If We Only Had Old Ireland Over Here chords
by Foster & AllenSong Key: G Major → Ab Major
Time Signature: 6/8
Tempo: 168 bpm
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Intermediate after the key change
Guitar Chords in G Major: G, D, D7, C, A, Em
Guitar Chords in Ab Major: A♭, E♭, E♭7, D♭, B♭, Fm... all charts below
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If We Only Had Old Ireland Over Here
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
G D G C G
Intro: 6/8 | | | - | |
G C G
1. I was dream-ing of old Ire-land And Kill-ar-neys lakes and dells
C G A D7
I was dream-ing of the sham-rock And the dear old Shand-on Bells
G C G
When my mem-o-ries sug-ges-ted In a vis-ion bright and clear
C G D G
All the strange things that would hap-pen If we had old Ire-land here
G C G
Chorus: If the Blar-ney stone stood out in Syd-ney Har-bour
C G
And Dub-lin Town to Mel-bourne came to stay
C G
If the Shan-non Riv-er joined the Bris-bane Wat-ers
A D D7
And Kill-ar-ney’s lakes flowed in-to Bot-a-ny Bay | |
G C G
If the Shand-on Bells rang out in old Fre-man-tle
C G
And Coun-ty Cork in Ad-e-laide did ap-pear
Em G
Erin's sons would nev-er roam All the boys would stay at home
D G Eb
If we on-ly had old Ire-land o-ver here |(key change)|
Ab Db Ab
2. There are lots of lov’-ly las-sies Dan-cin' on the vil-lage green
Db Ab Bb Eb7
There are lots of lovely col-leens The fin-est ev-er seen
Ab Db Ab
Where the boys are all called Pad-dy And the girls called Mol-ly Dear
Db Ab Eb Ab
Sure we'd wrap the green flag round them If we had old Ire-land here
Ab Db Ab
Chorus: If the Blar-ney stone stood out in Syd-ney Har-bour
Db Ab
And Dub-lin Town to Mel-bourne came to stay
Db Ab
If the Shan-non Riv-er joined the Bris-bane Wat-ers
Bb Eb Eb7
And Kill-ar-ney’s lakes flowed in-to Bot-a-ny Bay | |
Ab Db Ab
If the Shand-on Bells rang out in old Fre-man-tle
Db Ab
And Coun-ty Cork in Ad-e-laide did ap-pear
Fm Ab
Erin's sons would nev-er roam All the boys would stay at home
Eb Ab
If we on-ly had old Ire-land o-ver here | % |
Ab Eb Ab Db Ab
Outro: | | | - | 𝄑 |
Arrangement Details:
- Song Keys: G Major → Ab Major
- Key Signatures:
G Major - 1 sharp (F#)
Ab Major - 4 flats (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db) - Time Signature: 6/8 — 6 eighth-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately ?
- Metronome: ♪ = 168
- Voice Range: G3 - Bb4
- Level Of Ease: This version of the song is in the key of G major with a key change to A♭ Major. It starts easy, and then becomes more difficult after the key change. You will need to know barre chords, namely A♭, D♭, E♭, E♭7, and Fm.
- When you see a bar with 2 chords separated by a hyphen, the timing count of the bar is split in half, e.g., | G - C | means you play the G chord for 3 counts and the C chord for 3 counts.
- Beginner Guitarists:
An easier version of the song would be to play in the key of E Major with a key change to F Major. You would still need to play some barre chords, but they would be easier. Capo on 3 if you are playing with the video.
An easier way to play along with the music would be to stop the video at the key change, place a capo on the first fret, press F# on the Transposer, restart the video and continue playing the easy chords in G Major.
If you are not playing with the video, you can simply play in the original key of G Major, retaining all the chords before the key change, namely G, C, A, D, D7 and Em... very easy. 🥳
Song Details:
- Songwriters: Traditional
- Lyrics Begin: I was dreaming of old Ireland, and Killarneys lakes and dells,
- Featured Artists: Foster & Allen
- Genre: Traditional Irish Folk Song
- Album: And Some That Will Be - Greatest Hits
Released: 1998
Format: 2XCD, Compilation
Country: UK
Label: Telstar-TV
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