Gartan Mother's Lullaby Luke Kelly song lyrics and guitar chords

 Gartan Mother's Lullaby Folk Song Lyrics And Easy Guitar Chords.  Written by Joseph Campbell. Gartan mother's lullaby sheet music notes in solfege format also included. There's several ''Lullaby'' songs on the site including ''An Irish Lullaby Song '' . This is a sweet Irish folk song from around Donegal, first published 1904. [Gartan is Irish for small] Have a listen to Luke Kelly singing this beauty. Sheet music and whistle notes included with the guitar chords in the key that The Dubliners play the song in, key of C. The song was also recorded by folk singer Orla Fallon, The Corries and Meryl Streep to name a few.Choral Scholars of University College Dublin recorded the song in 2019.

Gartan Mothers Lullaby lyrics and chords as played by Luke Kelly And The Dubliners.
Verse 1]
[C]Sleep, O [Em]babe, for the [Am]red bee [Em]hums the [F]silent [C]twilight’s fall,
Aoibheall [G]from the [Am]grey rock [G]comes, to [F]wrap the [Em]world in [F]thrall.[G]
A [C]leanbhán ó, my [Am]child, my [G]joy, my [F]love, my [Em]heart’s de[F]sire,[G]
The [F]crickets [C]sing you [Dm]lulla[Am]bys be[Dm]side the [F]dying [C]fire.

[Verse 2]
[C]Dusk is [Em]drawn and the [Am]Green Man’s [Em]thorn is [F]wreathed in [C]rings of fog,
Siabhra [G]sails his [Am]boat till [G]morn, upon the [F]starry [Em]bog.[F][G]
A [C]leanbhán ó, the [Am]paly moon [G]hath brimmed her [F]cusp in [Em]dew,[F][G]
And [F]weeps to [C]hear the [Dm]sad sleep-[Am]tune I [Dm]sing, O [F]love, to [C]you.

[Verse 3]
[C]Faintly [Em]sweet doth the [Am]chapel [Em]bell ring [F]o’er the [C]valley dim,
Tearmann’s [G]peasant [Am]voices [G]swell in [F]fragrant [Em]evening [F]hymn.[G]
A [C]leanbhán ó, the [Am]low bell [G]rings my [F]little [Em]lamb to [F]rest,[G]
And [F]angel-[C]dreams till [Dm]morning [Am]sings its [Dm]music [F]in your [C]breast.

Guitar chords in G Major.
[G]Sleep, O [Bm]babe, for the [Em]red bee [Bm]hums the [C]silent [G]twilight's fall,
Aoibheall [D]from the [Em]grey rock [D]comes, to [C]wrap the [Bm]world in [C]thrall.[D]
A [G]leanbh n  , my [Em]child, my [D]joy, my [C]love, my [Bm]heart's de[C]sire,[D]
The [C]crickets [G]sing you [Am]lulla[Em]bys be[Am]side the [C]dying [G]fire.


[G]Dusk is [Bm]drawn and the [Em]Green Man's [Bm]thorn is [C]wreathed in [G]rings of fog,
Siabhra [D]sails his [Em]boat till [D]morn, upon the [C]starry [Bm]bog.[C][D]
A [G]leanbh n  , the [Em]paly moon [D]hath brimmed her [C]cusp in [Bm]dew,[C][D]
And [C]weeps to [G]hear the [Am]sad sleep-[Em]tune I [Am]sing, O [C]love, to [G]you.


[G]Faintly [Bm]sweet doth the [Em]chapel [Bm]bell ring [C]o'er the [G]valley dim,
Tearmann's [D]peasant [Em]voices [D]swell in [C]fragrant [Bm]evening [C]hymn.[D]
A [G]leanbh n  , the [Em]low bell [D]rings my [C]little [Bm]lamb to [C]rest,[D]
And [C]angel-[G]dreams till [Am]morning [Em]sings its [Am]music [C]in your [G]breast.

​Key: G major, feel: lilting lullaby.

🎸 Strumming Pattern (6/8)A gentle ONE-two-three / FOUR-two-three flow:
↓ ↓ ↑ | ↓ ↓ ↑
(Beat 1 and 4 accented)
🎸 Fingerpicking Pattern (6/8)A classic 6-note arpeggio:
T – 3 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 3
(T = thumb on bass/root)

🎵 TABS + LYRICS (3 bars per line)Verse 1
G.......................Bm......................Em
e|---3-------3-------3-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
B|---0---0---0---0---0-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---4-------4-------4-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|----------------------|---4------------------|---2------------------|
A|---2------------------|---2------------------|---2------------------|
E|---3------------------|----------------------|----------------------|

Bm......................C.......................G
e|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|---3-------3-------3-|
B|---3---3---3---3---3-|---1---1---1---1---1-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---4-------4-------4-|---0-------0-------0-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|---4------------------|---2------------------|----------------------|
A|---2------------------|---3------------------|---2------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|---3------------------|

Aoibheall from the grey rock comes, to wrap the world in thrall
D.......................Em......................D
e|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|
B|---3---3---3---3---3-|---0---0---0---0---0-|---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|
D|---0------------------|---2------------------|---0------------------|
A|----------------------|---2------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|

C.......................Bm......................C
e|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---1---1---1---1---1-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---4-------4-------4-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|---2------------------|---4------------------|---2------------------|
A|---3------------------|---2------------------|---3------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|

D
e|---2-------2-------2-|
B|---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|
D|---0------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
Verse 2
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A leanbh n , my child, my joy, my love, my heart's desire
G.......................Em......................D
e|---3-------3-------3-|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|
B|---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0-|---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|
D|----------------------|---2------------------|---0------------------|
A|---2------------------|---2------------------|----------------------|
E|---3------------------|----------------------|----------------------|

C.......................Bm......................C
e|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---1---1---1---1---1-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---4-------4-------4-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|---2------------------|---4------------------|---2------------------|
A|---3------------------|---2------------------|---3------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|

The crickets sing you lullabys beside the dying fire
G.......................Am......................Em
e|---3-------3-------3-|---0-------0-------0-|---0-------0-------0-|
B|---0---0---0---0---0-|---1---1---1---1---1-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|----------------------|---2------------------|---2------------------|
A|---2------------------|---0------------------|---2------------------|
E|---3------------------|----------------------|----------------------|

Am......................C.......................G
e|---0-------0-------0-|---0-------0-------0-|---3-------3-------3-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|---2------------------|---2------------------|----------------------|
A|---0------------------|---3------------------|---2------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|---3------------------|​

Gartan mother's lullaby sheet music notes in solfege format

Luke Kelly singer of Garton Mother's Lullaby