I'll Settle For Old Ireland Lyrics And Chords
This song has been recorded by Derek Ryan, plus Country singer John Glenn along with Big Tom And The Mainliners. The first set of chords is the one's used in the Derek Ryan version. The key is Eb but I have changed the key for the second version as most people don't sing or play in that key. The second version is in the key of D.
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Intro chords
Eb Bb Ab Bb Eb [Eb]They sing about the hills of Okla[Bb]homa Or the big Swiss mountains where the yodelers [Eb]call They sing about the black hills of Da[Bb]kota But I'll [Ab]settle for the [Bb]hills of Done[Eb]gal With the [Bb]homesick blues each [F]Irish heart is [Bb]hurtin' in London Cali[F]fornia Adel[Bb]aide And while they're over [F]searchin' for their [Bb]fortune With a [Ab]little happiness they've got it [Bb]made Those [Eb]songs about the fairest of the [Bb]sexes or the belles of Tennessee I've heard be[Eb]fore They sing about the yellow rose of [Bb]Texas But I'll [Ab]settle for the rose of Aran[Eb]more Eb Bb Ab Bb Eb They [Eb]sing about the sun in Cali[Bb]fornia or the pretty songs of Nashville, Tennes[Eb]see They sing about the moon in Caro[Bb]lina But I'll [Ab]settle for the [Bb]cottage by the [Eb]lee With the [Bb]homesick blues each [F]Irish heart is [Bb]hurtin' in London Cali[F]fornia Adel[Bb]aide And while they're over [F]searchin' for their [Bb]fortune With a [Ab]little happiness they've got it [Bb]made [B]Those [E]glossy magazines with pretty [B]pictures of continental gold and yellow [E]sands But the homeland and her charms they can't de[B]pict them I'll settle for the shores of Ire[E]land Yes I'll [B]settle for the shores of Ire[E]land |
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Here is an easier version of the chords in the key of D
Intro chords D, A, G, A, D
[D]They sing about the hills of Okla[A]homa
Or the big Swiss mountains where the yodelers [D]call
They sing about the black hills of Da[A]kota
But I'll [G]settle for the [A]hills of Done[D]gal
With the [A]homesick blues each [E]Irish heart is [A]hurtin'
in London Cali[E]fornia Adel[A]aide
And while they're over [E]searchin' for their [A]fortune
With a [G]little happiness they've got it [A]made
Those [D]songs about the fairest of the [A]sexes
or the belles of Tennessee I've heard be[D]fore
They sing about the yellow rose of [A]Texas
But I'll [G]settle for the rose of Aran[D]more
D, A, G, A, D
They [D]sing about the sun in Cali[A]fornia
or the pretty songs of Nashville, Tennes[D]see
They sing about the moon in Caro[A]lina
But I'll [G]settle for the [A]cottage by the [D]lee
With the [A]homesick blues each [E]Irish heart is [A]hurtin'
in London Cali[E]fornia Adel[A]aide
And while they're over [E]searchin' for their [A]fortune
With a [G]little happiness they've got it [A]made
[There's a key change for the next verse which
goes to Bb which you can play if you want or
just use the chords in the above verses.]
[Bb]Those [Eb]glossy magazines with pretty [Bb]pictures
of continental gold and yellow [Eb]sands
But the homeland and her charms they can't de[Bb]pict them
I'll settle for the shores of Ire[Eb]land
Yes I'll [Bb]settle for the shores of Ire[Eb]land
Intro chords D, A, G, A, D
[D]They sing about the hills of Okla[A]homa
Or the big Swiss mountains where the yodelers [D]call
They sing about the black hills of Da[A]kota
But I'll [G]settle for the [A]hills of Done[D]gal
With the [A]homesick blues each [E]Irish heart is [A]hurtin'
in London Cali[E]fornia Adel[A]aide
And while they're over [E]searchin' for their [A]fortune
With a [G]little happiness they've got it [A]made
Those [D]songs about the fairest of the [A]sexes
or the belles of Tennessee I've heard be[D]fore
They sing about the yellow rose of [A]Texas
But I'll [G]settle for the rose of Aran[D]more
D, A, G, A, D
They [D]sing about the sun in Cali[A]fornia
or the pretty songs of Nashville, Tennes[D]see
They sing about the moon in Caro[A]lina
But I'll [G]settle for the [A]cottage by the [D]lee
With the [A]homesick blues each [E]Irish heart is [A]hurtin'
in London Cali[E]fornia Adel[A]aide
And while they're over [E]searchin' for their [A]fortune
With a [G]little happiness they've got it [A]made
[There's a key change for the next verse which
goes to Bb which you can play if you want or
just use the chords in the above verses.]
[Bb]Those [Eb]glossy magazines with pretty [Bb]pictures
of continental gold and yellow [Eb]sands
But the homeland and her charms they can't de[Bb]pict them
I'll settle for the shores of Ire[Eb]land
Yes I'll [Bb]settle for the shores of Ire[Eb]land
Derek Ryan Playing Guitar I'll Settle For Old Ireland
