If We Only Had Old Ireland Over Here Lyrics And Chords
If We Only Had Old Ireland Over Here Lyrics And Easy Guitar Chords with sheet music. Author unknown. The Ukulele chords for the key of D are here. The song was originally recorded by Sean Mooney 1950, also recorded by Connie Foley, Joseph Locke, Foster And Allen and Hank Locklin. The sheet music is included. Similar folk songs on the site include When Irish Eyes Are Smiling Song which is popular with the Irish living in America. Guitar chords in Chordpro.
The Song Words With The Easy Guitar Chords In D Major
I was (D)dreaming of old (G)Ireland and (D)Killarney's lakes and fells,
I was (G)dreaming of the (D)shamrock and the (E)dear old Shandon (A7)bells, ,
When my (D)memory sugg(G)ested in a (D)vision bright and clear, ,
All the (G)strange things that would (D)happen if we (A)had old Ireland (D)here. ,
CHORUS,
If the Blarney stone stood (G)out on Sydney (D)harbour, ,
And (G)Dublin town to Melbourne came to (D)stay, ,
If the Shannon River (G)joined the Brisbane (D)Waters, ,
And Kill(E)arney's lakes flowed into Botany (A7)Bay, ,
If the (D)Shandon bells rang (G)out in old Free(D)mantle,
And (G)County Cork at Adelaide did ap(D)pear,
Erin's (Bm)sons would never roam, all the (D)boys would stay at home, ,
If we only had old (A)Ireland over (D)here. ,
There are lots of lovely fairies dancing on the village green, ,
There are lots of lovely colleens, the finest ever seen, ,
Where the boys are all called Paddy and the girls called Molly dear, ,
Sure we'd wrap the green flag 'round them if we had old Ireland here. ,
I was (D)dreaming of old (G)Ireland and (D)Killarney's lakes and fells,
I was (G)dreaming of the (D)shamrock and the (E)dear old Shandon (A7)bells, ,
When my (D)memory sugg(G)ested in a (D)vision bright and clear, ,
All the (G)strange things that would (D)happen if we (A)had old Ireland (D)here. ,
CHORUS,
If the Blarney stone stood (G)out on Sydney (D)harbour, ,
And (G)Dublin town to Melbourne came to (D)stay, ,
If the Shannon River (G)joined the Brisbane (D)Waters, ,
And Kill(E)arney's lakes flowed into Botany (A7)Bay, ,
If the (D)Shandon bells rang (G)out in old Free(D)mantle,
And (G)County Cork at Adelaide did ap(D)pear,
Erin's (Bm)sons would never roam, all the (D)boys would stay at home, ,
If we only had old (A)Ireland over (D)here. ,
There are lots of lovely fairies dancing on the village green, ,
There are lots of lovely colleens, the finest ever seen, ,
Where the boys are all called Paddy and the girls called Molly dear, ,
Sure we'd wrap the green flag 'round them if we had old Ireland here. ,
Style: gentle Irish ballad in D major.
🎸 Strumming Pattern (4/4)↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑
(Standard Irish ballad feel)
🎸 Fingerpicking Pattern (4/4)T – 3 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 2 – 1
(T = thumb on bass root)
🎵 VERSE — 3 bars per line (4/4)
I was dreaming of old Ireland and Killarney's lakes and fells,
D.......................G.......................D
e|---2-------2-------2-|---3-------3-------3-|---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------------------|----------------------|---0------------------|
A|----------------------|---2------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|---3------------------|----------------------|
I was dreaming of the shamrock and the dear old Shandon bells,
G.......................D.......................E
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-|---2-------2-------2-|---1-------1-------1-|
D|----------------------|---0------------------|---2------------------|
A|---2------------------|----------------------|---2------------------|
E|---3------------------|----------------------|---0------------------|
When my memory suggested in a vision bright and clear,
A7......................D.......................G
e|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---3-------3-------3-|
B|---2---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|---2------------------|---0------------------|---0------------------|
A|---0------------------|----------------------|---2------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|---3------------------|
All the strange things that would happen if we had old Ireland here.
