Molly Malone Lyrics and Chords
The fingerstyle [ picking ]guitar tab is now included. James Yorkston is credited with writing this folk song about Molly Malone from Dublin. Guitar chords are in chordpro. It's not clear if Molly was a real person or some one from James Yorkston's mind. The sheet music for Molly Malone . This is a Dublin street song that dates back to 1884.The youtube video is by Brian Flynn guitar teacher.The Dubliner's version of this song with Patsy Watchorn singing is played in the key of G Major. The song was also recorded by Sinead O'Connor, Fiffin Market, Johnny Logan and Bono from U2 to name a few. Molly Malone tenor guitar / mandola tab in CGDA tuning now added plus a version in Irish tuning of dadgad and I have also added the bass guitar tab..
In[G] Dublin's fair ci[Em7]ty,
Where the [A7]girls are so pr[D7]etty,
I [G]first set my [Em7]eyes on sweet [A7]Molly Mal[D7]one,
As she [G]wheeled her wheel-[Em7]barrow,
Through [Am]streets broad and [D7]narrow,
Crying [G]cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O!
Al[G]ive, alive-[Em7]O al[Am]ive alive-[D7]O
Crying cockles and [Em7]mussels, al[Am]ive, al[D7]ive-[G]O!
The youtube video is of Brian Flynn [Flyner] who will teach you how to play Molly Malone. Brian plays this one in the key of G Major, where as my version is in the key of C.
In[C] Dublin's fair city, where the[G] girls are so pretty,
I[C] first set my eyes on sweet[G] Mollie Malone.
As she[C] wheeled her wheel-barrow, through the[G] streets broad and narrow
Crying[C] 'Cockles and Mussels,[G] alive, alive,[C] oh'.
CHORUS
'Alive,[C] alive, oh,[G] alive, alive, oh,
Crying[C] 'Cockles and Mussels,
[G]Alive, alive,[C] oh.
She was a fishmonger,
But sure t'was no wonder,
For so were her father and mother before.
And they both wheeled their barrow,
Through the streets wide and narrow,
Crying 'Cockles and Mussels, alive, alive, oh'.
She died of a fever,
And no one could save her
And that was the end of sweet Mollie Malone.
Now her ghost wheels her barrow,
Through the streets broad and narrow,
Crying 'Cockles and Mussels, alive, alive, oh'.
I[C] first set my eyes on sweet[G] Mollie Malone.
As she[C] wheeled her wheel-barrow, through the[G] streets broad and narrow
Crying[C] 'Cockles and Mussels,[G] alive, alive,[C] oh'.
CHORUS
'Alive,[C] alive, oh,[G] alive, alive, oh,
Crying[C] 'Cockles and Mussels,
[G]Alive, alive,[C] oh.
She was a fishmonger,
But sure t'was no wonder,
For so were her father and mother before.
And they both wheeled their barrow,
Through the streets wide and narrow,
Crying 'Cockles and Mussels, alive, alive, oh'.
She died of a fever,
And no one could save her
And that was the end of sweet Mollie Malone.
Now her ghost wheels her barrow,
Through the streets broad and narrow,
Crying 'Cockles and Mussels, alive, alive, oh'.
Here are the chords as played by The Dubliners
in their live version on youtube with Patsy Watchorn singing.
In[G] Dublin's fair city,
Where the [Am]girls are so pr[C]etty,
I [G]first set my eyes on sweet [Am]Molly Mal[D]one,
As she [G]wheeled her wheel barrow,
Through [C]streets broad and narrow,
Crying [G]cockles and mussels, a[D]live, alive-[G]O!
Al[G]ive, alive-[Em]O al[Am]ive alive-[D]O
Crying [G]cockles and [Bm]mussels, al[G]ive, alive O!
[G]She was a fishmonger,
But [C]sure t'was no wonder,
For [G]so were her father and [Am]mother be[D]fore.
And they [G]both wheeled their barrow,
Through the [Am]streets wide and [C]narrow,
Crying 'Cockles and [G]Mussels, alive, alive, oh'.
[G]She died of a fever,
And [C]no one could save her
And [G]that was the end of sweet [Am]Mollie Ma[D]lone.
Now her [G]ghost wheels her barrow,
Through the [D]streets broad and [C]narrow,
Crying 'Cockles and [G]Mussels, alive, alive, oh'.
The guitar tab in the key of G is below
in their live version on youtube with Patsy Watchorn singing.
In[G] Dublin's fair city,
Where the [Am]girls are so pr[C]etty,
I [G]first set my eyes on sweet [Am]Molly Mal[D]one,
As she [G]wheeled her wheel barrow,
Through [C]streets broad and narrow,
Crying [G]cockles and mussels, a[D]live, alive-[G]O!
Al[G]ive, alive-[Em]O al[Am]ive alive-[D]O
Crying [G]cockles and [Bm]mussels, al[G]ive, alive O!
[G]She was a fishmonger,
But [C]sure t'was no wonder,
For [G]so were her father and [Am]mother be[D]fore.
And they [G]both wheeled their barrow,
Through the [Am]streets wide and [C]narrow,
Crying 'Cockles and [G]Mussels, alive, alive, oh'.
[G]She died of a fever,
And [C]no one could save her
And [G]that was the end of sweet [Am]Mollie Ma[D]lone.
Now her [G]ghost wheels her barrow,
Through the [D]streets broad and [C]narrow,
Crying 'Cockles and [G]Mussels, alive, alive, oh'.
The guitar tab in the key of G is below
Below is the list of sheet music and tin whistle songs that are in my ebooks. This is the largest collection of tin whistle songs ever put together.[over 800 songs ] Including folk, pop and trad tunes plus German And French songs along with Christmas Carols.
All of the sheet music tabs have been made as easy to play as was possible.
The price of the ebooks is €7.50
All of the sheet music tabs have been made as easy to play as was possible.
The price of the ebooks is €7.50
Below Is Molly Malone tenor guitar / mandola tab in CGDA tuning
Molly Malone tenor guitar / mandola tab in CGDA tuning
Molly Malone bass guitar tab in A Major
Guitar tab in DADGAD Irish tuning
Ebook of guitar tabs in DADGAD
Molly Malone on the beach with cart
