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Guitar/Jump Em-D & Am-G
Carrickfergus
Irish Folk trad. Mjchael co-arranger
Verse 1
GI wish IAmwas Din Carrick-Gfergus/F# Em The /F# is a short form of G/F# that means a G major chord, where still the bass note F# is added.
Only forAmnights (DinC)Bally-Ggrant,
GI would swimAmover Dthe deepestGocean,/F# Em
Only forAmnights (DinC)Bally-Ggrant,
But the sea isGwide and I cannot crossDover
And neitherEmhave IC the wings toDfly
I wish I couldAmmeet Da handsomeGboatsman,/F# Em
To ferry meAmover, (DmyC)love toGfind.
Verse 2
GBut in Kil-Amkenny, Dit is re-Gported,/F# Em ,
On marbleAmstones there (DasC}black asGink.
GWith gold andAmsilver DI would sup-Gport her,/F# Em
But I´ll sing noAmmore now (Dtill IC)get aGdrink,
For I'm drunk to-Gday, and I'm seldomDsober,
A handsomeEmrover Cfrom town toDtown,
Ah, but I'mAmsick now, Dmy days areGnumbered, /F# Em
Come all youAmyoung men DandClay meGdown.
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Adapted from the German Wikibooks:b:de:Liederbuch/ Carrickfergus
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