The Galway Shawl Lyrics And Guitar Chords
The Galway Shawl Irish Folk Song Lyrics And Easy Guitar Chords. It's also a very easy song to sing. A Traditional Irish love song from The Galway shawl guitar tab now included with a version in CGDA tuning. This ballad was recorded by Dermot O'Brien, Fred Jorgensen, Ann Williamson The Dubliners, Johnny McEvoy and Daniel O'Donnell and Irish country singer Catlin Murtaghto name a few. Recently played on The Late Late Show by Finbar Furey in 2016. The Galway Shawl Tin Whistle Sheet Music. The chords here are the same as you'd play on the ukulele and in the chordpro style. The lyrics and chords for another Galway song are included, The Fair In Ballinasloe.
The piano sheet music with chords and bass is in the ebook here .
The piano sheet music with chords and bass is in the ebook here .
Galway Shawl Song Lyrics And Chords In The Key Of C Major
At[C] Oranmore in the county[Em] Galway
One pleasant [Am]evening in the[Dm] month of[F] May
I [C]spied a damsel, she was young and [Em]handsome
Her beauty [Am]fairly [F]took my[G] breath a[C]way
She wore no jewels, nor costly diamonds
No paint nor powder, no none at all
But she wore a bonnet with ribbons on it
And around her shoulders was the Galway shawl
We kept on walking, she kept on talking
'Till her fathers cottage came in to view
Said she: "Come in sir and meet my father
And play to please him, The Foggy Dew"
She sat me down beside the hearth stone
I could see her father he was six feet tall
And soon her mother had the kettle singing
All I could think of was the Galway shawl
She wore no jewels, nor costly diamonds
No paint nor powder, no none at all
But she wore a bonnet with ribbons on it
And around her shoulders was the Galway shawl
I played "The Black Bird", "The Stack of Barley"
"Rodney's Glory" and "The Foggy Dew"
She sang each note like an Irish linnet
And tears welled in her eyes of blue
'Twas early, early all in the morning
I hit the road for old Donegal
Said she: "Goodbye sir", she cried and kissed me
But my heart remains with the Galway shawl
She wore no jewels, nor costly diamonds
No paint nor powder, no none at all
But she wore a bonnet with ribbons on it
And around her shoulders was the Galway shawl
At[C] Oranmore in the county[Em] Galway
One pleasant [Am]evening in the[Dm] month of[F] May
I [C]spied a damsel, she was young and [Em]handsome
Her beauty [Am]fairly [F]took my[G] breath a[C]way
She wore no jewels, nor costly diamonds
No paint nor powder, no none at all
But she wore a bonnet with ribbons on it
And around her shoulders was the Galway shawl
We kept on walking, she kept on talking
'Till her fathers cottage came in to view
Said she: "Come in sir and meet my father
And play to please him, The Foggy Dew"
She sat me down beside the hearth stone
I could see her father he was six feet tall
And soon her mother had the kettle singing
All I could think of was the Galway shawl
She wore no jewels, nor costly diamonds
No paint nor powder, no none at all
But she wore a bonnet with ribbons on it
And around her shoulders was the Galway shawl
I played "The Black Bird", "The Stack of Barley"
"Rodney's Glory" and "The Foggy Dew"
She sang each note like an Irish linnet
And tears welled in her eyes of blue
'Twas early, early all in the morning
I hit the road for old Donegal
Said she: "Goodbye sir", she cried and kissed me
But my heart remains with the Galway shawl
She wore no jewels, nor costly diamonds
No paint nor powder, no none at all
But she wore a bonnet with ribbons on it
And around her shoulders was the Galway shawl
Here’s the full version of “The Galway Shawl” with guitar chords added to every verse and refrain, in C major.
All verses are harmonically consistent and performance-ready.
The Galway Shawl(Traditional Irish Ballad)
[Verse 1]
At [C]Oranmore, in the county [Em]Galway,
One pleasant [Am]evening in the [Dm]month of [F]May,
I [C]spied a damsel, she was young and [Em]handsome,
Her beauty [Am]fairly [F]took my [G]breath a[C]way.
[Refrain]
She wore no [C]jewels, nor costly [Em]diamonds,
No paint nor [Am]powder, no [Dm]none at [F]all;
But she wore a [C]bonnet with ribbons [Em]on it,
And a[Am]round her [F]shoulders was the [G]Galway [C]shawl.
