Her Mantle So Green Song Lyrics And Chords
(Traditional Irish Song) Guitar chords in chordpro style fit Sinead O’Connor’s version of this beautiful song. Also included are the tin whistle sheet music notes included.
The Butcher Boy Song is another of Sinead O'Connor's '' Folk '' songs that she covered very well. The son was also recorded by Margaret Barry.
The Butcher Boy Song is another of Sinead O'Connor's '' Folk '' songs that she covered very well. The son was also recorded by Margaret Barry.
Her Mantle So Greet Song Lyrics And Chords In The Key Of C Major
Intro: C-F-Dm-Am-Am F-C-F-C-C F-C-F-C-C G7---Am-F-Dm-Am-(Am-F)-Am-(Am-G7)
As (C)I went out (F)walking, one (Dm)morning in (Am)June -Am
To (F)view the fair (C)fields, and the (F)valleys in (C)bloom; -C
I (F)spied a pretty (C)fair maid, she a(F)ppeared like a (C)queen, -C
(G7)With - her (Am)costly fine (F)robes and her (Dm)mantle so (Am)green
(Am-F)-Am-(Am-G7)
Says (C)I, my pretty (F)fair maid, won’t (Dm)you come with (Am)me, -Am
We'll (F)both join in (C)wedlock, and (F)married we'll (C)be; -C
I will (F)dress you in fine (C)linen, you'll a(F)ppear like a (C)queen, -C
(G7)With - your (Am)costly fine (F)robes and your (Dm)mantle so (Am)green.
(Am-F)-Am-(Am-G7)
Says (C)she, now my (F)young man, you (Dm)must be ex(Am)cused, -Am
For (F)I'll wed with no (C)man, so you (F)must be re(C)fused; -C
To the (F)green woods I will (C)wander and (F)shun all men's (C)view -C
(G7)For - the (Am)boy I love (F)dearly lies in (Dm)famed Water(Am)loo.
Bridge: F-C-F-C-C F-C-F-C-C G7---Am-F-Dm-Am-(Am-F)-Am-(Am-G7)
Well, (C)if you're not (F)married, say (Dm)your lover's (Am)name -Am
I (F)fought in that (C)battle, so I (F)might know the (C)same. -C
Draw (F)near to my (C)garment, and (F)there you will (C)see -C
(G7)His – (Am)name is em(F)broidered on my (Dm)mantle so (Am)green.
(Am-F)-Am-(Am-G7)
In the (C)ribbon of her (F)mantle, there (Dm)I did be(Am)hold, -Am
His (F)name and his (C)surname, in (F)letters of (C)gold -C
Young (F)William O'(C)Riley, a(F)ppeared in my (C)view -C
(G7)He – (Am)was my chief (F)comrade back in (Dm)famed Water(Am)loo
(Am-F)-Am-(Am-G7)
And (C)as he lay (F)dying, I (Dm)heard his last (Am)cry -Am
’If you were (F)here lovely (C)Nancy I'd be (F)willing to (C)die’ -C�
And as I (F)told her this (C)story, in (F)anguish she (C)flew, -C
(G7)And - the (Am)more that I (F)told her, the (Dm)paler she (Am)grew
(Am-F)-Am-(Am-G7)
So I (C)smiled on my (F)Nancy, 'twas (Dm)I broke your (Am)heart, -Am
In (F)your fathers (C)garden, that (F)day we did (C)part -C
And (F)this is the (C)truth, and the (F)truth I de(C)clare, -C
(G7)Oh – (Am)here's your love (F)token the (Dm)gold ring I (Am)wear.
Irish song lyrics G-J
Intro: C-F-Dm-Am-Am F-C-F-C-C F-C-F-C-C G7---Am-F-Dm-Am-(Am-F)-Am-(Am-G7)
As (C)I went out (F)walking, one (Dm)morning in (Am)June -Am
To (F)view the fair (C)fields, and the (F)valleys in (C)bloom; -C
I (F)spied a pretty (C)fair maid, she a(F)ppeared like a (C)queen, -C
(G7)With - her (Am)costly fine (F)robes and her (Dm)mantle so (Am)green
(Am-F)-Am-(Am-G7)
Says (C)I, my pretty (F)fair maid, won’t (Dm)you come with (Am)me, -Am
We'll (F)both join in (C)wedlock, and (F)married we'll (C)be; -C
I will (F)dress you in fine (C)linen, you'll a(F)ppear like a (C)queen, -C
(G7)With - your (Am)costly fine (F)robes and your (Dm)mantle so (Am)green.
