Paddy O'Brien Song Lyrics
Heaven Won't Be Heaven Without You. An Irish country song. If you want to play along with Paddy O'Brien use the chords included, there's a key change in this song, it's not required and is usually only put in to make the song more intresting to listen to. The first part is in F# and the second is in the easy key of D Major, but you can just play the whole song in the key of D if you want. I hate key changes, they wreck my head. But Paddy recorded many more folk songs besides these here including a few of the Johnny McEvoy songs Going To California, and an old favorite of mine called You Seldom Come To See Me Anymore. Glasgow Dan lyrics are here, which he recorded in 2021.
[F#) It seems to me like only yester(B)day,
We (C#) vowed to love each other come what (F#) may.
For better or for worse we would be (B) true.
And (C#) it's all been for the better thanks to (F#) you.
So many years have come and gone since (B) then
your (C#) still my wife, my lover, my best (F#) friend,
Had we the chance to lead our lives a(B)new
you'd (C#) share it all with me and I with (F#) you.
(B) Death and only death can make us (F#) part
For (B) I will still love you with the (F#) last beat of my (C#) heart,
And (F#) even as I climb that golden (B) stairs.
I know (C#) heaven won't be heaven 'till your (F#) there.
(G) The kids have all grown up and soon been (C) gone
be(D)fore long they'll have families of their (G) own.
I hope and pray that some day they will (C) find
a (D) never ending love like yours and (G) mine.
(C) Death and only death can make us (G) part
for(C) I will still love you with the (G) last beat of my (D) heart,
And (G) even as I climb that golden (C) stairs.
I know (D) heaven won't be heaven 'till your (G) there.
...........
(D) It seems to me like only yester(G)day,
We (A) vowed to love each other come what (D) may.
For better or for worse we would be (G) true.
And (A) it's all been for the better thanks to (D) you.
(G) Death and only death can make us (D) part
For (G) I will still love you with the (D) last beat of my (A) heart,
And (D) even as I climb that golden (G) stairs.
I know (A heaven won't be heaven 'till your (D) there.
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
Tempo: ~75 BPM
Time Signature: 4/4
Style: Slow country ballad
🎸 1. Strumming Pattern (Soft Country 4/4 Feel)
A gentle, flowing pattern that fits emotional ballads:
Main pattern:
↓ ↓↑ ↑↓↑
Counting:
1 2& 3&4&
Feel:
Beat 1 → play bass note (use thumb).
Beats 2–4 → soft down-up flow across treble strings.
Keep it warm and legato, not choppy.
Simpler version for quiet verses:
↓ ↓ ↓↑ (slower, more hymn-like)
🎶 2. Fingerpicking Pattern (for All Verses)
We’ll use a Travis picking style:
Pattern (per measure):
T – I – T – M
(Thumb = alternating bass; Index = G string; Middle = B string)
Verse 1 Fingerpicking Arrangement
D
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------3---------|------3---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|--2-------------|--2-------------|
It seems to me like only yesterday,
G A
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|------2---------|------2---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------2-------|--------2-------|
A|--2-------------|--2-------------|--0-------------|--0-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
We vowed to love each other come what may,
D G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------3---------|------3---------|------0---------|------0---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|
E|--2-------------|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|
For better or for worse we would be true,
A D
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------2---------|------2---------|------3---------|------3---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--0-------------|--0-------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|
And it’s all been for the better thanks to you.
Verse 2 Fingerpicking Arrangement
G D
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|------3---------|------3---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--2-------------|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|
Death and only death can make us part,
G D
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|------3---------|------3---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--2-------------|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|
For I will still love you with the last beat of my heart,
D G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------3---------|------3---------|------0---------|------0---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|
E|--2-------------|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|
And even as I climb that golden stairs,
A D
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------2---------|------2---------|------3---------|------3---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--0-------------|--0-------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|
I know heaven won’t be heaven till you’re there.
💡 Performance Tips
Keep tempo steady and heartfelt — slow enough for emotion to breathe.
Use fingerpicking on verses, soft strumming on repeats or chorus for dynamics.
Add subtle hammer-ons (e.g. on D chord, 0→2 on G string) for expression.
Let final D chord ring out naturally — no rush to close.
We (C#) vowed to love each other come what (F#) may.
For better or for worse we would be (B) true.
