Carrickfergus Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]I wish I h[Am]ad you i[D]n
Carrick[G]fergus[Em]
Only four [C]nights [D]in Ballygur
[G]and [C]I w[G]ould swim over[Am]
[D]the deepest [G]ocean,
[Em]the deep[G]est ocea[C]n
[D]to be by your [G]side
But the sea is [Am]wide
[G]and I [C]can't cross [D]over
And neither [G]have [Am]I the[G] win[C]gs to fl[D]y
I wish I could [Am]find [C]me [D]a handy b[G]oatman
[Em]to f[G]erry me ov[C]er[Am]
[C]to [D]my love and I[G]
My childhood [Am]days bring
[D]sweet reflectio[G]ns
[D]Of [Em]happy times[C]
[D]not so long [G]ago
My boyhood [Am]friends an[D]d
my own rela[G]tion
[D]Have [Em]all p[G]assed on n[C]ow
[D]like the melting snow
[G]So I'll spend my day[Am]s
[G]in [C]endless [D]roving
Soft is the [G]grass [Am]and [G]my bed i[C]s free[D]
Oh, to be [Am]home [D]now, in Carrick, [G]Fargo
[D]On [Em]the long [G]road down,[C]
[D]through the salty [G]sea
And in [Am]Kilkenny, [D]it is repor[G]ted
[D]A m[Em]arble[G]d stone [C]there,
[D]just as black as [G]ink
With gold and [Am]silver [D]I did s[G]upport her
[D]An [Em]d I'll sing[G] no more[Am] now
[C]Til[D]l I am dru[G]nk
But I'm drunk today
[Am]An d[G] I'm sai[C]ling sob[D]er
A handsome [G]rover,
[Am]from[G] town to[C] town[D]
Oh, but I am [Am]sick now,
[D]and my days are [G]numbered
[Em]So come al[G]l ye y[C]oung m[Am]en,[D]
and lay me [G]down
Yes, I'm drunk [Am]today,
[G]and I've [C]sailed in [D]sorrow
A handsome [G]robber[Am]
[G]from [C]town to [D]town
Oh, but I am [Am]sick now,
[D]an d my days are [G]numbered
[Em]So come on[G],
you [C]young[Am]er me[C]n,[D]
and lay me [C]down
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