Gallipoli Lyrics and guitar chords
The Fureys M.Swan / D.Doyle An anti war Irish folk song from the first world war, Made famous by The Fureys and Davie Arthur. Over 3,500 Irishmen were killed at Gallipoli. To play along with The Furey Brothers And Davie Arthur [ song lyrics ] play the chords I have given as they are the one's that the band play the song in.
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I remember the day it stands clear in my mind
We stood down by Dunlaoire to wave you goodbye Your ma was quietly weeping there was a[Em] tear in her eye As we sent you to Gallipoli to die You looked so young as you stood there a glint in your eye And you sang rebel songs as the streamers flew high Your ma turned away and I heard a sigh God your sailing to Gallipoli to die [Chorus] You were all that we had your mammy and me When you marched head a-rect you were proud as could be And it killed your poor ma and it's slowly killing me You were blown to kingdom come on the shores of Gallipoli We only got the one letter and we knew right away It said deepest regrets your son was bold and he was brave You were only nineteen yet your mammy and I Let you go to Gallipoli to die. You fought for the wrong country,you fought for the wrong cause And your ma often said it was Ireland's great loss All those fine young men who marched to foreign shores to fight the wars When the greatest war of all was The Fureys and Davie Arthur. This song is from the first world war and it's all about a father's thoughts about his son heading off to fight in Gallipoli when the father thinks his son should be staying at home to fight for Ireland against the British. It's not that difficult to play, watch for the C Chord in the chorus.
I[D] remember the day it stands[Em] clear in my mind
We stood[A] down by Dunlaoire to [D]wave you goodbye Your[D] ma was quietly weeping there was a[G] tear in her [Em]eye As we[A] sent you to[A7] Gallipoli to[D] die You [D]looked so young as you stood there a [Em]glint in your eye And you [A]sang rebel songs as the [G]streamers flew [D]high Your ma turned away and I heard a [Em]sigh God your sailing to Gall[A]ipoli [G]to [D]die [Chorus] You[D] were all that we [Bm]had your[Em] mammy and me When you[A] marched head a-rect you were[G] proud as could[D] be And it[D] killed your poor[Bm] ma and it's slowly killing[Em] me You were blown to kingdom[A] come on the shores of Gallipo[D]li We [D]only got the one letter and we [Em]knew right away It said [A]deepest regrets your son was [D]bold and he was brave You were only nineteen yet your [Em]mammy and I Let you [A]go to Gallipoli [G]to [D]die. You [D]fought for the wrong country,you fought [Em]for the wrong cause And your [A]ma often said it was [D]Ireland's great loss All those fine young men who marched to foreign [Em]shores to fight the wars When the [A]greatest war of all was at [D]home Repeat chorus |
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🎵 Gallipoli – Key of G Major
Verse 1
I[G] remember the day it stands [Am]clear in my mind
We stood [D]down by Dunlaoire to [G]wave you goodbye
Your [G]ma was quietly weeping, there was a [C]tear in her [Am]eye
As we [D]sent you to [D7]Gallipoli to [G]die
Verse 2
You [G]looked so young as you stood there, a [Am]glint in your eye
And you [D]sang rebel songs as the [C]streamers flew [G]high
Your ma turned away and I heard a [Am]sigh
God, you're [D]sailing to Gallipoli [C]to [G]die
Chorus
You [G]were all that we [Em]had, your [Am]mammy and me
When you [D]marched head erect, you were [C]proud as could [G]be
And it [G]killed your poor [Em]ma, and it's [Am]slowly killing me
You were [D]blown to kingdom come on the [C]shores of Gallipo[G]li
Verse 3
We [G]only got the one letter and we [Am]knew right away
It said [D]“Deepest regrets, your son was [G]bold and he was brave”
You were [G]only nineteen, yet your [Am]mammy and I
Let you [D]go to Gallipoli [C]to [G]die
Verse 4
You [G]fought for the wrong country, you [Am]fought for the wrong cause
And your [D]ma often said it was [G]Ireland’s great loss
All those [G]fine young men who marched to [Am]foreign shores to fight the wars
When the [D]greatest war of all was here [C]at [G]home
Chorus (repeat)
You [G]were all that we [Em]had, your [Am]mammy and me
When you [D]marched head erect, you were [C]proud as could [G]be
And it [G]killed your poor [Em]ma, and it's [Am]slowly killing me
You were [D]blown to kingdom come on the [C]shores of Gallipo[G]li
🎸 Strumming Pattern (4/4 Folk Ballad)
Pattern: D – D U – U D U
Count: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Down on 1, soft up on &, and steady flow through 3–4.
Feel:
Keep it gentle but steady — like a slow march.
Accent slightly on beats 2 and 4 for a rolling folk feel.
On emotional lines (e.g. “...to die”), you can let chords ring instead of full strum.
🎶 Fingerpicking Tab (First Verse & Chorus)
We’ll use a Travis picking style (alternating bass + light treble pluck).