[Verse 2]
We [C]kept on walking, she kept on [Em]talking,
'Til her [Am]father’s cottage came [Dm]into [F]view;
Said [C]she: “Come in, sir, and meet my [Em]father,
And play to [Am]please him, [F]‘The Foggy [G]Dew.’”
[Refrain]
She wore no [C]jewels, nor costly [Em]diamonds,
No paint nor [Am]powder, no [Dm]none at [F]all;
But she wore a [C]bonnet with ribbons [Em]on it,
And a[Am]round her [F]shoulders was the [G]Galway [C]shawl.
[Verse 3]
She [C]sat me down beside the [Em]hearthstone,
I could [Am]see her father, he was [Dm]six feet [F]tall,
And [C]soon her mother had the kettle [Em]singing,
All I could [Am]think of [F]was the [G]Galway [C]shawl.
[Refrain]
She wore no [C]jewels, nor costly [Em]diamonds,
No paint nor [Am]powder, no [Dm]none at [F]all;
But she wore a [C]bonnet with ribbons [Em]on it,
And a[Am]round her [F]shoulders was the [G]Galway [C]shawl.
[Verse 4]
I [C]played “The Blackbird,” “The Stack of [Em]Barley,”
“Rodney’s [Am]Glory,” and “The [Dm]Foggy [F]Dew,”
She [C]sang each note like an Irish [Em]linnet,
And tears [Am]welled in her [F]eyes of [G]blue.
[Refrain]
She wore no [C]jewels, nor costly [Em]diamonds,
No paint nor [Am]powder, no [Dm]none at [F]all;
But she wore a [C]bonnet with ribbons [Em]on it,
And a[Am]round her [F]shoulders was the [G]Galway [C]shawl.
[Verse 5]
’Twas [C]early, early, all in the [Em]morning,
I hit the [Am]road for old [Dm]Done[F]gal;
Said [C]she: “Goodbye, sir,” she cried and [Em]kissed me,
But my [Am]heart remains with the [F]Galway [G]shawl.
[Refrain]
She wore no [C]jewels, nor costly [Em]diamonds,
No paint nor [Am]powder, no [Dm]none at [F]all;
But she wore a [C]bonnet with ribbons [Em]on it,
And a[Am]round her [F]shoulders was the [G]Galway [C]shawl.
Irish girl wearing a Galway Shawl playing the guitar be the sea
Here are the chords for the key of G
At [G]Oranmore, in the county [Bm]Galway,
One pleasant [Em]evening in the [Am]month of [C]May,
I [G]spied a damsel, she was young and [Bm]handsome,
Her beauty [Em]fairly [C]took my [D]breath a[G]way.
She wore no [G]jewels, nor costly [Bm]diamonds,
No paint nor [Em]powder, no [Am]none at [C]all;
But she wore a [G]bonnet with ribbons [Bm]on it,
And a[Em]round her [C]shoulders was the [D]Galway [G]shawl.
We [G]kept on walking, she kept on [Bm]talking,
'Til her [Em]father's cottage came [Am]into [C]view;
Said [G]she: "Come in, sir, and meet my [Bm]father,
And play to [Em]please him, [C]'The Foggy [D]Dew.'"
She wore no [G]jewels, nor costly [Bm]diamonds,
No paint nor [Em]powder, no [Am]none at [C]all;
But she wore a [G]bonnet with ribbons [Bm]on it,
And a[Em]round her [C]shoulders was the [D]Galway [G]shawl.
She [G]sat me down beside the [Bm]hearthstone,
I could [Em]see her father, he was [Am]six feet [C]tall,
And [G]soon her mother had the kettle [Bm]singing,
All I could [Em]think of [C]was the [D]Galway [G]shawl.
She wore no [G]jewels, nor costly [Bm]diamonds,
No paint nor [Em]powder, no [Am]none at [C]all;
But she wore a [G]bonnet with ribbons [Bm]on it,
And a[Em]round her [C]shoulders was the [D]Galway [G]shawl.
I [G]played "The Blackbird," "The Stack of [Bm]Barley,"
"Rodney's [Em]Glory," and "The [Am]Foggy [C]Dew,"
She [G]sang each note like an Irish [Bm]linnet,
And tears [Em]welled in her [C]eyes of [D]blue.
