The Stone Outside Dan Murphys Door chords

by Foster & Allen

Song Key: F Major → G Major

Time Signature: 3/4

Tempo: 164 bpm


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner

Guitar Chords in C Major → D Major: C, F, Dm, G, G7, Am, D, Em, A, A7, Bm

Capo: 5th fret (to match the recording in F Major)

Arrangement Song Details
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R-H Chord Charts Chord Chart Legend
C Major F Major F Major barre chord Dm G Major G7 Am D Major Em A Major A7 Bm barre chord Bm
L-H Chord Charts Lefties Chord Chart Legend
C Major-LH F Major-LH F Major barre chord-LH Dm-LH G Major-LH G7-LH Am-LH D Major-LH Em-LH A Major-LH A7-LH Bm barre chord-LH Bm-LH
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The Stone Outside Dan Murphy's Door

Capo on 5 if playing with the video.
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
              C           F     Dm     G7           C
Intro: 3/4 ‖     |  %  |     |      |      |  %  |     |  %  ‖

             C                         Dm
1. There's a sweet gar-den spot in our mem-‘ry
            G7                        C
   It's the place we were born in and reared
       C                        Dm
  ‘Tis long years a-go since we left it
          G7                          C
   But re-turn there we will if we're spared
       G                           Am
   Our friends and com-pan-ions of child-hood
            D7                          G    G7
   Would as-sem-ble each night near the store
         C                        F            Dm
   Round Dan Murphy's shop oh how oft-en we’ve sat
          G7                            C
   On the stone that stood out-side his door

              C                          Dm
Chorus: Those days in our hearts we will cher-ish
            G7                        C
        Con-ten-ted al-though we were poor
                C                           F            Dm
        And the songs that were sung in the days we were young
               G7                           C
        On the stone out-side Dan Mur-phy's door

            C                         Dm
2. When our day's work was o-ver we'd meet there
          G7                    C
   In the win-ter or spring the same 
       C                         Dm
   The boys and the girls all to-geth-er
         G7                      C
   Would join in some in-no-cent game
       G                            Am
   Dan Mur-phy would bring down his fid-dle
             D7                           G    G7
   While his daugh-ters looked af-ter the store
       C                           F              Dm
   The mu-sic would ring and sweet songs we would sing
          G7                           C
   On the stone out-side Dan Mur-phy's door

              C                          Dm
Chorus: Those days in our hearts we will cher-ish
            G7                        C
        Con-ten-ted al-though we were poor
                C                           F            Dm
        And the songs that were sung in the days we were young
               G7                           C
        On the stone out-side Dan Mur-phy's door
                                                   
            C           F     Dm     G7           C        A7
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          D                             Em
3. Back a-gain will our thoughts oft-en wan-der
          A7                         D
   To the scenes of our child-hood's home
       D                           Em
   The friends and com-pan-ions we left there
          A7                     D
   It was pov-er-ty caused us to roam
         A                         Bm
   Since then in this life we have pros-pered
           E7                          A    A7
   But now still in our hearts we feel sure
       D                          G        Em
   For mem-‘ries will fly to the days gone by
           A7                          D
   And the stone out-side Dan Murphy's door

              D                          Em
Chorus: Those days in our hearts we will cher-ish
            A7                        D
        Con-ten-ted al-though we were poor
                D                           G            Em
        And the songs that were sung in the days we were young
               A7                           D 
        On the stone out-side Dan Mur-phy's door...

Arrangement Details:

  • Key Signatures:
    F Major – 1 flat (Bb)
    G Major – 1 sharp (F#)
  • Piano chords set: F, B♭, Gm, C, C7, Dm, G, Am, D, D7, Em
  • Time Signature: 3/4 — Three quarter-note beats per measure
  • Tempo: Moderately
  • Metronome:
     ♩ = 164 OR
    h. = 55 (h represents a half-note)
  • Voice Range: C4 - E5
  • Chord Types in This Arrangement:
    • Major chords: C, F, G, D, A
    • Minor chords: Dm, Am, Em, Bm
    • Dominant 7th chords: G7, A7

Song Details:

Dan Murphy's Door
  • Songwriter: John Francis Patterson - an Irish singer, songwriter and circus entertainer.
  • Date: 19th century
  • Lyrics Begin: There's a sweet garden spot in our mem‘ry, it's the place we were born in and reared,
  • Genre: Irish Folk Song
  • Featured Artists: Foster & Allen
  • Album: The Magic Of Foster & Allen - Their Greatest Hits
    Released: 1991
    Country: UK & Ireland
    Format: 2 x CD, Compilation
    Label: Telstar
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