Carrickfergus Cifras

Carrickfergus chords
Irish Folk ("There Was a Noblewoman") as performed by Paddy Reilly  **
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrickfergus_(song)
 
Capo II *
 
G
 
  G      Am  D          G      Em
I wish I was  in Carrickfergus,
         Am    D   C    G    Gsus4 G
only for nights in Ballygran
             Am  D            G     Em
I would swim over the deepest ocean,
         Am    D   C    G   Gsus4 G
only for nights in Ballygran
 
        G      Em         C           D
But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over
            Em   G     C        D
And neither have I the wings to fly
               Am   D              G       Em
I wish I could find  me a handsome boatsman
            Am   D      C        G
To ferry me over, to my love and die.
 
    G     Am    D        G      Em
But in Kilkenny, it is reported,
          Am     D        C        G   Gsus4 G
On marble stones there as black as ink
              Am    D           G        Em
With gold and silver I would support her,
                 Am   D            C     G     C G
But I'll sing no more now, 'till I get a drink. 
 
        G       Em           C      D
For I'm drunk today, and I'm seldom sober,
           Em G       C       D
A handsome rover from town to town
            Am       D            G        Gsus4 G
Ah, but I'm sick now, my days are numbered,
             Am    D       C      G    C G
Come all you young men and lay me down.
 
* Alternates:
 
Open
 
G     = A
Am    = Bm
D     = E
Em    = F#m
C     = D
Gsus4 = Asus4
 
Capo IV
 
G     = F
Am    = Gm
D     = C
Em    = Dm
C     = Bb
Gsus4 = Fsus4
 
** Live version:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0S9bIOK790
 
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