Reel In The Flickering Light chords by Christy Moore

Chords with lyrics

Reel In The Flickering Light
{a:Christy Moore}
{st:(Colm Gallagher)}
Time: 4/4
Key: C majorC
Tempo: 107

Verse 1:
  C majorC         FF
As I walked home one evenin'
    DmDm       G+G
I know this takes some believin',
 C majorC       FF
I met a group of creatures
     C majorC     G+G    C majorC
with the strangest lookin' features.
 C majorC
A augmentedA poor old dog with a worm and a weed
  DmDm
and a fine old pigeon, yes indeed,
E minorEm       FF
Daddy Longlegs jumped up sprightly
  C majorC    G+G      C majorC
and danced a reel in the flickering light.

Chorus:
  C majorC      DmDm
Oh, round we go, heel to the toe,
E minorEm       FF
Daddy Longlegs jumped up spright
  C majorC    G+G      C majorC
And danced a reel in the flickering light

Verse 2:
    C majorC       FF
On his thin and wispy spindles
    DmDm       G+G
he was deft and he was nimble,
  C majorC       FF
His eyes were scientific
    C majorC    G+G   C majorC
and his dancing was terrific.
  C majorC
The rats and the worms they made a din
  DmDm
and the nettles in the corner took it in,
  E minorEm       FF
"Oh God," says I, "tonight's the night
   C majorC      G+G      C majorC
we'll dance to the reel in the flickering light!"

Chorus:
  C majorC      DmDm
Oh, round we go, heel to the toe,
E minorEm       FF
Daddy Longlegs jumped up spright
  C majorC    G+G      C majorC
And danced a reel in the flickering light

Verse 3:
    C majorC       FF
Then he looked at me directly
    DmDm         G+G
with a gaze that could dissect me,
    C majorC       FF
And he asked me in a whisper
   C majorC    G+G  C majorC
"Have you got any sisters?."
   C majorC
"Good God Almighty' says I to him
   DmDm
"what sort of a man do you think I am?
   E minorEm         FF
I've only one and she's not your type,
       C majorC    G+G      C majorC
she wouldn't dance a reel in the flickering light!"

Chorus:
  C majorC      DmDm
Oh, round we go, heel to the toe,
E minorEm       FF
Daddy Longlegs jumped up spright
  C majorC    G+G      C majorC
And danced a reel in the flickering light

Verse 4:
     C majorC             FF
Says he "Does she come from another planet?
   DmDm          G+G
Does she have a bee in her bonnet?
     C majorC      FF
Does she do her daily duties?
     C majorC    G+G    C majorC
You never know we might be suited."
    C majorC
And the rats and the worms began to laugh
  DmDm
and some of them started shufflin' off.
   E minorEm         FF
We're gonna to have some fun tonight,
    C majorC       G+G      C majorC
gettin' ready for the reel in the flickering light.

Chorus:
  C majorC      DmDm
Oh, round we go, heel to the toe,
E minorEm       FF
Daddy Longlegs jumped up spright
  C majorC    G+G      C majorC
And danced a reel in the flickering light

Verse 5:
    C majorC       FF
I could see he had no scruples
    DmDm       G+G
when I looked into his pupils,
     C majorC      FF
They were purple or magenta
    C majorC   G+G   C majorC
like a statue during Lent.
C majorC
I said "I'll get her right away"
DmDm
"Good man" says he, "now don't delay,
   E minorEm       FF
We're gonna have some fun tonight."
    C majorC      G+G      C majorC
Then he flipped his legs in the flickering light.

Chorus:
  C majorC      DmDm
Oh, round we go, heel to the toe,
E minorEm       FF
Daddy Longlegs jumped up spright
  C majorC    G+G      C majorC
And danced a reel in the flickering light

Verse 6:
    C majorC        FF
Then up stepped a red carnation
     DmDm      G+G
and they gave her an ovation.
    C majorC     FF
She was warm and enchanting
    C majorC   G+G    C majorC
as she slowly started dancing.
  C majorC
The bright auld pigeon peeled his eye
    DmDm
and the nettles and the weeds began to sigh,
E minorEm          FF
Daddy Longlegs said "My, oh my,
    C majorC       G+G      C majorC
are we ready for the reel in the flickering light?"

Chorus:
  C majorC      DmDm
Oh, round we go, heel to the toe,
E minorEm       FF
Daddy Longlegs jumped up spright
  C majorC    G+G      C majorC
And danced a reel in the flickering light

Verse 7:
    C majorC        FF
She was gentle, she was charming
   DmDm         G+G
and I heard him call her Darlin'.
    C majorC       FF
He was graceful as a whisper
    C majorC    G+G    C majorC
on his delicate legs of silver.
  C majorC
The rats and the worms were still as mice
    DmDm
and the poor auld pigeon said "That's nice."
 E minorEm          FF
A augmentedA shimmering veil of a lovely bride
     C majorC       G+G      C majorC
and they danced to the reel in the flickering light.

Chorus:
  C majorC      DmDm
Oh, round we go, heel to the toe,
E minorEm       FF
Daddy Longlegs jumped up spright
  C majorC    G+G      C majorC
And danced a reel in the flickering light

Chorus:
  C majorC      DmDm
Oh, round we go, heel to the toe,
E minorEm       FF
Daddy Longlegs jumped up spright
  C majorC    G+G      C majorC
And danced a reel in the flickering light

Chord Charts:
Verse:
|| C majorC FF | DmDm G+G ||
|| C majorC FF | C majorC G+G C majorC / ||
|| C majorC | DmDm | E minorEm FF | C majorC G+G C majorC / ||

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