Nancy Myles Lyrics And Chords
Kevin Sheerin. Recorded by Foster & Allen, Brendan Shine and by Johnny McEvoy. The guitar chords are set to the version by Foster And Allen with a key change half way through the song.
[G]Before the age of[D7] twenty one, a[C] hundred men had[G] come and gone
[G]None of them could win the gleam of love that was in her[D7] eyes.
And sure[G] any man who[D7] loved her then,[G] never was the same again.
His memory was[C] haunted with [D7]thoughts of Nancy [G]Myles
There's pretty girls in magazines, movie stars and beauty queens,
Nancy was the prettiest girl a mand had ever seen,
And the gleam of love within her eyes when she'd look at you and smile
Made you feel you were the man she'd longed to see.
In every town and village too the name of Nancy grew and grew,
Soon her name was spoken at many a camp fire site.
And in Ballinasloe on her pare day, when tinker men would have their say,
Many a fight was fought to win the court of Nancy Myles.
I hope that you don't get me wrong, Nancy was the sweetest one,
Heart so full of kindness and as charming as her smile.
She was known throughout the land, the queen of all the tinker clan,
'Twas the dream of every man to marry Nancy Myles.
Before the age of thirty-one, a thousand men had come and gone,
None of them could win the gleam of love that was in her eyes.
Every man that loved her then never was the same again,
His memory was haunted with thoughts of Nancy Myles.
Then there came the saddest day when Nancy's father passed away,
The loss aggrieved her dearly and her heart was filled with pain.
Family friends and courtin' men never saw her smile again,
A change had taken place within the heart of Nancy Myles.
Before the age of forty-one Nancy she had come and gone,
They searched the country over, not a trace of her did find.
Nancy's memory will live on, as long as tinker men are born,
Proudly they will sing the song for the tinker Nancy Myles.
[G]None of them could win the gleam of love that was in her[D7] eyes.
And sure[G] any man who[D7] loved her then,[G] never was the same again.
His memory was[C] haunted with [D7]thoughts of Nancy [G]Myles
There's pretty girls in magazines, movie stars and beauty queens,
Nancy was the prettiest girl a mand had ever seen,
And the gleam of love within her eyes when she'd look at you and smile
Made you feel you were the man she'd longed to see.
In every town and village too the name of Nancy grew and grew,
Soon her name was spoken at many a camp fire site.
And in Ballinasloe on her pare day, when tinker men would have their say,
Many a fight was fought to win the court of Nancy Myles.
I hope that you don't get me wrong, Nancy was the sweetest one,
Heart so full of kindness and as charming as her smile.
She was known throughout the land, the queen of all the tinker clan,
'Twas the dream of every man to marry Nancy Myles.
Before the age of thirty-one, a thousand men had come and gone,
None of them could win the gleam of love that was in her eyes.
Every man that loved her then never was the same again,
His memory was haunted with thoughts of Nancy Myles.
Then there came the saddest day when Nancy's father passed away,
The loss aggrieved her dearly and her heart was filled with pain.
Family friends and courtin' men never saw her smile again,
A change had taken place within the heart of Nancy Myles.
Before the age of forty-one Nancy she had come and gone,
They searched the country over, not a trace of her did find.
Nancy's memory will live on, as long as tinker men are born,
Proudly they will sing the song for the tinker Nancy Myles.
