Goodbye Mrs Durkin chords

by The Irish Rovers

  • The author of Goodbye Mrs Durkin is unknown, while the melody was set to the traditional tune of 'Cailíní deasa Mhuigheo' (Pretty Girls of Mayo). This version of the song is by The Irish Rovers from the album - The Best of The Irish Rovers.
  • Music: Key of Eb Major in 2/2 time at 122 bpm
  • Song Chords: Eb, Ab, Bb, Cm
  • Easier in C Major with very easy chords - ideal for beginners.
  • Chords in C Major: C, F, G, Am
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords   O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings   R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open   X: Don't play string    B: Bass Note
C Major F Major F Major G Major Am
C Major F Major F Major G Major Am

Goodbye Mrs Durkin

Capo on 3rd fret if playing with the video

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
                 C      G     G   F      C 
Intro: 2/2  ♩ |     |      |    -    |       |
           
        C             G                      F        C
Chorus: Good-bye Mrs. Dur-kin   I'm sick and tired of work-in'
           Am                G                     F       C
        No more I'll dig the pra-ties   No long-er I'll be poor
           Am                 G                    F     C
        As sure as my name is Bar-ney   I'm off to Cal-i-for-ny
           Am                G                           F         C      G   F    C
        In-stead of dig-ging pra-ties   I'll be dig-ging lumps of |gold |   -   |     |

           C              G                        F        C
1. In the days when I was court-in'   I was nev-er tired re-sort-in'
          Am                G                         F        C
   To the ale-house and the play-house, and the other house be-sides
         Am               G                         F        C
   But I told my broth-er Sea-mus   "I'd be off now and grow fa-mous
          Am             G                          F           C
   And be-fore that I re-turn again   I'll roam the whole world wide."

                 C             G                      F        C 
Chorus: So it's, Good-bye Mrs. Dur-kin   I'm sick and tired of work-in'
           Am                G                     F       C
        No more I'll dig the pra-ties   No long-er I'll be poor
           Am                 G                    F     C
        As sure as my name is Bar-ney   I'm off to Cal-i-for-ny
           Am                G                           F         C      G   F    C
        In-stead of dig-ging pra-ties   I'll be dig-ging lumps of |gold |   -   |     |

              C                 G                     F       C
2. Well, I've court-ed girls in Blar-ney   In An-trim and Kil-lar-ney
      Am             G                    F        C
   In Dub-lin and in Ker-ry   Down to the coves of Cork
           Am                G                      F       C
   But I'm tired of all this plea-sure, so now I'll take my lei-sure
           Am                 G                             F        C
   And the next time that you hear from me   I'll write you from New York...


                 C             G                      F        C 
Chorus: So it's, Good-bye Mrs. Dur-kin   I'm sick and tired of work-in'
           Am                G                     F       C
        No more I'll dig the pra-ties   No long-er I'll be poor
           Am                 G                    F     C
        As sure as my name is Bar-ney   I'm off to Cal-i-for-ny
           Am                G                           F         C      G   F    C
        In-stead of dig-ging pra-ties   I'll be dig-ging lumps of |gold |   -   |     |

          C            G                  F         C
3. When I land-ed in A-mer-i-ca   I met a man named Burke 
      Am             G                           F       C
   He told me if I'd stay a while   He'd sure-ly find me work 
       Am             G                             F       C
   But work he didn't find me   So there's noth-ing here to bind me 
       Am                 G               F      C
   I'm bound for San Fran-cis-co   In Califor-ni-ay!


Replace the chorus with the following words if you prefer... Da da da da da da dee da... 

                 C             G                      F        C 
Chorus: So it's, Good-bye Mrs. Dur-kin   I'm sick and tired of work-in'
           Am                G                     F       C
        No more I'll dig the pra-ties   No long-er I'll be poor
           Am                 G                    F     C
        As sure as my name is Bar-ney   I'm off to Cal-i-for-ny
           Am                G                           F        C
        In-stead of dig-ging pra-ties   I'll be dig-ging lumps of gold

             C               G                        F     C
4. Well, I'm now in San Fran-ci-sco   And my for-tune it is made 
      Am               G                             F      C
   My pock-ets load-ed down with gold   I'll throw a-way me spade 
           Am               G                         F      C
   I'll go back to dear old Er-in   Spend my for-tune nev-er car-in' 
        Am               G                     F      C
   I'll mar-ry Queen Vic-tor-i'   Mrs. Dur-kin for to spite 

                 C             G                      F        C 
Chorus: So it's, Good-bye Mrs. Dur-kin   I'm sick and tired of work-in'
           Am                G                     F       C
        No more I'll dig the pra-ties   No long-er I'll be poor
           Am                 G                    F     C
        As sure as my name is Bar-ney   I'm off to Cal-i-for-ny
           Am                G                           F        C      G   F    C
        In-stead of dig-ging pra-ties   I'll be dig-ging lumps of gold |   -   |  𝄑  |
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