A Little Bit Of Heaven Lyrics And Chords
A little bit of Heaven sheet music and tin whistle notes included . This old song was written by, music by Ernest R. Ball and Lyrics: Jacob Keirn Brennan. The version of the guitar chords are for John McCormack.
It was tenor singer John McCormack who made famous The Dawning Of The Day Song and from that time onwards every school child in Ireland had to learn it off by heart.
It was tenor singer John McCormack who made famous The Dawning Of The Day Song and from that time onwards every school child in Ireland had to learn it off by heart.
Here are the song lyrics / chords for the Ruby Murray version.
[Em]Sure, [A]a lit[Em]tle [A]bit of heaven
[Bm]Fell [D]from out the [D#m]sky [Bm]one day[D]
And [Em]nestled [C#m]on the o[Bm]cean[A]
In [D]a [A]spot so far [F#m]a[C#m]way
[F#m]And [C#m]when the [D]an[F#m]gels [C#m]found [D#m]it
[D]Sure it [Bm]looked so [C#m]sweet and [Bm]fair
They[Ab] said suppose we leave it
For it [C#m]looks so [F#m]peaceful [C#m]there
[Em]So they [A]sprinkled it with star[Em]dust[C#m]
[Bm]Just to [D]make the [D#m]shamrocks [Bm]grow[D]
'Tis [C#m]the only [Bm]place you'll [Em]find them
[A]No [D]mat[A]ter [D]where you [Ab]go[C#m]
[A]Then [Em]they [A]dotted [Em]it [A]with silver
[Bm]Just To make its lakes [A]so [D]grand[D#m]
And [A]when they [F#m]had [A]it [D]fin[C#m]ished
[D]Sure [A]they called [F#m]it [A]Ireland
And [A]when the [D]angels found [D#m]it
Sure it [Bm]looked so [F#m]sweet and [Bm]fair
[D]They [Ab]said suppose we leave [D#m]it
For it [C#m]looks so peace[Bm]ful [C#]there[Em]
So they [A]sprinkled it with star[Em]dust
[C#m]Just [D]to make the [D#m]shamrocks [Bm]grow
'Tis the only place [Em]you'll find [C#m]them
No [A]matter [F#m]where you [C#m]go
[Bm]Then they [A]dotted it with silver
To [D]make its lakes so grand
[D#m]And [A]when they had it [D]finish[C#m]ed[D]
[F#m]Sure they [A]called [Bm]it [Em]Ire[A]la[Em]nd[A]
[Em]Sure, [A]a lit[Em]tle [A]bit of heaven
[Bm]Fell [D]from out the [D#m]sky [Bm]one day[D]
And [Em]nestled [C#m]on the o[Bm]cean[A]
In [D]a [A]spot so far [F#m]a[C#m]way
[F#m]And [C#m]when the [D]an[F#m]gels [C#m]found [D#m]it
[D]Sure it [Bm]looked so [C#m]sweet and [Bm]fair
They[Ab] said suppose we leave it
For it [C#m]looks so [F#m]peaceful [C#m]there
[Em]So they [A]sprinkled it with star[Em]dust[C#m]
[Bm]Just to [D]make the [D#m]shamrocks [Bm]grow[D]
'Tis [C#m]the only [Bm]place you'll [Em]find them
[A]No [D]mat[A]ter [D]where you [Ab]go[C#m]
[A]Then [Em]they [A]dotted [Em]it [A]with silver
[Bm]Just To make its lakes [A]so [D]grand[D#m]
And [A]when they [F#m]had [A]it [D]fin[C#m]ished
[D]Sure [A]they called [F#m]it [A]Ireland
And [A]when the [D]angels found [D#m]it
Sure it [Bm]looked so [F#m]sweet and [Bm]fair
[D]They [Ab]said suppose we leave [D#m]it
For it [C#m]looks so peace[Bm]ful [C#]there[Em]
So they [A]sprinkled it with star[Em]dust
[C#m]Just [D]to make the [D#m]shamrocks [Bm]grow
'Tis the only place [Em]you'll find [C#m]them
No [A]matter [F#m]where you [C#m]go
[Bm]Then they [A]dotted it with silver
To [D]make its lakes so grand
[D#m]And [A]when they had it [D]finish[C#m]ed[D]
[F#m]Sure they [A]called [Bm]it [Em]Ire[A]la[Em]nd[A]
Intro. chords for the John McCormack version
Am E Am E
[Am]Have you ever heard the [E]story
Of how [Am]Ireland got its [E]name?