(Am-F)-Am-(Am-G7)
Says (C)she, now my (F)young man, you (Dm)must be ex(Am)cused, -Am
For (F)I'll wed with no (C)man, so you (F)must be re(C)fused; -C
To the (F)green woods I will (C)wander and (F)shun all men's (C)view -C
(G7)For - the (Am)boy I love (F)dearly lies in (Dm)famed Water(Am)loo.
Bridge: F-C-F-C-C F-C-F-C-C G7---Am-F-Dm-Am-(Am-F)-Am-(Am-G7)
Well, (C)if you're not (F)married, say (Dm)your lover's (Am)name -Am
I (F)fought in that (C)battle, so I (F)might know the (C)same. -C
Draw (F)near to my (C)garment, and (F)there you will (C)see -C
(G7)His – (Am)name is em(F)broidered on my (Dm)mantle so (Am)green.
(Am-F)-Am-(Am-G7)
In the (C)ribbon of her (F)mantle, there (Dm)I did be(Am)hold, -Am
His (F)name and his (C)surname, in (F)letters of (C)gold -C
Young (F)William O'(C)Riley, a(F)ppeared in my (C)view -C
(G7)He – (Am)was my chief (F)comrade back in (Dm)famed Water(Am)loo
(Am-F)-Am-(Am-G7)
And (C)as he lay (F)dying, I (Dm)heard his last (Am)cry -Am
’If you were (F)here lovely (C)Nancy I'd be (F)willing to (C)die’ -C�
And as I (F)told her this (C)story, in (F)anguish she (C)flew, -C
(G7)And - the (Am)more that I (F)told her, the (Dm)paler she (Am)grew
(Am-F)-Am-(Am-G7)
So I (C)smiled on my (F)Nancy, 'twas (Dm)I broke your (Am)heart, -Am
In (F)your fathers (C)garden, that (F)day we did (C)part -C
And (F)this is the (C)truth, and the (F)truth I de(C)clare, -C
(G7)Oh – (Am)here's your love (F)token the (Dm)gold ring I (Am)wear.
Irish song lyrics G-J
Key: C major, feel: Irish waltz ballad.
🎸 Strumming Pattern (3/4) — Waltz↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑
(Beat 1 strong, 2–3 light)
🎸 Fingerpicking Pattern (3/4)T – 3 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 3
(T = thumb on root/bass)
Perfect for flowing waltz accompaniment.
🎵 TABS + LYRICS — 3/4 • 3 bars per line
As I went out walking, one morning in June
C.......................F.......................Dm
e|---0-------0-------0-|---1-------1-------1-|---1-------1-------1-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|
D|---2------------------|---3------------------|---0------------------|
A|---3------------------|---3------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
To view the fair fields, and the valleys in bloom
Am......................F.......................C
e|---0-------0-------0-|---1-------1-------1-|---0-------0-------0-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|---2------------------|---3------------------|---2------------------|
A|---0------------------|---3------------------|---3------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
I spied a pretty fair maid, she appeared like a queen
F.......................C.......................F
e|---1-------1-------1-|---0-------0-------0-|---1-------1-------1-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|
D|---3------------------|---2------------------|---3------------------|
A|---3------------------|---3------------------|---3------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
With her costly fine robes and her mantle so green
C.......................G7......................Am
e|---0-------0-------0-|---1-------1-------1-|---0-------0-------0-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---0---0---0---0---0-|---1---1---1---1---1-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|
D|---2------------------|---0------------------|---2------------------|
A|---3------------------|----------------------|---0------------------|
E|----------------------|---1------------------|----------------------|
Instrumental turn (Am–F–Am–Am–G7)
(Optional — matches your notation)
Am......................F.......................Am
e|---0-------0-------0-|---1-------1-------1-|---0-------0-------0-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|
D|---2------------------|---3------------------|---2------------------|
A|---0------------------|---3------------------|---0------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Am......................G7......................G7
e|---0-------0-------0-|---1-------1-------1-|---1-------1-------1-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|---2------------------|---0------------------|---0------------------|
A|---0------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|---1------------------|---1------------------|
VERSE 2
Says I, my pretty fair maid, won’t you come with me,
C.......................F.......................Dm
e|---0-------0-------0-|---1-------1-------1-|---1-------1-------1-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|
D|---2------------------|---3------------------|---0------------------|
A|---3------------------|---3------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
We'll both join in wedlock, and married we'll be;
Am......................F.......................C
e|---0-------0-------0-|---1-------1-------1-|---0-------0-------0-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|---2------------------|---3------------------|---2------------------|
A|---0------------------|---3------------------|---3------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
I will dress you in fine linen, you'll appear like a queen,
F.......................C.......................F
e|---1-------1-------1-|---0-------0-------0-|---1-------1-------1-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|
D|---3------------------|---2------------------|---3------------------|
A|---3------------------|---3------------------|---3------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
With your costly fine robes and your mantle so green.