And (C#) it's all been for the better thanks to (F#) you.
So many years have come and gone since (B) then
your (C#) still my wife, my lover, my best (F#) friend,
Had we the chance to lead our lives a(B)new
you'd (C#) share it all with me and I with (F#) you.
(B) Death and only death can make us (F#) part
For (B) I will still love you with the (F#) last beat of my (C#) heart,
And (F#) even as I climb that golden (B) stairs.
I know (C#) heaven won't be heaven 'till your (F#) there.
(G) The kids have all grown up and soon been (C) gone
be(D)fore long they'll have families of their (G) own.
I hope and pray that some day they will (C) find
a (D) never ending love like yours and (G) mine.
(C) Death and only death can make us (G) part
for(C) I will still love you with the (G) last beat of my (D) heart,
And (G) even as I climb that golden (C) stairs.
I know (D) heaven won't be heaven 'till your (G) there.
...........
(D) It seems to me like only yester(G)day,
We (A) vowed to love each other come what (D) may.
For better or for worse we would be (G) true.
And (A) it's all been for the better thanks to (D) you.
(G) Death and only death can make us (D) part
For (G) I will still love you with the (D) last beat of my (A) heart,
And (D) even as I climb that golden (G) stairs.
I know (A heaven won't be heaven 'till your (D) there.
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
Tempo: ~75 BPM
Time Signature: 4/4
Style: Slow country ballad
🎸 1. Strumming Pattern (Soft Country 4/4 Feel)
A gentle, flowing pattern that fits emotional ballads:
Main pattern:
↓ ↓↑ ↑↓↑
Counting:
1 2& 3&4&
Feel:
Beat 1 → play bass note (use thumb).
Beats 2–4 → soft down-up flow across treble strings.
Keep it warm and legato, not choppy.
Simpler version for quiet verses:
↓ ↓ ↓↑ (slower, more hymn-like)
🎶 2. Fingerpicking Pattern (for All Verses)
We’ll use a Travis picking style:
Pattern (per measure):
T – I – T – M
(Thumb = alternating bass; Index = G string; Middle = B string)
Verse 1 Fingerpicking Arrangement
D
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------3---------|------3---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|--2-------------|--2-------------|
It seems to me like only yesterday,
G A
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|------2---------|------2---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------2-------|--------2-------|
A|--2-------------|--2-------------|--0-------------|--0-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
We vowed to love each other come what may,
D G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------3---------|------3---------|------0---------|------0---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|
E|--2-------------|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|
For better or for worse we would be true,
A D
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------2---------|------2---------|------3---------|------3---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--0-------------|--0-------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|
And it’s all been for the better thanks to you.
Verse 2 Fingerpicking Arrangement
G D
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|------3---------|------3---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--2-------------|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|
Death and only death can make us part,
G D
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|------3---------|------3---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--2-------------|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|
For I will still love you with the last beat of my heart,
D G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------3---------|------3---------|------0---------|------0---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|
E|--2-------------|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|
And even as I climb that golden stairs,
A D
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------2---------|------2---------|------3---------|------3---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--0-------------|--0-------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|
I know heaven won’t be heaven till you’re there.
💡 Performance Tips
Keep tempo steady and heartfelt — slow enough for emotion to breathe.
Use fingerpicking on verses, soft strumming on repeats or chorus for dynamics.
Add subtle hammer-ons (e.g. on D chord, 0→2 on G string) for expression.
Let final D chord ring out naturally — no rush to close.
Marion's Rose
At the Cayton County rest home somewhere on the second floor
She lies in a room, no one visits anymore
No cards or family pictures, nor gifts or wedding bands
Just a single withered flower bud held tightly in her hand.
She's been silent for so many years, no one really knows
Just what the story is of Marion's rose.
It was May nineteen forty two at an Airfield in the rain
A girl with Auburn hair walked a pilot to his plane
He handed her a flower, said this won't bloom until
I hold you in my arms again then light our love it will
As he climbed into his fighter she saw painted on it's nose
A crimson bloom and above the words, Marion's Rose.
He was never found when his plane went down in a midnight allied raid
But she held on to that rose bud and a promise he had made.
'Till sixty four years later on a cold October dawn
A gentle breeze blows through the room, Marion's gone.
