Darcys Donkey chords by Gaelic Storm

Chords with lyrics

[Intro]
F5F5 G5G5 A5A5 Bb5Bb5 C5C5
FF  C majorC  FF


[Verse 1]
   FF                   Bb/FBb/F       FF
T'was up in the Bluestack mountains, D'arcy kept a bit of a still

    FF                  DmDm       C majorC
We were sneaking home a bottle, when the guards came up the hill

 FF                  Bb/FBb/F       FF
"Lose the booze" cried D'arcy and before we could reply,

    Bb majorBb              C majorC        FF
He'd dumped it in the nosebag of his donkey standing by.

   FF              Bb/FBb/F     FF
The donkey had a ganky leg, and only one good eye.

     FF                          C majorC
When he got a lick of the whiskey, he'd swear that he could fly

  Dm7Dm7                          C majorC
He rocketed through the roundabout, and down by Jamesie's bar,

     Bb majorBb                C majorC       FF
Then he vaulted through the hedges at the track at Ballintra

[Chorus 1]
FF         Bb/FBb/F       FF
Here's to you, to me and one and all

    FF                      C majorC
To the garda, and the gargle, and the trophy on the wall

FF         Bb/FBb/F       FF
Here's to you, to me and one and all

       FF                C majorC       FF
The day that D'arcy's drunken donkey won the race at Donegal


[Fiddle fill]
FF C majorC FF


[Verse 2]
   FF                Bb/FBb/F      FF
The garda chased the donkey, and we followed in pursuit,

   FF                DmDm         C majorC
For fear they'd spill the whiskey, we begged them not to shoot

  FF                  Bb/FBb/F       FF
We barreled through the turnstiles, we got there just in time,

  Bb majorBb                  Csus4Csus4        FF
To place our bets before the lot of 'em reached the starting line.

  FF                 Bb/FBb/F        FF
The flag was up, the race was on, the donkey looked behind

  FF                          C majorC
He saw the guards were after him but sure he didn't mind

  Dm7Dm7                      C majorC
He had himself another sip, and a second one as well,

    Bb majorBb                   C majorC       FF
Then he bucked and kicked and knocked the competition all to hell.

[Chorus 2]
FF         Bb/FBb/F       FF
Here's to you, to me and one and all

    FF                      C majorC
To the garda, and the gargle, and the trophy on the wall

FF         Bb/FBb/F       FF
Here's to you, to me and one and all

       FF                C majorC       FF  D MajorD
The day that D'arcy's drunken donkey won the race at Donegal


[Fiddle Interlude]
G+G C majorC D MajorD
G+G A minorAm D MajorD
G+G C majorC D MajorD
C majorC D MajorD G+G
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
G5G5 A5A5 B5B5 C5C5 D5D5
G+G  D MajorD  G+G


[Verse 3]
  G+G               C/GC/G     G+G
The donkey passed the post about a lap or two ahead

  G+G               E minorEm      D MajorD
He finished off the whiskey, then toppled over dead

  G+G                   C/GC/G      G+G
We went to check the bets and found when everything was done

  C majorC               D MajorD   G+G
The garda came in second and paid 35 to one!

   G+G                   C/GC/G        G+G
So we dragged the donkey's carcass down to Jamesie's for a pint

  G+G                        D MajorD
To drink up all our winnings, and to celebrate the night

  E minorEm                       D MajorD
We missed the poor old donkey, but still we had to laugh

   C majorC               D MajorD       G+G
When Jamesie made a trophy of the donkey's better half


[Pre-Chorus]
      C majorC                  D MajorD
So raise a beer in the air, to the famous derriere

   C majorC      D MajorD         G+G
Everybody raise a glass to D'arcy's ass! D'arcy's ass!

   C majorC      D MajorD         G+G
Everybody raise a glass to D'arcy's ass! D'arcy's ass!


[Chorus 3]
G+G         C/GC/G       G+G
Here's to you, to me and one and all

    G+G                D MajorD
To the garda, and the gargle, and the trophy on the wall

G+G         C/GC/G       G+G
Here's to you, to me and one and all

       G+G                D MajorD      G+G
The day that D'arcy's drunken donkey won the race at Donegal

       G+G                D MajorD      G+G
The day that D'arcy's drunken donkey won the race at Donegal