Traditional Irish Folk Song chords by The Zach And The Jess

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: D

Verse 1:

     D        D
When the mists are from Celarny
     G       D
And the duke's from Dinkleway
     G        D
All the cows are in the meadows
     D        A
And the sheep are in the hay

      D         D
Then I'll reach you by the glendier
     G      D
With potatoes by the score
     D    G
And we'll eat potatoes
    A    D
And potatoes more

Verse 2:
      D       D
When the fiddles are a whistling
      G       D
And the wistles fiddle too
      G      D
I'll pour a pint of guinnes
      D      A
And I'll raise my glass to you

      D        D
And we'll never fear for safety
      G        D
For we know we're safe from harm
     D     G
Meet the red red blinking
     A   D
Of the smoke alarm


Pre-Chorus:

 D  A
Ohhh the

Chorus:

  D       G
smoke alarm the smoke alarm
   D      A
my darling smoke alarm
   D        G
the smoke alarm the smoke alarm
    D   A   D
my darling smoke alarm

      Bm
The smoke alarm
   Bm      D    A
the pride of all cimharny
      Bm
the smoke alarm
    D       A    A
with batteries double A

     D   G
You can live a luck and wit
   A   Bm
and irish charm
      Bm    D
but you'll die in a fire
      G   D
without a smoke alarm