Original Key : A
Transposed Key :
CHORUS:
F#m A
SHE PLAYED THE FIDDLE IN AN IRISH BAND
E D
BUT SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH AN ENGLISH MAN
D A
KISSED HER ON THE NECK AND THEN I TOOK HER BY THE HAND
E
SAID, "BABY, I JUST WANT TO DANCE"
VERSE1:
F#m A
I MET HER ON GRAFTON STREET RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE BAR
E D
SHE SHARED A CIGARETTE WITH ME WHILE HER BROTHER PLAYED THE GUITAR
F#m A
SHE ASKED ME WHAT DOES IT MEAN THE GAELIC INK ON YOUR ARM?
E
SAID IT WAS ONE OF MY FRIEND'S SONGS DO YOU WANT TO DRINK ON?
F#m A
SHE TOOK JAMIE AS A CHASER, JACK FOR THE FUN
E D
SHE GOT ARTHUR ON THE TABLE, WITH JOHNNY RIDING AS SHOTGUN
Bm A
CHATTED SOME MORE, ONE MORE DRINK AT THE BAR
E
THEN PUT VAN ON THE JUKEBOX, GOT UP TO DANCE, YOU KNOW
CHORUS:
D A
SHE PLAYED THE FIDDLE IN AN IRISH BAND
E D
BUT SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH AN ENGLISH MAN
D A
KISSED HER ON THE NECK AND THEN I TOOK HER BY THE HAND
E
SAID, "BABY, I JUST WANT TO DANCE"
D A E F#m
WITH MY PRETTY LITTLE GALWAY GIRL
D A E F#m
WITH MY PRETTY LITTLE GALWAY GIRL
VERSE2:
F#m A
YOU KNOW SHE BEAT ME AT DARTS AND THEN SHE BEAT ME AT POOL
E D
AND THEN SHE KISSED ME LIKE THERE WAS NOBODY ELSE IN THE ROOM
F#m A
AS LAST ORDERS WERE CALLED, WAS WHEN SHE STOOD ON THE STOOL
E
AFTER DANCING TO CÈILIDH, SINGING TO TRAD TUNES
F#m A
I NEVER HEARD CARRICKFERGUS EVER SUNG SO SWEET
E D
ACAPELLA IN THE BAR USING HER FEET FOR A BEAT
Bm A
OH I COULD HAVE THAT VOICE PLAYING ON REPEAT FOR A WEEK
E
AND IN THIS PACKED OUT ROOM, SWEAR SHE WAS SINGING TO ME, YOU KNOW
CHORUS:
D A
SHE PLAYED THE FIDDLE IN AN IRISH BAND
E D
BUT SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH AN ENGLISH MAN
D A
KISSED HER ON THE NECK AND THEN I TOOK HER BY THE HAND
E
SAID, "BABY, I JUST WANT TO DANCE"
D A E
MY PRETTY LITTLE GALWAY GIRL
F#m D A E
MY MY MY MY MY MY MY GALWAY GIRL
F#m D A E
MY MY MY MY MY MY MY GALWAY GIRL
F#m D A E
MY MY MY MY MY MY MY GALWAY GIRL
BRIDGE:
F#m A
NOW WE'VE OUTSTAYED OUR WELCOME AND IT'S CLOSING TIME
E D
I WAS HOLDING HER HAND, HER HAND WAS HOLDING MINE
F#m A
OUR COATS BOTH SMELL OF SMOKE, WHISKY AND WINE
E
AS WE FILL UP OUR LUNGS WITH THE COLD AIR OF THE NIGHT
F#m A
I WALKED HER HOME THEN SHE TOOK ME INSIDE
E D
FINISH SOME DORITOS AND ANOTHER BOTTLE OF WINE
F#m A
I SWEAR I'M GOING TO PUT YOU IN A SONG THAT I WRITE
E
ABOUT A GALWAY GIRL AND A PERFECT NIGHT
CHORUS:
F#m A
SHE PLAYED THE FIDDLE IN AN IRISH BAND
E D
BUT SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH AN ENGLISH MAN
D A
KISSED HER ON THE NECK AND THEN I TOOK HER BY THE HAND
E
SAID, "BABY, I JUST WANT TO DANCE"
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D A E
MY PRETTY LITTLE GALWAY GIRL
F#m D A E
MY MY MY MY MY MY MY GALWAY GIRL
F#m D A E
MY MY MY MY MY MY MY GALWAY GIRL
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MY MY MY MY MY MY MY GALWAY GIRL