Word spreads 'round the second floor, hurry come and see
The miracle that's going on down the hall in Two O' Three
As they gathered by the bed side, some cried but no one spoke
As they witnessed the full blooming of Marion's rose,
They'll forever tell the story but only Heaven knows
The promise that was finally kept of Marion's rose
At the Cayton County rest home somewhere on the second floor
She lies in a room, no one visits anymore
No cards or family pictures, nor gifts or wedding bands
Just a single withered flower bud held tightly in her hand.
She's been silent for so many years, no one really knows
Just what the story is of Marion's rose.
It was May nineteen forty two at an Airfield in the rain
A girl with Auburn hair walked a pilot to his plane
He handed her a flower, said this won't bloom until
I hold you in my arms again then light our love it will
As he climbed into his fighter she saw painted on it's nose
A crimson bloom and above the words, Marion's Rose.
He was never found when his plane went down in a midnight allied raid
But she held on to that rose bud and a promise he had made.
'Till sixty four years later on a cold October dawn
A gentle breeze blows through the room, Marion's gone.
Word spreads 'round the second floor, hurry come and see
The miracle that's going on down the hall in Two O' Three
As they gathered by the bed side, some cried but no one spoke
As they witnessed the full blooming of Marion's rose,
They'll forever tell the story but only Heaven knows
The promise that was finally kept of Marion's rose
Mum And Dad's Waltz Lyrics
The band played an old tune I heard it before
With the beat of the music we took to the floor
And to hear a fine singer was a touch of pure class
The tune they were playing was Mum And Dad's Waltz.
We've loved each other for so many years
The loving the laughter the bitter sweet tears
And tonight in my arms you're still just as sweet
Oh to waltz with you darling so light on your feet.
chorus
So pick up the tempo now we're all alone
We're still enjoying a waltz of our own
Thirty years married and still going strong
So lets hear the singer singing our song.
Time after time we circled the floor
The loving she gave me I couldn't want more
And the music it lilted a heart in refrain
As she said I love you again and again.
repeat chorus
The children are married they're all up and gone
And we're still enjoying this time on our own
But we've been so happy, can't ever complain
So lets hear the singer sing it again.
Below is a complete arrangement including:
🎵 Chords for all verses & chorus (in G Major)
🎸 Strumming pattern (3/4 waltz rhythm)
🎶 Fingerpicking tab (aligned with lyrics for full verses)
🎵 “Mum and Dad’s Waltz” — in G Major
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
Tempo: ~70–75 BPM (slow waltz)
Time Signature: 3/4
🎸 1. Strumming Pattern (Waltz Feel)
This song should sway like a slow dance — one strong bass beat, then two light strums.
Pattern (per measure):
↓ ↓↑ ↓↑
or more simply:
Bass – Down – Up
Counting:
1 2 3
Feel:
Beat 1: hit the bass note of the chord with your thumb (e.g., 6th string for G, 5th for C, etc.)
Beats 2 & 3: gently strum the higher strings with fingers or pick.
Keep it soft, swaying, romantic.
🎶 2. Fingerpicking Pattern (3/4 Waltz Style)
For a flowing waltz arpeggio:
Pattern (per measure):
T – I – M – I – M – I
(Thumb = bass string, Index = G string, Middle = B string)
This gives a rolling 3/4 “one-two-three, one-two-three” motion.
Verse 1 Fingerpicking Arrangement
G
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|
G|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|--3-------------|--3-------------|
The band played an old tune I heard it before,
C G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------1---1-----|------1---1-----|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|
G|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|
D|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--3-------------|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|--3-------------|
With the beat of the music we took to the floor,
C G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------1---1-----|------1---1-----|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|
G|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|
D|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--3-------------|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|--3-------------|
And to hear a fine singer was a touch of pure class,
C D G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------1---1-----|------1---1-----|------3---3-----|------0---0-----|
G|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----2---2---2---|----0---0---0---|
D|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--3-------------|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--2-------------|--3-------------|
The tune they were playing was Mum and Dad’s Waltz.
