Galway Girl chords
by Celtic ThunderSong Key: D Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 188 bpm
Standard Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner 🟢
Guitar Chords: D, Em, G, A, Bm
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Galway Girl
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Intro: 4/4 ‖ | | | (I)‖
D
1. I took a stroll down the old long walk
G
On a day-i-ay-i-ay
Bm G D
I met a lit-tle girl and we stopped to talk
G D
On a grand soft day-i-ay
D G D
Chorus: And I ask you friend, what's a fel-la to do
Bm A G D
If her hair was black and her eyes were blue
G D G D
And I knew right then - I'd be tak-in' a whirl
Bm A G D D
Down the Salt-hill Prom with a Gal-way girl | |
D D G G D G D Em D A A D
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(We were)
D
2. We were half-way there when the rains came down
G
On the day-i-ay-i-ay
Bm G D
And she took me up to her flat down-town
G D
On a fine soft day-i-ay
D G D
Chorus: And I ask you friend, what's a fel-la to do
Bm A G D
If her hair was black and her eyes were blue
G D G D
So I took her hand - and I gave it a twirl
Bm A G D D
And then I lost my heart to a Gal-way girl | |
D D G G D G D Em D A A D
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G G D A G D Em D A A D
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(Well when)
D D G
3. Well when I woke up I was all a-lone... | | |
Bm G D G D
With a brok-en heart and a |2/4 tick-et |4/4 home | 2/4 | 4/4 |
(And I ask you)
D
Chorus: And I ask you friend, (And I ask you friend)
G D
What's a fel-la to do? (What's a fella to do)
Bm A G D
If her hair was black and her eyes were blue
D
See you've trav-elled a-round, (See you've travelled around)
G D
I've been all ov-er the world (Been all over the world)
Bm A G D D
I ain't nev-er seen noth-in' like a Gal-way girl | |
D D G G D G D Em D A A D
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D
Chorus: And I ask you friend, (And I ask you friend)
G D
What's a fel-la to do (What's a fella to do)
Bm A G D
If her hair was black and her eyes were blue
D
See you've trav-elled a-round, (See you've travelled around)
G D
I've been all ov-er the world (Been all over this world)
Bm A G D Bm A G D
I ain't nev-er seen noth-in' like a Gal-way | girl - | - | 𝄑 | Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: Eb Major - 3 flats (Bb, Eb, Ab)
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Upbeat Country
- Metronome: ♩ = 188
- Voice Range: D4 - D5
- Please Note:
Wherever you see Galway Girl, the timing goes to 2/4 on 'Galway' and back to 4/4 on 'Girl'
| 2⁄4 Galway | 4⁄4 Girl |
At the end of Verse 3, "Ticket-Home" takes the place of "Galway-Girl".
| 2⁄4 Ticket | 4⁄4 Home |
Song Details:
- Songwriter: Steve Earle
- Date: 2000
- Lyrics Begin:I took a stroll down the old long walk on the dayiayiay.
- Genre: Folk, Celtic, Country
- Featured Artists: Celtic Thunder
- Album: Heritage
First Released: 2011 (CD, Album)
Re-released: April 23, 2021
Format: Digital Media
Country: Worldwide
Label: Green Hill - Album Tracks:
Please Note: Although the album tracks are all perfomed by Celtic Thunder, links with an asterisk will take you to pages performed by other artists.
