Goodbye Mrs Durkin chords
by The Irish RoversSong Key: Eb Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 122 bpm
Standard Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner (easy chords) 🟢
Guitar Chords in D Major: D, A
Capo: 1st fret (to play with the video in Eb Major)
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Goodbye Mrs Durkin
Capo on 1 if playing with the video.Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
D A A D
Intro: 4/4 ♩ | - | - |
D A D
Chorus: Good-bye Mrs. Dur-kin I'm sick and tired of work-in'
A D
No more I'll dig the pra-ties No long-er I'll be poor
A D
As sure as my name is Bar-ney I'm off to Cal-i-for-ny
A D A
In-stead of dig-ging pra-ties I'll be dig-ging lumps of | gold - |
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1. In the days when I was court-in' I was nev-er tired re-sort-in'
A D
To the ale-house and the play-house, and the other house be-sides
A D
But I told my broth-er Sea-mus "I'd be off now and grow fa-mous
A D
And be-fore that I re-turn again I'll roam the whole world wide."
D A D
Chorus: So it's, Good-bye Mrs. Dur-kin I'm sick and tired of work-in'
A D
No more I'll dig the pra-ties No long-er I'll be poor
A D
As sure as my name is Bar-ney I'm off to Cal-i-for-ny
A D A
In-stead of dig-ging pra-ties I'll be dig-ging lumps of | gold - |
D A D
2. Well, I've court-ed girls in Blar-ney In An-trim and Kil-lar-ney
A D
In Dub-lin and in Ker-ry Down to the coves of Cork
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But I'm tired of all this plea-sure, so now I'll take my lei-sure
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And the next time that you hear from me I'll write you from New York...
D A D
Chorus: So it's, Good-bye Mrs. Dur-kin I'm sick and tired of work-in'
A D
No more I'll dig the pra-ties No long-er I'll be poor
A D
As sure as my name is Bar-ney I'm off to Cal-i-for-ny
A D A
In-stead of dig-ging pra-ties 'll be dig-ging lumps of | gold - |
D A D
3. When I land-ed in A-mer-i-ca I met a man named Burke
A D
He told me if I'd stay a while He'd sure-ly find me work
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But work he didn't find me So there's noth-ing here to bind me
A D
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...
D A D
Chorus: So it's, Good-bye Mrs. Dur-kin I'm sick and tired of work-in'
A D
No more I'll dig the pra-ties No long-er I'll be poor
A D
As sure as my name is Bar-ney I'm off to Cal-i-for-ny
A D
In-stead of dig-ging pra-ties I'll be dig-ging lumps of gold
D A D
4. Well, I'm now in San Fran-ci-sco And my for-tune it is made
A D
My pock-ets load-ed down with gold I'll throw a-way me spade
A D
I'll go back to dear old Er-in Spend my for-tune nev-er car-in'
A D
I'll mar-ry Queen Vic-tor-i' Mrs. Dur-kin for to spite
D A D
Chorus: So it's, Good-bye Mrs. Dur-kin I'm sick and tired of work-in'
A D
No more I'll dig the pra-ties No long-er I'll be poor
A D
As sure as my name is Bar-ney I'm off to Cal-i-for-ny
A D A D
In-stead of dig-ging pra-ties I'll be dig-ging lumps of | gold - | 𝄑 |Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: Eb Major - 3 flats (Bb, Eb, Ab)
- Piano chords set: Eb, Bb
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately
- Metronome: ♩ = 122
- Voice Range: Eb4 - F5
Song Details:
- Songwriter: Unknown
- Melody: Set to the traditional tune of 'CailÃnà deasa Mhuigheo' (Pretty Girls of Mayo)
- Lyrics Begin: Goodbye Mrs. Durkin, I'm sick and tired of workin'
- Featured Artists: The Irish Rovers
- Genre: Irish Folk Song
- Album: The Unicorn
Released: 1967 (US)
Format: 12" Vinyl
Label: Decca Records