Verse 2 Fingerpicking Arrangement
G C
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|------1---1-----|------1---1-----|
G|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------2-------|--------2-------|
A|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|--3-------------|
E|--3-------------|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|
We’ve loved each other for so many years,
G C
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|------1---1-----|------1---1-----|
G|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------2-------|--------2-------|
A|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|--3-------------|
E|--3-------------|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|
The loving, the laughter, the bitter sweet tears,
G C
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|------1---1-----|------1---1-----|
G|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------2-------|--------2-------|
A|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|--3-------------|
E|--3-------------|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|
And tonight in my arms you’re still just as sweet,
C D G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------1---1-----|------1---1-----|------3---3-----|------0---0-----|
G|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----2---2---2---|----0---0---0---|
D|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--3-------------|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--2-------------|--3-------------|
Oh to waltz with you darling so light on your feet.
Chorus Fingerpicking Arrangement
G C
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|------1---1-----|------1---1-----|
G|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------2-------|--------2-------|
A|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|--3-------------|
E|--3-------------|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|
So pick up the tempo now we’re all alone,
G C
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|------1---1-----|------1---1-----|
G|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------2-------|--------2-------|
A|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|--3-------------|
E|--3-------------|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|
We’re still enjoying a waltz of our own,
G C
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|------1---1-----|------1---1-----|
G|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------2-------|--------2-------|
A|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|--3-------------|
E|--3-------------|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|
Thirty years married and still going strong,
C D G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------1---1-----|------1---1-----|------3---3-----|------0---0-----|
G|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----2---2---2---|----0---0---0---|
D|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--3-------------|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--2-------------|--3-------------|
So let’s hear the singer singing our song.
The band played an old tune I heard it before
With the beat of the music we took to the floor
And to hear a fine singer was a touch of pure class
The tune they were playing was Mum And Dad's Waltz.
We've loved each other for so many years
The loving the laughter the bitter sweet tears
And tonight in my arms you're still just as sweet
Oh to waltz with you darling so light on your feet.
chorus
So pick up the tempo now we're all alone
We're still enjoying a waltz of our own
Thirty years married and still going strong
So lets hear the singer singing our song.
Time after time we circled the floor
The loving she gave me I couldn't want more
And the music it lilted a heart in refrain
As she said I love you again and again.
repeat chorus
The children are married they're all up and gone
And we're still enjoying this time on our own
But we've been so happy, can't ever complain
So lets hear the singer sing it again.
Below is a complete arrangement including:
🎵 Chords for all verses & chorus (in G Major)
🎸 Strumming pattern (3/4 waltz rhythm)
🎶 Fingerpicking tab (aligned with lyrics for full verses)
🎵 “Mum and Dad’s Waltz” — in G Major
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
Tempo: ~70–75 BPM (slow waltz)
Time Signature: 3/4
🎸 1. Strumming Pattern (Waltz Feel)
This song should sway like a slow dance — one strong bass beat, then two light strums.
Pattern (per measure):
↓ ↓↑ ↓↑
or more simply:
Bass – Down – Up
Counting:
1 2 3
Feel:
Beat 1: hit the bass note of the chord with your thumb (e.g., 6th string for G, 5th for C, etc.)
Beats 2 & 3: gently strum the higher strings with fingers or pick.
Keep it soft, swaying, romantic.
🎶 2. Fingerpicking Pattern (3/4 Waltz Style)
For a flowing waltz arpeggio:
Pattern (per measure):
T – I – M – I – M – I
(Thumb = bass string, Index = G string, Middle = B string)
This gives a rolling 3/4 “one-two-three, one-two-three” motion.
Verse 1 Fingerpicking Arrangement
G
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|
G|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|--3-------------|--3-------------|
The band played an old tune I heard it before,
C G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------1---1-----|------1---1-----|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|
G|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|
D|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--3-------------|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|--3-------------|
With the beat of the music we took to the floor,
C G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------1---1-----|------1---1-----|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|
G|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|
D|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--3-------------|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|--3-------------|
And to hear a fine singer was a touch of pure class,
C D G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------1---1-----|------1---1-----|------3---3-----|------0---0-----|
G|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----2---2---2---|----0---0---0---|
D|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--3-------------|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--2-------------|--3-------------|
The tune they were playing was Mum and Dad’s Waltz.
Verse 2 Fingerpicking Arrangement
G C
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---0-----|------0---0-----|------1---1-----|------1---1-----|
G|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|----0---0---0---|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------2-------|--------2-------|
A|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|--3-------------|
E|--3-------------|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|
We’ve loved each other for so many years,
G C
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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The loving, the laughter, the bitter sweet tears,
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And tonight in my arms you’re still just as sweet,
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Oh to waltz with you darling so light on your feet.