I'll [Am]tell you so you'll understand
From whence old Ireland came[F]
No wonder [Am]that we're proud
Of that [E]dear [Am]land across the se[E]a
For [Am]here's the way me [F]dear old mother
[Am]Told the [Dm]tale to [Am]me
[C]Sure, a [F]little bit of heaven
[Am]Fell from [Bb]out the [Am]sky one [Gm]day
And [C]nestled on the o[F]cean
In a spot so [Am]far away
[F]And when the [C]angels found it
[Dm]Sure it [Gm]looked so sweet and fa[Bb]ir
They[E] said suppose we leave it
For it [Am]looks so [Dm]peaceful [Am]there
[E]So they [F]sprinkled it with star[Am]dust
Just to [Bb]make the shamrocks [Gm]grow
'Tis the [C]only place you'll find them
No matter [Dm]where [Am]you go
Then [F]they dotted it with silver
To make its [Gm]lakes so grand[E]
And [F]when they had it [C]finished
[Dm]Sure they [C]called [Dm]it [Gm]Ire[C]l[F]and
Am E Am E
'Tis a [Am]dear old land of [E]fairies
And of wond'[Am]rous wishing wells[E]
And [Am]nowhere else on God's green earth
Have they such lakes and dells
[F]No [Am]wonder that the an[E]gels
Loved its [Am]shamrock bordered [E]shore
'Tis a little [Am]bit of [F]heaven
And [Am]I love it [Dm]more and[Am] more
[C]Sure, a [F]little bit of hea[C]ven
[Am]Fell from [Bb]out the [Am]sky one [Gm]day
[C]And nestled on the ocean
In a [F]spot so far a[Am]way
And [F]when the angels found [Bb]it
Sure it looked so [C]sweet and [Bb]fair
They [E]said suppose we leave it
For it [Am]looks so peaceful the[F]re
[C]So they [F]sprinkled it with star[Am]dust
Just to [Bb]make the [Am]shamrocks [Gm]grow[Bb]
'Tis the [Am]only [C]place you'll find them
No matter [Am]where you go
[F]Then they dotted it with silver
To [Gm]make its [Bb]lakes so grand
[E]And [F]when they had it [C]finished
[Dm]Sure they [C]called [Dm]it [E]I[C]re[F]land
Am E Am E
[Am]Have you ever heard the [E]story
Of how [Am]Ireland got its [E]name?
I'll [Am]tell you so you'll understand
From whence old Ireland came[F]
No wonder [Am]that we're proud
Of that [E]dear [Am]land across the se[E]a
For [Am]here's the way me [F]dear old mother
[Am]Told the [Dm]tale to [Am]me
[C]Sure, a [F]little bit of heaven
[Am]Fell from [Bb]out the [Am]sky one [Gm]day
And [C]nestled on the o[F]cean
In a spot so [Am]far away
[F]And when the [C]angels found it
[Dm]Sure it [Gm]looked so sweet and fa[Bb]ir
They[E] said suppose we leave it
For it [Am]looks so [Dm]peaceful [Am]there
[E]So they [F]sprinkled it with star[Am]dust
Just to [Bb]make the shamrocks [Gm]grow
'Tis the [C]only place you'll find them
No matter [Dm]where [Am]you go
Then [F]they dotted it with silver
To make its [Gm]lakes so grand[E]
And [F]when they had it [C]finished
[Dm]Sure they [C]called [Dm]it [Gm]Ire[C]l[F]and
Am E Am E
'Tis a [Am]dear old land of [E]fairies
And of wond'[Am]rous wishing wells[E]
And [Am]nowhere else on God's green earth
Have they such lakes and dells
[F]No [Am]wonder that the an[E]gels
Loved its [Am]shamrock bordered [E]shore
'Tis a little [Am]bit of [F]heaven
And [Am]I love it [Dm]more and[Am] more
[C]Sure, a [F]little bit of hea[C]ven
[Am]Fell from [Bb]out the [Am]sky one [Gm]day
[C]And nestled on the ocean
In a [F]spot so far a[Am]way
And [F]when the angels found [Bb]it
Sure it looked so [C]sweet and [Bb]fair
They [E]said suppose we leave it
For it [Am]looks so peaceful the[F]re
[C]So they [F]sprinkled it with star[Am]dust
Just to [Bb]make the [Am]shamrocks [Gm]grow[Bb]
'Tis the [Am]only [C]place you'll find them
No matter [Am]where you go
[F]Then they dotted it with silver
To [Gm]make its [Bb]lakes so grand
[E]And [F]when they had it [C]finished
[Dm]Sure they [C]called [Dm]it [E]I[C]re[F]land
A little bit of Heaven sheet music
The Tin Whistle Notes
