Carrickfergus Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]I wished I had[Dm] you in [G]Carrickfer[Am]gus,
Only [Dm]for nights [Csus4]in Ballygr[C]an[Am]d,
I would swim [Dm]over [G]the deepest [Am]ocean,
The deepest [Dm]ocean to be by your [C]side.
But the [G]sea is

[Verse 2]
[C]wide and I [Dm]can't swim [G]over
And [Am]neither [G]hav[C]e I[Am] wings [Dm]to fly.[G]
I [Am]wish I could [Dm]find [G]me a [Am]handy boatman
To ferry me [Dm]over [G]to my love and d[C]ie.

[Verse 3]
My childhood [Dm]days [G]bring
back sad re[Am]flections
[Dm]Of happy [G]days so lon[C]g ago.
My boy[Am]hood [Dm]friends [G]and
my own [Am]relations.
Have all [Dm]passed [G]on like the melting [C]snow.

[Verse 4]
[C]So I'll [Am]spend [G]my [C]days in
[Dm]end less r[G]oving,
Soft is the [C]grass [Am]and my b[Dm]ed is fre[G]e.
Oh [Am]to be h[Dm]ome no[G]w in Carrickfe[Am]rgus,
On the long road [Dm]down [G]to the salty sea[C].

[Verse 5]
[Dm]And in K[G]ilkenny it is [Am]reported
On marble stone [Dm]there [G]as black as ink[C],
With [Am]gold and [Dm]silver [G]I
did [Am]support her
But I'll sing no more [Dm]now
[G]till I get a dri[C]nk.
I'm [Am]drunk [G]today

[Verse 6]
[C]and I'm rar[Dm]ely sob[G]er,
A handsome [Am]rover from [Dm]town to [G]town.
Oh [Am]but I am [Dm]sick [G]now and my
days [Am]are numbered
Come [Dm]all y[Am]e yo[Dm]ung me[G]n
and [Am]lay [G]me d[G]own.
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