Foster and allen version of the chords
Intro
F D C
[C]Nancy [G]was a tinker girl, [C]roamed the country roads
And I will [F]tell you how she came to be a [C]legend in her [G]time
The [C]reason I have come to know, 'cause a tinker told me so
Who's there could [F]better know, the [C]tale of Nancy Miles
Nancy's father [G]Tinker Dan, [C]was a proud but honest man
[Em]Drove a horse drawn [C]caravan, all through the Emerald [G]Isle
And when Nancy was no [C]more a child, Dan he didn't have to toil
Men would [F]come from far and wide, to [G]play for Nancy [C]Miles
[C]There's pretty girls in magazines, and movie stars and beauty queens
Nancy was the prettiest girl, a man could ever [G]see
The gleam of love was in her eyes, and [C]when she'd look at you and smile
'Twould make you feel that [F]you were just the [G]man she longed to [C]see
Before the age of [G]twenty-one, a [F]hundred men had [C]come and gone
None of them could win the gleam of love that was in her [G]eyes
Then sure [C]every man who [G]loved her then, [C]never was the same again
His [Em]memory was [F]haunted, with [G]thoughts of Nancy [C]Miles
In [D]every town and [A]village too, the [D]fame of Nancy grew and grew
Soon her name was [G]spoken, at [D]many a camp fire[A]side
And in [D]Ballinasloe, on [A]Horse Fair Day, when [D]tinker men would have their say
Many a fight was [G]fought to win the [A]court of Nancy [D]Miles
[D]I hope that you don't [A]get me wrong, 'cause Nancy [D]was the sweetest one
Heart so full of [G]kindness, and as [D]charming as her [A]smile
And she [D]was known through[A]out the land, as [D]queen of all the tinker clan
Was the dream of [G]every man, to [A]marry Nancy [D]Miles
[D]Before the age of [A]thirty-one, a [D]thousand men had come and gone
None of them could win the gleam of love that was in her [A]eyes
[D]every man who [A]loved her then, [D]never was the same again
His memory was [G]haunted, with [A]thoughts of Nancy [D]Miles
D G A D
[D]Then there came the [A]saddest day, [D]Nancy's father passed away
The loss it grieved her [G]dearly, and her [D]heart was filled with [A]pain
And [D]family friends and [A]courtin' men, [D]never saw her smile again
A change had taken [G]place within the [A]heart of Nancy [A]Miles
[D]Before the age of [A]forty-one, Nancy [G]she had [D]come and gone
They searched the county over, not a trace of her could [A]find
[D]Nancy's memory [A]will live on, as [D]long as tinker men are born
Proudly they will [G]sing this song, the [A]tinker Nancy [D]Miles
Intro
F D C
[C]Nancy [G]was a tinker girl, [C]roamed the country roads
And I will [F]tell you how she came to be a [C]legend in her [G]time
The [C]reason I have come to know, 'cause a tinker told me so
Who's there could [F]better know, the [C]tale of Nancy Miles
Nancy's father [G]Tinker Dan, [C]was a proud but honest man
[Em]Drove a horse drawn [C]caravan, all through the Emerald [G]Isle
And when Nancy was no [C]more a child, Dan he didn't have to toil
Men would [F]come from far and wide, to [G]play for Nancy [C]Miles
[C]There's pretty girls in magazines, and movie stars and beauty queens
Nancy was the prettiest girl, a man could ever [G]see
The gleam of love was in her eyes, and [C]when she'd look at you and smile
'Twould make you feel that [F]you were just the [G]man she longed to [C]see
Before the age of [G]twenty-one, a [F]hundred men had [C]come and gone
None of them could win the gleam of love that was in her [G]eyes
Then sure [C]every man who [G]loved her then, [C]never was the same again
His [Em]memory was [F]haunted, with [G]thoughts of Nancy [C]Miles
In [D]every town and [A]village too, the [D]fame of Nancy grew and grew
Soon her name was [G]spoken, at [D]many a camp fire[A]side
And in [D]Ballinasloe, on [A]Horse Fair Day, when [D]tinker men would have their say
Many a fight was [G]fought to win the [A]court of Nancy [D]Miles
[D]I hope that you don't [A]get me wrong, 'cause Nancy [D]was the sweetest one
Heart so full of [G]kindness, and as [D]charming as her [A]smile
And she [D]was known through[A]out the land, as [D]queen of all the tinker clan
Was the dream of [G]every man, to [A]marry Nancy [D]Miles
[D]Before the age of [A]thirty-one, a [D]thousand men had come and gone
None of them could win the gleam of love that was in her [A]eyes
[D]every man who [A]loved her then, [D]never was the same again
His memory was [G]haunted, with [A]thoughts of Nancy [D]Miles
D G A D
[D]Then there came the [A]saddest day, [D]Nancy's father passed away
The loss it grieved her [G]dearly, and her [D]heart was filled with [A]pain
And [D]family friends and [A]courtin' men, [D]never saw her smile again
A change had taken [G]place within the [A]heart of Nancy [A]Miles
[D]Before the age of [A]forty-one, Nancy [G]she had [D]come and gone
They searched the county over, not a trace of her could [A]find
[D]Nancy's memory [A]will live on, as [D]long as tinker men are born
Proudly they will [G]sing this song, the [A]tinker Nancy [D]Miles
Nancy Myles song
