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St Brendans Fair Isle chords by The Traditional

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St. Brendans Fair Isle


     Chord diagramD MajorD                  Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramD MajorD
When I was a lad on the Emerald Isle,
        Chord diagramB minorBm           Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramB minorBm
I heard many stories both lovely and wild.
  Chord diagramD MajorD                          Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramD MajorD
Chord diagramA augmentedA bout the great dragons and monsters that be,
                 Chord diagramB minorBm            Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramB minorBm
That swallow the ships as they sail on the sea.
     Chord diagramG+G
'Tho I was an artist with canvas and paints,
                                          Chord diagramD MajorD
I sailed with Saint Brendan and his jolly saints.
   Chord diagramG+G
We told the good people, "Goodbye for a while,
   Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramD MajorD
We sailed for Saint Brendan's fair isle, fair isle,
              Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramD MajorD
We sailed for Saint Brendan's fair isle.

     Chord diagramD MajorD                       Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramD MajorD
When we had been sailing for ninety-four days,
        Chord diagramB minorBm                  Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramB minorBm
We came to a spot where the sea was ablaze.
Chord diagramD MajorD                       Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramD MajorD
Those demons from Hades was dancing with glee
                Chord diagramB minorBm       Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramB minorBm
And burning the sailors alive on the sea
     Chord diagramG+G
Then Saint Brendan walked on the festering waves,
                                            Chord diagramD MajorD
He threw all the demons right back to their caves,
    Chord diagramG+G
And all of the saints bore a heavenly smile,
   Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramD MajorD
We sailed for Saint Brendan's fair isle, fair isle,
              Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramD MajorD
We sailed for Saint Brendan's fair isle.


    Chord diagramD MajorD                        Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramD MajorD
One night while the brethren were lying asleep,
        Chord diagramB minorBm                  Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramB minorBm
Chord diagramA augmentedA great dragon came up from under the deep.
Chord diagramD MajorD                     Chord diagramG+G                       Chord diagramD MajorD
He thundered and lightninged and made a great din;
            Chord diagramB minorBm            Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramB minorBm
He awakened Saint Brendan and all of his men.
    Chord diagramG+G
The dragon came on with his mouth open wide.
                                         Chord diagramD MajorD
We threw in a cross and the great dragon died.
   Chord diagramG+G
We skinned him and cooked him and feasted awhile
   Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramD MajorD
We sailed for Saint Brendan's fair isle, fair isle,
              Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramD MajorD
We sailed for Saint Brendan's fair isle.

   Chord diagramD MajorD                      Chord diagramG+G         Chord diagramD MajorD
At last we came onto that beautiful land.
       Chord diagramB minorBm                 Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramB minorBm
We all went ashore and we walked on the sand.
Chord diagramD MajorD                           Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramD MajorD
We took up our longbows and killed a Zebu.
       Chord diagramB minorBm            Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramB minorBm
We roasted it up and had hot barbecue.
    Chord diagramG+G
And after a while we were singing a song,
                                 Chord diagramD MajorD
We noticed the island was moving along.
   Chord diagramG+G
We ate and we drank and we rode in high style,
   Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramD MajorD
We sailed for Saint Brendan's fair isle, fair isle,
              Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramD MajorD
We sailed for Saint Brendan's fair isle.


    Chord diagramD MajorD                            Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramD MajorD
Now Brendan said, "Boys, this is much to my wish
    Chord diagramB minorBm                      Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramB minorBm
"We ride on the back of the world's biggest fish
 Chord diagramD MajorD                     Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramD MajorD
"Hold fast to the rope that is pulling the ship,
       Chord diagramB minorBm           Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramB minorBm
"We'll need it some day if this fish takes a dip!"
   Chord diagramG+G
We sailed every ocean, we sailed every sea,
                            Chord diagramD MajorD
We sailed every spot that a sailor could be.
   Chord diagramG+G
In forty-four days we sailed ten million miles,
   Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramD MajorD
We sailed for Saint Brendan's fair isle, fair isle,
              Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramD MajorD
We sailed for Saint Brendan's fair isle.

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