Chords with lyrics
xRelativity - When Barney Flew Over The Hills
Capo 4
Intro:
C majorC Dm7Dm7 E minorEm G+G
C majorC Dm7Dm7 E minorEm G+G
Verse 1:
A minorAm E minorEm
Twas a cold winter's night and the tempest was stormy
C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G
The snow like a sheet covered cabin and side
A minorAm E minorEm
When Barney flew over the hills to his darling
C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G
He tapped at her window, where Katie did lie
Verse 2:
A minorAm E minorEm
"Adieu," said he, "Are you sleeping or waking?
C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G
The night's bitter cold and my coat, it is thin
A minorAm E minorEm
For the storm, it is brewing, and the frost is a-waiting
C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G
Oh Katie Mulrooney, you must let me in"
Instrumental:
C majorC Dm7Dm7 E minorEm G+G
C majorC Dm7Dm7 E minorEm G+G
Verse 3:
C majorC A minorAm Dm7Dm7 E minorEm
"Barney," cried she, she spoke through the window
C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G
"How could you be taking me out of my bed?
C majorC A minorAm Dm7Dm7 E minorEm
To come at this time is a sin and a shame, sir
C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G
It's whisky, not love, that's got into your head"
Instrumental:
C majorC A minorAm Dm7Dm7 E minorEm C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G
C majorC A minorAm Dm7Dm7 E minorEm C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G
C majorC A minorAm Dm7Dm7 E minorEm C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G
C majorC A minorAm Dm7Dm7 E minorEm C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G
C majorC Dm7Dm7 E minorEm G+G
Verse 4:
C majorC A minorAm Dm7Dm7 E minorEm
"A chuisle," cried he, "It's my heart as a fountain
C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G
That weeps for the love that might lay at your door
A minorAm E minorEm
Your name is more white than the snow on the mountain
C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G
Barney will die to preserve it as pure"
Instrumental:
C majorC Dm7Dm7 E minorEm G+G
Verse 5:
C majorC A minorAm Dm7Dm7 E minorEm
"I'll go to my home though the winter winds face me
C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G
And whistle the notes for 'I'm Paddy In Green'
A minorAm E minorEm
And the words of my Kathy will comfort and brace me
C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G
'Oh Barney, a mhuirnín, I won't let you in'"
Outro:
C majorC Dm7Dm7 E minorEm G+G
C majorC Dm7Dm7 E minorEm G+G