Carrickfergus Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]I wished I w[Em]as i[Asus4]n
[D]Car[Asus4] rickferg[D]us[Bm]
Only [D]for [Em]nights [Asus4]in
[D]Bal[Asus4]lygrand[D]
I would [Em]swim [Asus4]over
the deep[D]est [Bm]ocean
The deep[D]est [Em]ocean,
[Asus4]for my love to find[D]
[Asus4][D]

[Verse 2]
But the sea is [Bm]wide
and I cannot [D]swim [Asus4]over
[D]Nor [Bm]have [D]I t[Bm]he wings[D] to [Asus4]fly
I wish I could [Em]find [Asus4]a
hand[D]some [Bm]boatman
To [D]ferry me [Em]over [Asus4]to
my love and [D]die

[Verse 3]
My [Em]childhood [Asus4]days
bring back sad reflec[D]tions
[Bm]Of h[D]appy times[Em] spent[Asus4] long ago[D]
My boyhood [Em]friends [Asus4]and
my own re[D]lations[Bm]
Have [Em]all p[D]assed [Em]on[Asus4]
like the melting snow
[D]

[Verse 4]
But I'll spend my [Bm]days
in endless [Asus4]roving
Soft is the [Bm]grass and my [Em]bed i[Asus4]s free
Ah to be [Em]back [Asus4]now
in Carrick[D]fergus[Bm]
On that long [Em]road [Asus4]down to the sea[D]

[Interlude 1]
[Em][Asus4][D][Bm][Em][Asus4]
[D]
And in [Em]Kilkenny

[Verse 5]
[Asus4]it
is re[D]ported[Bm]
There are marble [Em]stone there
[Asus4]as black as ink[D]
With gold and [Em]silver [Asus4]I
would sup[D]port [Bm]her
But I'll sing no [Em]more now
[Asus4]'til I get a drink[D]

[Verse 6]
[D]Sure I'm drunk [Bm]today
and I'm seldom [Asus4]sober
A handsome [Bm]rover from [Em]town to [Asus4]town
Ah [A]but I [Em]am sick [Asus4]now and my
days [D]are [Bm]numbered
So come [Em]all ye young men
[Asus4]and lay me down[D]
So come all [Em]ye young men
[Asus4]and lay me [D]down[A][D]