Picking pattern (apply to all chords):
P = thumb (bass)
i = index (G string)
m = middle (B string)
Pattern: P (bass) i (G) m (B) i (G)
Verse 1 Fingerpicking Tab
[G]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|--2-------------|--2-------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|
[Am]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------1---------|------1---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|2---------------|2---------------|
A|0---------------|0---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
[D]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------3---------|------3---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|0---------------|0---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
[G]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|--2-------------|--2-------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|
Chorus Fingerpicking Tab
[G]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|--2-------------|--2-------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|
[Em]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|2---------------|2---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|0---------------|0---------------|
[Am]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------1---------|------1---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|2---------------|2---------------|
A|0---------------|0---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
[D]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------3---------|------3---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|0---------------|0---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
[C]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------1---------|------1---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|2---------------|2---------------|
A|3---------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
[G]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|--2-------------|--2-------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|
💡 Performance Tips
Keep your thumb alternating bass notes steadily (it’s your song’s heartbeat).
Use hammer-ons occasionally on G (A-string 0→2) or Am (D-string 0→2) for expression.
To end, slow the last line and let the final G chord ring — solemn and reflective.
Verse 1
I[G] remember the day it stands [Am]clear in my mind
We stood [D]down by Dunlaoire to [G]wave you goodbye
Your [G]ma was quietly weeping, there was a [C]tear in her [Am]eye
As we [D]sent you to [D7]Gallipoli to [G]die
Verse 2
You [G]looked so young as you stood there, a [Am]glint in your eye
And you [D]sang rebel songs as the [C]streamers flew [G]high
Your ma turned away and I heard a [Am]sigh
God, you're [D]sailing to Gallipoli [C]to [G]die
Chorus
You [G]were all that we [Em]had, your [Am]mammy and me
When you [D]marched head erect, you were [C]proud as could [G]be
And it [G]killed your poor [Em]ma, and it's [Am]slowly killing me
You were [D]blown to kingdom come on the [C]shores of Gallipo[G]li
Verse 3
We [G]only got the one letter and we [Am]knew right away
It said [D]“Deepest regrets, your son was [G]bold and he was brave”
You were [G]only nineteen, yet your [Am]mammy and I
Let you [D]go to Gallipoli [C]to [G]die
Verse 4
You [G]fought for the wrong country, you [Am]fought for the wrong cause
And your [D]ma often said it was [G]Ireland’s great loss
All those [G]fine young men who marched to [Am]foreign shores to fight the wars
When the [D]greatest war of all was here [C]at [G]home
Chorus (repeat)
You [G]were all that we [Em]had, your [Am]mammy and me
When you [D]marched head erect, you were [C]proud as could [G]be
And it [G]killed your poor [Em]ma, and it's [Am]slowly killing me
You were [D]blown to kingdom come on the [C]shores of Gallipo[G]li
🎸 Strumming Pattern (4/4 Folk Ballad)
Pattern: D – D U – U D U
Count: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Down on 1, soft up on &, and steady flow through 3–4.
Feel:
Keep it gentle but steady — like a slow march.
Accent slightly on beats 2 and 4 for a rolling folk feel.
On emotional lines (e.g. “...to die”), you can let chords ring instead of full strum.
🎶 Fingerpicking Tab (First Verse & Chorus)
We’ll use a Travis picking style (alternating bass + light treble pluck).
Picking pattern (apply to all chords):
P = thumb (bass)
i = index (G string)
m = middle (B string)
Pattern: P (bass) i (G) m (B) i (G)
Verse 1 Fingerpicking Tab
[G]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|--2-------------|--2-------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|
[Am]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------1---------|------1---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|2---------------|2---------------|
A|0---------------|0---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
[D]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------3---------|------3---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|0---------------|0---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
[G]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|--2-------------|--2-------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|
Chorus Fingerpicking Tab
[G]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|--2-------------|--2-------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|
[Em]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|2---------------|2---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|0---------------|0---------------|
[Am]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------1---------|------1---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|2---------------|2---------------|
A|0---------------|0---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
[D]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------3---------|------3---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|0---------------|0---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
[C]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------1---------|------1---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|2---------------|2---------------|
A|3---------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
[G]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|--2-------------|--2-------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|
💡 Performance Tips
Keep your thumb alternating bass notes steadily (it’s your song’s heartbeat).
Use hammer-ons occasionally on G (A-string 0→2) or Am (D-string 0→2) for expression.
To end, slow the last line and let the final G chord ring — solemn and reflective.
Gallipoli abc tin whistle mandolin tab (Key = G) 3/4 Time
D' D' D' D' E' D'
C B C C B A
A B C C D' B A A G G A B
D' D' D' D' E' D' B
D' D' D' C C B A A B C C C B A G F# A G
D' D' D' D' D' E' D'
D' C C B A A B C C C D' B A G G A B
D' D' D' E' D' B C C B A
A B C C C B A G F# A G
(Chorus)
D' D' D' D' E' D'
B C C D' C
C B A A B C B A G G A B
B C D' D' E' F'# E' D' E' D' B B C
A A B C C C C D'
B A G G A B A G
D' D' D' D' E' D'
C B C C B A
A B C C D' B A A G G A B
D' D' D' D' E' D' B
D' D' D' C C B A A B C C C B A G F# A G
D' D' D' D' D' E' D'
D' C C B A A B C C C D' B A G G A B
D' D' D' E' D' B C C B A
A B C C C B A G F# A G
(Chorus)
D' D' D' D' E' D'
B C C D' C
C B A A B C B A G G A B
B C D' D' E' F'# E' D' E' D' B B C
A A B C C C C D'
B A G G A B A G