Chorus Fingerpicking Arrangement
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So pick up the tempo now we’re all alone,
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We’re still enjoying a waltz of our own,
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Thirty years married and still going strong,
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So let’s hear the singer singing our song.
Paddy O'Brien lyrics
Little White Crosses Lyrics
By an Irish roadside as I traveled one day
I met an old lady whose hair had gone gray
As she knelt by the wayside as the stones gathered moss
And she prayed for a soul by the little white cross
A soldier of Ireland had given his life
On the day that he married his charming young wife
They were wed in a church on the road to New Ross
Now she sleeps by the side of the little white cross
With her rosary beads in her hand she bowed down
Like the queen who was wearing her heavenly crown
Though it’s many a day since she suffered the loss
She still kneels to pray by the little white cross
How hard it was breaking, she felt proud of the day
With his gun on his shoulder, he marched smartly away
Through the years that have passed she recalls the great loss
As she kneels by the side of the little white cross
There’s many a cross by the side of the road
There’s many a man had to carry his load
Though the graves may be covered with ivy and moss
Still history is told by the little white cross
Still history is told by the little white cross
By an Irish roadside as I traveled one day
I met an old lady whose hair had gone gray
As she knelt by the wayside as the stones gathered moss
And she prayed for a soul by the little white cross
A soldier of Ireland had given his life
On the day that he married his charming young wife
They were wed in a church on the road to New Ross
Now she sleeps by the side of the little white cross
With her rosary beads in her hand she bowed down
Like the queen who was wearing her heavenly crown
Though it’s many a day since she suffered the loss
She still kneels to pray by the little white cross
How hard it was breaking, she felt proud of the day
With his gun on his shoulder, he marched smartly away
Through the years that have passed she recalls the great loss
As she kneels by the side of the little white cross
There’s many a cross by the side of the road
There’s many a man had to carry his load
Though the graves may be covered with ivy and moss
Still history is told by the little white cross
Still history is told by the little white cross
Tipperary In My Dreams Lyrics.
Most of my life I've been away from Ireland
This is what I heard the old man say
He told me he came from Tipperary
And I asked if that's the one that's far away
Oh, Tipperary may seem a long way off, lad
But to me it's just a stone's throw away
For it's there that I'm in my dreams each night
And tonight I'm going back to stay
I will visit my friends by the Rock of Cashel
And in Clonmel a few more days I'll stay
In a village called Couraghty I'll be living
With my mother that I left along the way
Oh, Tipperary may seem a long way off, lad
But to me it's just a stone's throw away
For it's there that I'm in my dreams each night
And tonight I'm going back to stay
In the graveyard of Couraghty lies my father
A better man this whole world is yet to know
He worked through his life to give us plenty
And he never knew the good things life could show
Oh, Tipperary may seem a long way off, lad
But to me it's just a stone's throw away
For it's there that I'm in my dreams each night
And tonight I'm going back to stay
Oh, Tipperary may seem a long way off
But to me it's just a stone's throw away
For it's there that I'm in my dreams each night
And tonight I'm going back to stay
Yes, tonight I'm going home to stay
Most of my life I've been away from Ireland
This is what I heard the old man say
He told me he came from Tipperary
And I asked if that's the one that's far away
Oh, Tipperary may seem a long way off, lad
But to me it's just a stone's throw away
For it's there that I'm in my dreams each night
And tonight I'm going back to stay
I will visit my friends by the Rock of Cashel
And in Clonmel a few more days I'll stay
In a village called Couraghty I'll be living
With my mother that I left along the way
Oh, Tipperary may seem a long way off, lad
But to me it's just a stone's throw away
For it's there that I'm in my dreams each night
And tonight I'm going back to stay
In the graveyard of Couraghty lies my father
A better man this whole world is yet to know
He worked through his life to give us plenty
And he never knew the good things life could show
Oh, Tipperary may seem a long way off, lad
But to me it's just a stone's throw away
For it's there that I'm in my dreams each night
And tonight I'm going back to stay
Oh, Tipperary may seem a long way off
But to me it's just a stone's throw away
For it's there that I'm in my dreams each night
And tonight I'm going back to stay
Yes, tonight I'm going home to stay