D.......................A.......................D
e|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|
B|---3---3---3---3---3-|---2---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|
D|---0------------------|---2------------------|---0------------------|
A|----------------------|---0------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
🎵 CHORUS — 3 bars per line (4/4)
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If the Blarney stone stood out on Sydney harbour,
G.......................D.......................G
e|---3-------3-------3-|---2-------2-------2-|---3-------3-------3-|
B|---0---0---0---0---0-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|----------------------|---0------------------|----------------------|
A|---2------------------|----------------------|---2------------------|
E|---3------------------|----------------------|---3------------------|
And Dublin town to Melbourne came to stay,
D.......................G.......................D
e|---2-------2-------2-|---3-------3-------3-|---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------------------|----------------------|---0------------------|
A|----------------------|---2------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|---3------------------|----------------------|
If the Shannon River joined the Brisbane Waters,
G.......................D.......................E
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-|---2-------2-------2-|---1-------1-------1-|
D|----------------------|---0------------------|---2------------------|
A|---2------------------|----------------------|---2------------------|
E|---3------------------|----------------------|---0------------------|
And Killarney's lakes flowed into Botany Bay,
A7......................D.......................G
e|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---3-------3-------3-|
B|---2---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|---2------------------|---0------------------|---0------------------|
A|---0------------------|----------------------|---2------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|---3------------------|
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If the Shandon bells rang out in old Freemantle,
D.......................G.......................D
e|---2-------2-------2-|---3-------3-------3-|---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------------------|----------------------|---0------------------|
A|----------------------|---2------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|---3------------------|----------------------|
And County Cork at Adelaide did appear,
G.......................D.......................Bm
e|---3-------3-------3-|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|
B|---0---0---0---0---0-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---4-------4-------4-|
D|----------------------|---0------------------|---4------------------|
A|---2------------------|----------------------|---2------------------|
E|---3------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Erin's sons would never roam, all the boys would stay at home,
D.......................A.......................D
e|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|
B|---3---3---3---3---3-|---2---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|
D|---0------------------|---2------------------|---0------------------|
A|----------------------|---0------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
If we only had old Ireland over here.
A.......................D.......................D
e|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|
B|---2---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|
D|---2------------------|---0------------------|---0------------------|
A|---0------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
🎸 Strumming Pattern (4/4)↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑
(Standard Irish ballad feel)
🎸 Fingerpicking Pattern (4/4)T – 3 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 2 – 1
(T = thumb on bass root)
🎵 VERSE — 3 bars per line (4/4)
I was dreaming of old Ireland and Killarney's lakes and fells,
D.......................G.......................D
e|---2-------2-------2-|---3-------3-------3-|---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------------------|----------------------|---0------------------|
A|----------------------|---2------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|---3------------------|----------------------|
I was dreaming of the shamrock and the dear old Shandon bells,
G.......................D.......................E
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-|---2-------2-------2-|---1-------1-------1-|
D|----------------------|---0------------------|---2------------------|
A|---2------------------|----------------------|---2------------------|
E|---3------------------|----------------------|---0------------------|
When my memory suggested in a vision bright and clear,
A7......................D.......................G
e|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---3-------3-------3-|
B|---2---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|---2------------------|---0------------------|---0------------------|
A|---0------------------|----------------------|---2------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|---3------------------|
All the strange things that would happen if we had old Ireland here.
D.......................A.......................D
e|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|
B|---3---3---3---3---3-|---2---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|
D|---0------------------|---2------------------|---0------------------|
A|----------------------|---0------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
🎵 CHORUS — 3 bars per line (4/4)
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If the Blarney stone stood out on Sydney harbour,
G.......................D.......................G
e|---3-------3-------3-|---2-------2-------2-|---3-------3-------3-|
B|---0---0---0---0---0-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|----------------------|---0------------------|----------------------|
A|---2------------------|----------------------|---2------------------|
E|---3------------------|----------------------|---3------------------|
And Dublin town to Melbourne came to stay,
D.......................G.......................D
e|---2-------2-------2-|---3-------3-------3-|---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------------------|----------------------|---0------------------|
A|----------------------|---2------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|---3------------------|----------------------|
If the Shannon River joined the Brisbane Waters,
G.......................D.......................E
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-|---2-------2-------2-|---1-------1-------1-|
D|----------------------|---0------------------|---2------------------|
A|---2------------------|----------------------|---2------------------|
E|---3------------------|----------------------|---0------------------|
And Killarney's lakes flowed into Botany Bay,
A7......................D.......................G
e|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---3-------3-------3-|
B|---2---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|---2------------------|---0------------------|---0------------------|
A|---0------------------|----------------------|---2------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|---3------------------|
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If the Shandon bells rang out in old Freemantle,
D.......................G.......................D
e|---2-------2-------2-|---3-------3-------3-|---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------------------|----------------------|---0------------------|
A|----------------------|---2------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|---3------------------|----------------------|
And County Cork at Adelaide did appear,
G.......................D.......................Bm
e|---3-------3-------3-|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|
B|---0---0---0---0---0-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---4-------4-------4-|
D|----------------------|---0------------------|---4------------------|
A|---2------------------|----------------------|---2------------------|
E|---3------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Erin's sons would never roam, all the boys would stay at home,
D.......................A.......................D
e|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|
B|---3---3---3---3---3-|---2---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|
D|---0------------------|---2------------------|---0------------------|
A|----------------------|---0------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
If we only had old Ireland over here.
A.......................D.......................D
e|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|
B|---2---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3---3-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-|
D|---2------------------|---0------------------|---0------------------|
A|---0------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
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If we only had old Ireland over here sheet music lyrics and chords
The sheet music and tin whistle notes for If We Only Had Old Ireland Over Here are included in the tin whistle ebook.
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If We Only Had Old Ireland Over Here Sheet Music Notes