She wore no [G]jewels, nor costly [Bm]diamonds,
No paint nor [Em]powder, no [Am]none at [C]all;
But she wore a [G]bonnet with ribbons [Bm]on it,
And a[Em]round her [C]shoulders was the [D]Galway [G]shawl.
'Twas [G]early, early, all in the [Bm]morning,
I hit the [Em]road for old [Am]Done[C]gal;
Said [G]she: "Goodbye, sir," she cried and [Bm]kissed me,
But my [Em]heart remains with the [C]Galway [D]shawl.
She wore no [G]jewels, nor costly [Bm]diamonds,
No paint nor [Em]powder, no [Am]none at [C]all;
But she wore a [G]bonnet with ribbons [Bm]on it,
And a[Em]round her [C]shoulders was the [D]Galway [G]shawl.
At [G]Oranmore, in the county [Bm]Galway,
One pleasant [Em]evening in the [Am]month of [C]May,
I [G]spied a damsel, she was young and [Bm]handsome,
Her beauty [Em]fairly [C]took my [D]breath a[G]way.
She wore no [G]jewels, nor costly [Bm]diamonds,
No paint nor [Em]powder, no [Am]none at [C]all;
But she wore a [G]bonnet with ribbons [Bm]on it,
And a[Em]round her [C]shoulders was the [D]Galway [G]shawl.
We [G]kept on walking, she kept on [Bm]talking,
'Til her [Em]father's cottage came [Am]into [C]view;
Said [G]she: "Come in, sir, and meet my [Bm]father,
And play to [Em]please him, [C]'The Foggy [D]Dew.'"
She wore no [G]jewels, nor costly [Bm]diamonds,
No paint nor [Em]powder, no [Am]none at [C]all;
But she wore a [G]bonnet with ribbons [Bm]on it,
And a[Em]round her [C]shoulders was the [D]Galway [G]shawl.
She [G]sat me down beside the [Bm]hearthstone,
I could [Em]see her father, he was [Am]six feet [C]tall,
And [G]soon her mother had the kettle [Bm]singing,
All I could [Em]think of [C]was the [D]Galway [G]shawl.
She wore no [G]jewels, nor costly [Bm]diamonds,
No paint nor [Em]powder, no [Am]none at [C]all;
But she wore a [G]bonnet with ribbons [Bm]on it,
And a[Em]round her [C]shoulders was the [D]Galway [G]shawl.
I [G]played "The Blackbird," "The Stack of [Bm]Barley,"
"Rodney's [Em]Glory," and "The [Am]Foggy [C]Dew,"
She [G]sang each note like an Irish [Bm]linnet,
And tears [Em]welled in her [C]eyes of [D]blue.
She wore no [G]jewels, nor costly [Bm]diamonds,
No paint nor [Em]powder, no [Am]none at [C]all;
But she wore a [G]bonnet with ribbons [Bm]on it,
And a[Em]round her [C]shoulders was the [D]Galway [G]shawl.
'Twas [G]early, early, all in the [Bm]morning,
I hit the [Em]road for old [Am]Done[C]gal;
Said [G]she: "Goodbye, sir," she cried and [Bm]kissed me,
But my [Em]heart remains with the [C]Galway [D]shawl.
She wore no [G]jewels, nor costly [Bm]diamonds,
No paint nor [Em]powder, no [Am]none at [C]all;
But she wore a [G]bonnet with ribbons [Bm]on it,
And a[Em]round her [C]shoulders was the [D]Galway [G]shawl.
