Molly Malone chords
by The DublinersSong Key: G Major
Time Signature: 3/4
Tempo: 96 bpm
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner - easy chords
Guitar Chords: G, Em7, Am, D7, A7
Easy Guitar Song: Ideal for beginners
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Molly Malone
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key G D7 G
Intro: 3/4 |(violin) ♪♪| | 𝄎 | | | 𝄎 |
G Em Am D7
1. In Dub-lin's fair ci - ty Where the girls are so pret-ty
G Em Am D7
I first set my eyes On sweet Mol-ly Ma-lone
G Em Am D7
As she wheeled her wheel bar-row Through streets broad and nar-row
G Em7 G D7 G
Cry-ing cock-les and mus-sels A-live a-live o!
G Em Am D7
Chorus: A-live a-live o! A-live a-live o!
G Em7 G D7 G
Cry-ing cock-les and mus-sels A-live a-live o!
G Em Am D7
2. She was a fish mon-ger And sure it was no won-der
G Em Am D7
So were her Fath-er and Moth-er be-fore
G Em Am D7
And they both wheeled their bar-row Through streets broad and nar-row
G Em7 G D7 G
Cry-ing cock-les and mus-sels A-live a-live o!
G Em Am D7
Chorus: A-live a-live o! A-live a-live o!
G Em7 G D7 G
Cry-ing cock-les and mus-sels A-live a-live o!
G Em Am D7
3. She died of a fev-er And no one could save her
G Em Am D7
And that was the end Of sweet Mol-ly Ma-lone
G Em Am D7
Now her ghost wheels her bar-row Through streets broad and nar-row
G Em7 G D7 G
Cry-ing cock-les and mus-sels A-live a-live o!
G Em Am D7
Chorus: A-live a-live o! A-live a-live o!
G Em7 G D7 G
Cry-ing cock-les and mus-sels A-live a-live o!... ( x4)
Notes:
- Level Of Ease: Easy and fun.
- In this version, the guitarist plays the whole Intro picking a G chord and continues to do so for the first line of the verse. You can do this, however, I have included all chord changes... the choice is yours.
- Song Key: G major (1 sharp - F#)
- 3/4 time: 3 quarter-note beats per measure with a count of | 1 2 3 |.
- The song uses a nice mixture of major, minor and 7th chords, all of which are very easy to play - beginners will enjoy playing this song.
Song Details:
- Songwriter: Traditional (original author unknown)
- 1883 Publication: Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
- 1884 Publication: London by Francis Brothers & Day, who credited the works to James Yorkston of Edinburgh with the musical arrangement by Edmund Forman.
- James Yorkston and Edmund Forman: It is important to note that crediting them does not mean they wrote the song, but that they were the ones who published that version of the song.
- Lyrics Begin: In Dublin's fair city, where the girls are so pretty,
- Genre: Irish Folk Song
- Featured Artists: The Dubliners
- Album: Fifteen Years On
Released: 1977
Format: 2×12" Vinyl
Country: Ireland
Label: Ram Records Limited
The Dubliners
Origin: Dublin, Ireland
Active Years: 1962 – 2012
Music Style: Irish Folk
Members Over the Journey: Ciarán Bourke, Seán Cannon, Eamonn Campbell, Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Bob Lynch, Jim McCann, Barney McKenna, Paddy Reilly, John Sheahan, Patsy Watchorn
Associations: The Dublin Legends, The Pogues
