CFGAm
Well I’ve not been honest darling, no I’ve not been straight at all
CFGF
Well, I beg your pardon; the night we jumped McCormack’s Wall
CFGAm
I was so happy just to be with you, I would have said anything at all
CF
Now I could scream your name, till you do the same,
GF
But I know you won’t respond
(slow)
GF
Well, here we are. What’s there to do?
CFGAm
Dai dal dai, dai dal dai, del dai del dai del do
CFGF
Dai dal dai, dai dal dai, I’m gonna ride black river
CFGAm
With the lark in the morning and the dew upon the dawn
CFGF
Well, a-home we came a-crawling with our sickness and our song
CFGAm
For all guitar makers; for the prisoners and the law
CFGF
And to the fine wine drinkers who drank their bellies raw
CFGAm
And to all the good samaritans, whoever found us in the dark
CFGF
And to all who’ve been or come between the lovers in the park
CFGAm
And to all the Ó Díomasaigh singers with their roots in holy ground
CFGF
And forgiveness still lingers in the bells above the town
(slow)
GF
Well, here we are. What’s there to do?
CFGAm
Dai dal dai, dai dal dai, del dai del dai del do
CFGAm
Dai dal dai, dai dal dai, I’m gonna ride black river
CFGAm
Dai dal dai, dai dal dai, del dai del dai del do
CFGF
Dai dal dai, dai dal dai, I’m gonna ride black river
(pause)
CF
Well, this is a song of drinking,
GAm
And for a drink it will be sung,
CF
And I’ll sing it right, and I’ll say goodnight
GF
Unless they're serving another one
(pause) this next part is played on piano and fiddle
CFGAmCFGFCFGAmCFGF
Pause and then fiddle tune starts 3:26
CCFFCCGGCCFFCCGC X8
If playing the ending on guitar count 1-2-3-4 and strum the two chords on the 1-2 with a mute on the 3-4
or play the melody
3:26
CCFFCCGGCCFFCCGCE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0-2-5-2-0------------------------------0-2-5-2-0-----------------|
D|-------0-2-----------2-2-2-0-2-0---------------0-2----------2-2-0-0-2-------|
A|-/3-3-3---------------------3---3-0-3---/3-3-3-------------------3---3-3-3--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|3:45
CCFFCCGGCCFFCCGCE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
B|--------------3-5-3---------------------------------3-5-3-------------------|
G|----0-0-0-0-5------5-----------------------0-0-0-0-5------5-----------------|
D|-2-3-----2-----------2-2-2-0-2-0--------2-3-----2-----------2-2-0-0-2-------|
A|----------------------------3---3-0-3----------------------------3---3-3-3--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|4:02
CCFFCCGGCCFFCCGCE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0-2-5-2-0------------------------------0-2-5-2-0-----------------|
D|-------0-2-----------2-2-2-0-2-0---------------0-2----------2-2-0-0-2-------|
A|-/3-3-3---------------------3---3-0-3---/3-3-3-------------------3---3-3-3--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|4:19
CCFFCCGGCCFFCCGCE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
B|--------------3-5-3---------------------------------3-5-3-------------------|
G|----0-0-0-0-5------5-----------------------0-0-0-0-5------5-----------------|
D|-2-3-----2-----------2-2-2-0-2-0--------2-3-----2-----------2-2-0-0-2-------|
A|----------------------------3---3-0-3----------------------------3---3-3-3--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
If playing the ending on mandolin
3:26
CCFFCCGGCCFFCCGCE|-/5-5-5--------------------5---5-2-5---/5-5-5-----------------5---5-5-5---|
B|-------0-2-5------5-2-2-2-0-2-0--------------0-2-5-----5-2-2-0-0-2--------|
G|-------------0-3-0--------------------------------0-3-0-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| x23:45
CCFFCCGGCCFFCCGCE|----------------------------5---5-2-5-----------------------------5---5-5-5-|
B|-2-3-5-5-5-2-5-------2-2-2-0-2-0---------2-3-5-5-5-2-5-------2-2-0-0-2------|
G|--------------3-5-5-3---------------------------------3-5-5-3---------------|
D|-----------------0---------------------------------------0------------------| x24:02
CCFFCCGGCCFFCCGCE|-/5-5-5--------------------5---5-2-5---/5-5-5-----------------5---5-5-5---|
B|-------0-2-5------5-2-2-2-0-2-0--------------0-2-5-----5-2-2-0-0-2--------|
G|-------------0-3-0--------------------------------0-3-0-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| x24:19
CCFFCCGGCCFFCCGCE|----------------------------5---5-2-5-----------------------------5---5-5-5-|
B|-2-3-5-5-5-2-5-------2-2-2-0-2-0---------2-3-5-5-5-2-5-------2-2-0-0-2------|
G|--------------3-5-5-3---------------------------------3-5-5-3---------------|
D|-----------------0---------------------------------------0------------------| x2