She Moved Through The Fair chords

Celtic Woman

Song Key: F Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 84 bpm


Standard Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner 🟢

Easy Guitar Chords: D, G, A, A7, C

Capo: 3rd fret (to match the recording in F Major)

Arrangement Song Details
Play-Along Video
R-H Chord Charts Chord Chart Legend
D Major G Major A Major A7 C Major
L-H Chord Charts Lefties Chord Chart Legend
D Major-LH G Major-LH A Major-LH A7-LH C Major-LH
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She Moved Through The Fair

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Intro:  Instrumentation (Oboe)
           D
        | Choir |     |     |     |

          C               D          C             D
1. My-y-y young love said to me, "My mo-ther won't mind,
          C             D              G            A
   And my fa-ther won't slight you for your lack of kine."
           C            D           G            A
   And she stepped away from me and this she did say,
      C           D               C              D
   It will not be long love, Till our wed-ding | day. |  %  |  %  |
   
       C             D               C                   D
2. She stepped a-way from me and she moved through the | fair |  %  |
       C         D                G               A        A7  
   And fond-ly I watched her move here and move | there |      |   
            C            D              G          A
   Then she made her way home-ward with one star a-wake,
          C           D               C         D
   As the swan in the ev-en-ing moves ov-er the lake.
   
             D
   Choir: | (lake) |   %   |   %   |   %   |   %   |   %   |
   
   
   [Traditional verse omitted by the artists:]
       C           D                C             D
3. The people were say-ing, that no two were e'er wed,
       C         D            G            A       A7
   But one had a sor-row that ne-ver was | said |      | 
         C             D               G             A
   And I smiled as she passed with her goods and her gear,
       C            D           C           D
   And that was the last that I saw of my | dear. |  %  |  %  |
   
        C              D          C           D
4. Last night she came to me, she came softly in,
      C           D             G              A      A7
   So soft-ly she came that her feet made no | din |      | 
            C             D             G              A      A7
   Then she laid her hand on me and and this she did | say |      |
       C           D               C            D
   "It will not be long love, till our wed-ding day."
          D     
Outro: | (day) |  %   |   %  |   %  |

Arrangement Details:

  • Key Signature: F Major – 1 flat (Bb)
  • Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
  • Tempo: Gently & Freely
  • Metronome: ♩ = 84
  • Voice Range: Eb4 - F5
  • Chord Types in This Arrangement:
    • Major chords: D, G, A, C
    • Dominant 7th chord: A7

Song Details:

Album Cover
Album Cover
  • Composer: Traditional
  • Lyricist: Padraic Colum (1881-1972)
  • Lyrics Begin: My young love said to me, "my mother won't mind..."
  • Genre: Irish Folk Song
  • Featured Artists: Celtic Woman (Méav Ní Mhaolchatha)
  • Album: Celtic Woman
    Recorded: September 2004
    Released: 1 March 2005
  • Notable Covers: Sinead O'Connor, Celtic Thunder, Mary Black, Loreena McKennitt, Moya Brennan, Furey (Instr.), Cara Dillon, Van Morrison & The Chieftans, Sheoda.
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