C.......................G7......................Am
e|---0-------0-------0-|---1-------1-------1-|---0-------0-------0-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---0---0---0---0---0-|---1---1---1---1---1-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|
D|---2------------------|---0------------------|---2------------------|
A|---3------------------|----------------------|---0------------------|
E|----------------------|---1------------------|----------------------|
🎸 Strumming Pattern (3/4) — Waltz↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑
(Beat 1 strong, 2–3 light)
🎸 Fingerpicking Pattern (3/4)T – 3 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 3
(T = thumb on root/bass)
Perfect for flowing waltz accompaniment.
🎵 TABS + LYRICS — 3/4 • 3 bars per line
As I went out walking, one morning in June
C.......................F.......................Dm
e|---0-------0-------0-|---1-------1-------1-|---1-------1-------1-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|
D|---2------------------|---3------------------|---0------------------|
A|---3------------------|---3------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
To view the fair fields, and the valleys in bloom
Am......................F.......................C
e|---0-------0-------0-|---1-------1-------1-|---0-------0-------0-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|---2------------------|---3------------------|---2------------------|
A|---0------------------|---3------------------|---3------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
I spied a pretty fair maid, she appeared like a queen
F.......................C.......................F
e|---1-------1-------1-|---0-------0-------0-|---1-------1-------1-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|
D|---3------------------|---2------------------|---3------------------|
A|---3------------------|---3------------------|---3------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
With her costly fine robes and her mantle so green
C.......................G7......................Am
e|---0-------0-------0-|---1-------1-------1-|---0-------0-------0-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---0---0---0---0---0-|---1---1---1---1---1-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|
D|---2------------------|---0------------------|---2------------------|
A|---3------------------|----------------------|---0------------------|
E|----------------------|---1------------------|----------------------|
Instrumental turn (Am–F–Am–Am–G7)
(Optional — matches your notation)
Am......................F.......................Am
e|---0-------0-------0-|---1-------1-------1-|---0-------0-------0-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|
D|---2------------------|---3------------------|---2------------------|
A|---0------------------|---3------------------|---0------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Am......................G7......................G7
e|---0-------0-------0-|---1-------1-------1-|---1-------1-------1-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|---2------------------|---0------------------|---0------------------|
A|---0------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|---1------------------|---1------------------|
VERSE 2
Says I, my pretty fair maid, won’t you come with me,
C.......................F.......................Dm
e|---0-------0-------0-|---1-------1-------1-|---1-------1-------1-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|
D|---2------------------|---3------------------|---0------------------|
A|---3------------------|---3------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
We'll both join in wedlock, and married we'll be;
Am......................F.......................C
e|---0-------0-------0-|---1-------1-------1-|---0-------0-------0-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|---2------------------|---3------------------|---2------------------|
A|---0------------------|---3------------------|---3------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
I will dress you in fine linen, you'll appear like a queen,
F.......................C.......................F
e|---1-------1-------1-|---0-------0-------0-|---1-------1-------1-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|
D|---3------------------|---2------------------|---3------------------|
A|---3------------------|---3------------------|---3------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
With your costly fine robes and your mantle so green.
C.......................G7......................Am
e|---0-------0-------0-|---1-------1-------1-|---0-------0-------0-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---0---0---0---0---0-|---1---1---1---1---1-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|
D|---2------------------|---0------------------|---2------------------|
A|---3------------------|----------------------|---0------------------|
E|----------------------|---1------------------|----------------------|
Her mantle so Green sheet music and tin whistle notes
