Lenora Lyrics And Chords By Gaberlunzie

Leonora Guitar Chords And Lyrics By Gaberlunzie. To play along with Gaberlunzie use the chords I have given in the key of C.Also recorded by the Scottish/Irish duo, Men of Worth back in 2015. More Scottish songs here.  They attribute the song to Gordon Menzies of Gaberlunzie. Note = Cailin is Irish for girl.

[C]You may sing all your songs of the [F]rights and the [C]wrongs
As the [G]troubles through Ireland are creep[C]ing
Is there [G]no love at all left in [F]dear Done[C]gal
Are The [F]Rosses to [C]drown in your [Am]weep[G]ing
Le[C]nora my [F]dear shed a [C]tear shed a [F]tear
I will [G]kiss your fond brow when your sleep[C]ing.

[C]Down in sweet Burtonport with your [F]Cailin's you'll [C]sport
While the [G]Angelus sings 'till the morn[C]ing
But to[G]night you must sleep slumber [F]deep, slumber [C]deep
'Till the [F]dream-maker [C]brings you his [Am]dream[G]ing
Le[C]nora my [F]prize close your [C]eyes, close your [F]eyes
[Am]Very [G]soon now the Moon will be beam[C]ing.

[C]May you dream of the hills where the [F]morning air [C]fills
With the [G]joy of the Lark in the Heath[C]er
May you [G]dream of the type  where the [F]fishing boats [C]glide
From the [F]Harbours up[C]on that their [Am]leav[G]ing
Len[C]ora my [F]love dream of[C] Heaven a[F]bove
And for[G]get all the bad times and griev[C]ing.

Lenora we'll stay while your father's away
With those other brave lads soon returning
Hear the Banshee's soft croon to the Donegal Moon
Ah the old people say that's a warning
Lenora we'll pray keep the trouble times away
And send daddy safe home in the morning.

You may sing all your songs of the rights and the wrongs
As the troubles through Ireland are creeping
Is there no love at all left in dear Donegal
Are The Rosses to drown in your weeping
Lenora my dear shed a tear shed a tear
I will kiss your fond brow when your sleeping.

Here are the guitar chords in the key of G Major in case the key of C doesn't suit your voice. If these don't work then try a capo.

[G]You may sing all your songs of the [C]rights and the [G]wrongs
As the [D]troubles through Ireland are creep[G]ing
Is there [D]no love at all left in [C]dear Done[G]gal
Are The [C]Rosses to [G]drown in your [Em]weep[D]ing
Le[G]nora my [C]dear shed a [G]tear shed a [C]tear
I will [D]kiss your fond brow when your sleep[G]ing.

[G]Down in sweet Burtonport with your [C]Cailin's you'll [G]sport
While the [D]Angelus sings 'till the morn[G]ing
But to[D]night you must sleep slumber [C]deep, slumber [G]deep
'Till the [C]dream-maker [G]brings you his [Em]dream[D]ing
Le[G]nora my [C]prize close your [G]eyes, close your [C]eyes
[Em]Very [D]soon now the Moon will be beam[G]ing.

[G]May you dream of the hills where the [C]morning air [G]fills
With the [D]joy of the Lark in the Heath[G]er
May you [D]dream of the type  where the [C]fishing boats [G],,,,,?
From the [C]Harbours up[G]on that their [Em]leav[D]ing
Len[G]ora my [C]love dream of[G] Heaven a[C]bove
And for[D]get all the bad times and griev[G]ing.

Here's a comment that was sent to me by Ivan.

Did Gaberlunzie write the song ?
I am inclined to think not, and i think the line in the verse about Burtonport should go "While the Angelus rings in the evening"
Simply because the whole verse is about the evening; going to sleep, the dream-maker, and the moon. "evening" is a better rhyme for "dreaming" and "beaming". And finally because a young girl is more likely to be out playing with her pals at 6pm than at 6am.

Below are the lyrics to Leonora from their Album ''Celtic Journeys'' and a couple of the words differ from the version above.

Gaberlunzie Song Lenora