D MajorD
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Dum-dum-a-dimmy, dum-a-dum.
D MajorD D MajorD
Dum-dum-a-dimmy, dum-a-dum.
Verse 1:
D MajorD G+G
Hey! A augmentedA turbaned Turk who scorns the world,
A augmentedA D MajorD
may strut about with his whiskers curled,
D MajorD G+G
keep a hundred wives under lock and key,
A augmentedA D MajorD
for nobody else but himself to see. Yet…
Chorus:
E minorEm
Long may he pray with his Al Koran,
A augmentedA D MajorD
before he can love like an Irishman.
E minorEm
Long may he pray with his Al Koran,
A augmentedA D MajorD
before he can love like an Irishman
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Dum-dum-a-dimmy, dum-a-dum
Verse 2:
D MajorD G+G
The gay monsieur, a slave no more,
A augmentedA D MajorD
the solemn Don and the shocked Senor,
D MajorD G+G
the Dutch Mynheer, so full of pride,
A augmentedA D MajorD
the Russian, Prussian, Swede beside.
Chorus:
E minorEm
They all may do whatever they can,
A augmentedA D MajorD
but they never, never love like an Irishman.
E minorEm
They all may do whatever they can,
A augmentedA D MajorD
but they never, never love like an Irishman.
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Dum-dum-a-dimmy, dum-a-dum
Verse 3:
D MajorD G+G
Now, the London folks themselves beguile,
A augmentedA D MajorD
and think they please in a capital style.
D MajorD G+G
But let them ask as they cross the street
A augmentedA D MajorD
of any young girl that they happen to meet. And …
Chorus:
E minorEm
I know she'll say from behind her fan,
A augmentedA D MajorD
“Nobody loves like an Irishman.”
E minorEm
I know she'll say from behind her fan,
A augmentedA D MajorD
“Nobody loves like an Irishman.”
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Dum-dum-a-dimmy, dum-a-dum.
Break:
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD E minorEm A augmentedA D MajorD
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Dum-dum-a-dimmy, dum-a-dum
Verse 4:
D MajorD E minorEm
So I want you to know just how much I care,
A augmentedA D MajorD
and the rest of my life with you I'd share.
D MajorD E minorEm
I love your face, your hair, your smile,
A augmentedA D MajorD
it's just as sure as I come from the Emerald Isle
Chorus:
E minorEm
It must be clear to your lovely eye,
A augmentedA D MajorD
no boy will love you better than I.
E minorEm
It must be clear to your lovely eye,
A augmentedA D MajorD
no boy will love you better than I.
Outro:
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Dum-dum-a-dimmy, dum-a-dum
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Dum-dum-a-dimmy, dum-a-dum
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Dum-dum-a-dimmy, dum-a-dum
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Dum-dum-a-dimmy, dum-a-dum