Noreen Chords And Lyrics By Celtic Thunder

And written by Phil Coulter. If the chords are putting you off playing this song then just use D, G and A instead.mo Stoirin means ''My Darling'' and Noirin is As Gaeilge for Noreen. Other songs on the site with the name ''Noreen'' are Noreen Bawn Song which is very well known around Ireland.

Fingerpicking guitar tab.

[D]When I dream, I'll be dreaming of [D/F#]Noirin
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A|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------|--2-----------------|--3------------------|
   (D)                    (D/F#)                (G)
“And the love that I'm leaving behind me”
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[D]And the love that I'm [Bm]leaving be[G]hind [A]me
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A|--------------------|--2-----------------|--2------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
   (D)                    (Bm)                 (G)     (A)
“And the twilight will always remind me…”
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And the [Bm]twilight will [D/A]always re[G]mind [D/A] me
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A|--2-----------------|--0-----------------|--2------------------|
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   (Bm)                 (D/A)                 (G)     (D/A)
“Of my Noirin, mo Stoirin, my love”
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Of my [A]Noirin, mo [G/D]Stoirin, my [D]love
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D|--------------------|--0-----------------|---------------------|
A|--------------------|--5-----------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
   (A)                  (G/D)                 (D)
⭐ CHORUS
“I curse the day that I left her…”
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I [Bm]curse the [G]day that I [D/F#]left her
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E|--------------------|--------------------|--2------------------|
   (Bm)                 (G)                   (D/F#)
“And the people who drove me away”
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And the [Em7]people who [A]drove me [D]away
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A|--2-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------|--0-----------------|---------------------|
   (Em7)                (A)                   (D)
“It's worse than I ever imagined…”
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It's [Bb]worse than I ever [F/A]imagined
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   (Bb)                  (F/A)                (Gm)
“Oh God, it gets harder each day”
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Oh [Gm]God, it gets [A]harder each [D]day
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   (Gm)                 (A)                   (D)

[D]When I dream, I'll be[D/F/ dreaming of[G] Noirin,,[D]
[D]And the love that I'm [Bm]leaving be[G]hind [A]me
And the [Bm]twilight will [D/A]always [G]remind[D/A] me
Of my Noirin, mo [A]Stoirin, my [G/D]love,,[D]

[THIS VERSE SAME AS ABOVE]
Every night, I'll be thinking of Noirin
And the way I could only kiss her
Every bone in my body will miss her
My Noirin, mo Stoirin, my love

I [Bm]curse the [G]day that I [D/F]left her
And the [Em7]people who [A]drove me[D] away
It's [Bb]worse than I ever [F/A]imagined
Oh [Gm]God, it gets harder [A]each day

So I [D]pray when my [D/F]exile is [G]over,,[D/F]
With the[D] pain [A/C]and the [Bm]heartache[D/A] be[G]hind [A]us
Back in the [Bm]peace of the [D/A]valley, you'll [G]find [D/F]us
My [D/A]Noirin, mo [A]Stoirin, and [D]me
[A]Back in the [Bm]peace of the [D/A]valley, that's [Bm]where[A] we [G]will [D/F]be
My [D]Noirin, mo [A7]Stoirin, and [D]me

[D]   [G/D]   [D]  [D/A]  [Bm]  [D/A]  [G]  [D/F]  [D/A]  [A]  [G/D]  [D]  [A]
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