Dear Old Donegal Lyrics And Guitar Chords
To play along with Dermot Hegarty use the first set of chords. I have given the chords for the key of G also. If they don't suit your voice, try a capo. [ Genre = Irish folk song lyrics ] Home To Donegal By Nathan Carter is on the site also. The sheet music is included. The song was also recorded by Ruby Murry and Bing Crosby. Bing, in his day covered lots of the old Irish folk songs including Galway Bay Song . He was the first big international singer to cover this song. So who wrote Dear Old Donegal ? It was written by Steve Graham around 1942.
[D]It seems like only yesterday
I [G]sailed from out of [D]Cork A wanderer from [E]Erin's isle I landed in New [A]York There [D]wasn't a soul to greet me there A [G]stranger on your [D]shore But [G]Irish luck was [D]with me here And riches came galore And [G]now that I'm going back again To [D]dear old Erin's isle My friends will meet me on the pier And [E]greet me with a smile Their [D]faces, sure, I've almost forgot I've [G]been so long a[D]way But me mother will intro[E]duce them all And this to me will [A]say Shake [D]hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy And [G]there's is your sister, Kate Sure [D]she's the girl you used to swing Down [E]by the garden gate Shake [D]hands with all of the neighbours And [G]kiss the colleens [D]all You're as [G]welcome as the [D]flowers in May To [E]dear old Donne[D]gal Instrumental. Play just the D Chord [D]They'll give a party when I go home They'll [G]come from near and [D]far They'll line the roads for [E]miles and miles With [E]Irish jauntin' [A]cars The [D]whiskey flow and we'll be gay We'll [G]fill your hearts with [D]joy The piper'll play an [E]Irish tune To greet the Yankee [D]boy We'll [G]dance and sing the whole night long Such [D]fun as never seen The lads'll be decked in [E]corduroy The colleens wearin' [D]green There'll be thousands there that I never saw I've [G]been so long away But me mother will intro[E]duce them all And this to me will [D]say Shake [D]hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy And [G]there's is your sister, Kate Sure [D]she's the girl you used to swing Down [E]by the garden gate Shake [D]hands with all of the neighbours And [G]kiss the colleens [D]all You're as [G]welcome as the [D]flowers in May To [E]dear old Donne[D]gal [D]Meet Branigan, Fannigan, Milligan, Gilligan Duffy, McCuffy, Ma[A]lachy, Mahone [D]Rafferty, Lafferty, Donnelly, Connelly Dooley, O'Hooley, Muldowney, Malone Madigan, Cadigan, Lanihan, Flanihan Fagan, O'Hagan, O'Hoolihan, Flynn Shanihan, Manihan, Fogarty, Hogarty Kelly, O'Kelly, McGuinness, McGuinn Shake [D]hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy And [G]there's is your sister, Kate Sure [D]she's the girl you used to swing Down [E]by the garden gate Shake [D]hands with all of the neighbours And [G]kiss the colleens [D]all You're as [G]welcome as the [D]flowers in May To [E]dear old Donne[D]gal |
Here are the chords in the key of G
[G]It seems like only yesterday I [C]sailed from out of [G]Cork A wanderer from [A]Erin's isle I landed in New [D]York There [G]wasn't a soul to greet me there A [C]stranger on your [G]shore But [C]Irish luck was [G]with me here And riches came galore And [C]now that I'm going back again To [G]dear old Erin's isle My friends will meet me on the pier And [A]greet me with a smile Their [G]faces, sure, I've almost forgot I've [C]been so long a[G]way But me mother will intro[A]duce them all And this to me will [D]say Shake [G]hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy And [C]there's is your sister, Kate Sure [G]she's the girl you used to swing Down [A]by the garden gate Shake [G]hands with all of the neighbours And [C]kiss the colleens [G]all You're as [C]welcome as the [G]flowers in May To [A]dear old Donne[G]gal Instrumental. Play just the G Chord [G]They'll give a party when I go home They'll [C]come from near and [G]far They'll line the roads for [A]miles and miles With [A]Irish jauntin' [D]cars The [G]whiskey flow and we'll be gay We'll [C]fill your hearts with [G]joy The piper'll play an [A]Irish tune To greet the Yankee [G]boy We'll [C]dance and sing the whole night long Such [G]fun as never seen The lads'll be decked in [A]corduroy The colleens wearin' [G]green There'll be thousands there that I never saw I've [C]been so long away But me mother will intro[A]duce them all And this to me will [G]say Shake [G]hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy And [C]there's is your sister, Kate Sure [G]she's the girl you used to swing Down [A]by the garden gate Shake [G]hands with all of the neighbours And [C]kiss the colleens [G]all You're as [C]welcome as the [G]flowers in May To [A]dear old Donne[G]gal [G]Meet Branigan, Fannigan, Milligan, Gilligan Duffy, McCuffy, Ma[D]lachy, Mahone [G]Rafferty, Lafferty, Donnelly, Connelly Dooley, O'Hooley, Muldowney, Malone Madigan, Cadigan, Lanihan, Flanihan Fagan, O'Hagan, O'Hoolihan, Flynn Shanihan, Manihan, Fogarty, Hogarty Kelly, O'Kelly, McGuinness, McGuinn Shake [G]hands with your Uncle Mike, me boy And [C]there's is your sister, Kate Sure [G]she's the girl you used to swing Down [A]by the garden gate Shake [G]hands with all of the neighbours And [C]kiss the colleens [G]all You're as [C]welcome as the [G]flowers in May To [A]dear old Donne[G]gal |