🎸 Strumming Pattern (4/4)↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑
(Folk ballad feel — steady and flowing)
🎸 Fingerpicking Pattern (4/4)T – 3 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 2 – 1
(T = thumb on bass/root)
VERSE 1TABS + LYRICS (3 bars per line)
At Oranmore, in the county Galway
G.......................Bm......................Em
e|---3-------3-------3-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
B|---0---0---0---0---0-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---4-------4-------4-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|----------------------|---4------------------|---2------------------|
A|---2------------------|---2------------------|---2------------------|
E|---3------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
One pleasant evening in the month of May
Am......................C.......................G
e|---0-------0-------0-|---0-------0-------0-|---3-------3-------3-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|---2------------------|---2------------------|----------------------|
A|---0------------------|---3------------------|---2------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|---3------------------|
I spied a damsel, she was young and handsome
G.......................Bm......................Em
e|---3-------3-------3-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
B|---0---0---0---0---0-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---4-------4-------4-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|----------------------|---4------------------|---2------------------|
A|---2------------------|---2------------------|---2------------------|
E|---3------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Her beauty fairly took my breath away
C.......................D.......................G
e|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---3-------3-------3-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|---2------------------|---0------------------|----------------------|
A|---3------------------|----------------------|---2------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|---3------------------|
VERSE 2
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She wore no jewels, nor costly diamonds
G.......................Bm......................Em
e|---3-------3-------3-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
B|---0---0---0---0---0-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---4-------4-------4-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|----------------------|---4------------------|---2------------------|
A|---2------------------|---2------------------|---2------------------|
E|---3------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
No paint nor powder, no none at all;
Am......................C.......................G
e|---0-------0-------0-|---0-------0-------0-|---3-------3-------3-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|---2------------------|---2------------------|----------------------|
A|---0------------------|---3------------------|---2------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|---3------------------|
But she wore a bonnet with ribbons on it
G.......................Bm......................Em
e|---3-------3-------3-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
B|---0---0---0---0---0-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---4-------4-------4-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|----------------------|---4------------------|---2------------------|
A|---2------------------|---2------------------|---2------------------|
E|---3------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
And around her shoulders was the Galway shawl
C.......................D.......................G
e|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---3-------3-------3-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|---2------------------|---0------------------|----------------------|
A|---3------------------|----------------------|---2------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|---3------------------|
(Folk ballad feel — steady and flowing)
🎸 Fingerpicking Pattern (4/4)T – 3 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 2 – 1
(T = thumb on bass/root)
VERSE 1TABS + LYRICS (3 bars per line)
At Oranmore, in the county Galway
G.......................Bm......................Em
e|---3-------3-------3-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
B|---0---0---0---0---0-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---4-------4-------4-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|----------------------|---4------------------|---2------------------|
A|---2------------------|---2------------------|---2------------------|
E|---3------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
One pleasant evening in the month of May
Am......................C.......................G
e|---0-------0-------0-|---0-------0-------0-|---3-------3-------3-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|---2------------------|---2------------------|----------------------|
A|---0------------------|---3------------------|---2------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|---3------------------|
I spied a damsel, she was young and handsome
G.......................Bm......................Em
e|---3-------3-------3-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
B|---0---0---0---0---0-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---4-------4-------4-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|----------------------|---4------------------|---2------------------|
A|---2------------------|---2------------------|---2------------------|
E|---3------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Her beauty fairly took my breath away
C.......................D.......................G
e|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---3-------3-------3-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|---2------------------|---0------------------|----------------------|
A|---3------------------|----------------------|---2------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|---3------------------|
VERSE 2
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She wore no jewels, nor costly diamonds
G.......................Bm......................Em
e|---3-------3-------3-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
B|---0---0---0---0---0-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---4-------4-------4-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|----------------------|---4------------------|---2------------------|
A|---2------------------|---2------------------|---2------------------|
E|---3------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
No paint nor powder, no none at all;
Am......................C.......................G
e|---0-------0-------0-|---0-------0-------0-|---3-------3-------3-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1---1-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|---2------------------|---2------------------|----------------------|
A|---0------------------|---3------------------|---2------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|---3------------------|
But she wore a bonnet with ribbons on it
G.......................Bm......................Em
e|---3-------3-------3-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
B|---0---0---0---0---0-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---4-------4-------4-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|----------------------|---4------------------|---2------------------|
A|---2------------------|---2------------------|---2------------------|
E|---3------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
And around her shoulders was the Galway shawl
C.......................D.......................G
e|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---3-------3-------3-|
B|---1---1---1---1---1-|---3---3---3---3---3-|---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---0-------0-------0-|---2-------2-------2-|---0-------0-------0-|
D|---2------------------|---0------------------|----------------------|
A|---3------------------|----------------------|---2------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|---3------------------|
Catlin song The Galway Shawl
The Galway shawl guitar tab in the key of G
The version below is the guitar tab in CGDA tuning, which is the same tuning for the tenor mandola.
Below are the lyrics and Chords for Ballinasloe fair. These are the chords for the version by Brendan Shine.
Below is the ebook list of Irish Folk Songs with guitar chords
in 3 keys. Price €8.90 and I'll email the ebook after purchase .
The chords are suited to ukulele, banjo or mandolin also.
Martin
in 3 keys. Price €8.90 and I'll email the ebook after purchase .
The chords are suited to ukulele, banjo or mandolin also.
Martin
