The Nightingale Lyrics And Guitar Chords
The piano sheet music is included plus the pdf file for downloading. The nightingale guitar tab also added. This song is also known as The Bold Grenadier, it's a traditional Irish song, the video is of the Dubliners with Luke Kelly on vocals.The guitar chords in chordpro are in the key of G with a version by Luke Kelly in E Major. This one always goes down well at a session. Al O'Donnell called the song ''The Bold Grenader'' , it's hard to know the right title for this song. I always knew it as The Nightingale, perhaps it's because I learned it from Johnny McEvoy. It was recorded by Luke Kelly And The Dubliners plus Liam Clancy on his own and he also done a version with The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
The Nightingale Lyrics And Chords In D Major
As[D] I was a [G]walking one[A] morning in[D] May,
I met a young couple who fondle did[A] stray,
[D]One was a young maid so sweet and so[A] fair,
And the[D] other was a[G] soldier and a[A] brave grena[D]dier.
[Chorus]
And they kissed so sweet and comforting,as they clung to each other,
They went arm and arm along the road like sister and brother,
They went arm and arm along the road,till they came to a streem,
And the both sat down together love to hear the nightingale sing.
[2]
From out of his knapsack he took out a fine fiddle,
And he played her such merry tunes that you ever did hear,
Ans he played her such merry tunes that the valleys did ring,
And they both sat down together love to hear the nightingale sing.
[3]
Oh soldier,Oh soldier will you marry me,
Oh no said the soldier that never can be,
For I have my own wife in my own country,
And she is the sweetest thing that you ever did see
[Chorus after each verse]
As[D] I was a [G]walking one[A] morning in[D] May,
I met a young couple who fondle did[A] stray,
[D]One was a young maid so sweet and so[A] fair,
And the[D] other was a[G] soldier and a[A] brave grena[D]dier.
[Chorus]
And they kissed so sweet and comforting,as they clung to each other,
They went arm and arm along the road like sister and brother,
They went arm and arm along the road,till they came to a streem,
And the both sat down together love to hear the nightingale sing.
[2]
From out of his knapsack he took out a fine fiddle,
And he played her such merry tunes that you ever did hear,
Ans he played her such merry tunes that the valleys did ring,
And they both sat down together love to hear the nightingale sing.
[3]
Oh soldier,Oh soldier will you marry me,
Oh no said the soldier that never can be,
For I have my own wife in my own country,
And she is the sweetest thing that you ever did see
[Chorus after each verse]
🪕 Strumming Pattern (3/4 Waltz Feel)
Pattern: ↓ ↓ ↑
Count: 1 2 3
Beat 1: Downstroke on bass note
Beats 2–3: Light down-up sweep
Think of the rhythm as: “oom – cha – cha”
Fingerpicking guitar tab
As [D]I was a walking one morning in May
e|--2----2----2----|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|
B|----3----3----3--|----3----3----3--|----2----2----2--|
G|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(D) (G) (A)
“I met a young couple who fondly did stray”
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e|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|--0----0----0----|
B|----3----3----3--|----0----0----0--|----2----2----2--|
G|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(D) (G) (A)
“One was a young maid so sweet and so fair”
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e|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|--0----0----0----|
B|----3----3----3--|----0----0----0--|----2----2----2--|
G|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(D) (G) (A)
“And the other was a soldier and a brave grenadier”
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e|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|
B|----3----3----3--|----0----0----0--|----3----3----3--|
G|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
(D) (G) (D)
CHORUS
“And they kissed so sweet and comforting…”
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And they [G]kissed so sweet and comforting as they clung to each other
e|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|
B|----0----0----0--|----3----3----3--|----2----2----2--|
G|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|--2----2----2----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(G) (D) (A)
“They went arm in arm along the road…”
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e|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|
B|----0----0----0--|----3----3----3--|----2----2----2--|
G|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|--2----2----2----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(G) (D) (A)
“Till they came to a stream”
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e|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|--2----2----2----|
B|----0----0----0--|----3----3----3--|----3----3----3--|
G|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|--4----4----4----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(G) (D) (Bm)
“And they both sat down together…”
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e|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|--0----0----0----|
B|----3----3----3--|----0----0----0--|----2----2----2--|
G|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(D) (G) (A)
“To hear the nightingale sing”
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e|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|
B|----3----3----3--|----0----0----0--|----3----3----3--|
G|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(D) (G) (D)
🎶 Lyrics with Full Chords
Verse 1
As [D]I was a [G]walking one [A]morning in [D]May,
I met a young [G]couple who [A]fondly did [D]stray,
[D]One was a young maid so [G]sweet and so [A]fair,
And the [D]other was a [G]soldier and a [A]brave grena[D]dier.
Chorus
And they [G]kissed so sweet and [D]comforting, as they [A]clung to each [D]other,
They went [G]arm in arm along the [D]road like [A]sister and [D]brother,
They went [G]arm in arm along the [D]road, till they [A]came to a [Bm]stream,
And they [D]both sat down to[G]gether, love, to [A]hear the nightin[D]gale sing.
Verse 2
From [D]out of his [G]knapsack he [A]took out a [D]fiddle,
And he [D]played her such [G]merry tunes as [A]you ever did [D]hear,
And he [D]played her such [G]merry tunes that the [A]valleys did [Bm]ring,
And they [D]both sat down to[G]gether, love, to [A]hear the nightin[D]gale sing.
Verse 3
“Oh [D]soldier, oh [G]soldier, will [A]you marry [D]me?”
“Oh [D]no,” said the [G]soldier, “that [A]never can [D]be,
For [D]I have my own [G]wife in my [A]own count[Bm]ry,
And she’s [D]the sweetest [G]creature that [A]ever did [D]see.”
🎵 Performance Notes
For a solo version, fingerpick the verses and strum the chorus for lift.
On the final line, slow slightly and end softly on D.
Optional tag ending:
D → G → D (hold final D)
Pattern: ↓ ↓ ↑
Count: 1 2 3
Beat 1: Downstroke on bass note
Beats 2–3: Light down-up sweep
Think of the rhythm as: “oom – cha – cha”
Fingerpicking guitar tab
As [D]I was a walking one morning in May
e|--2----2----2----|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|
B|----3----3----3--|----3----3----3--|----2----2----2--|
G|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(D) (G) (A)
“I met a young couple who fondly did stray”
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e|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|--0----0----0----|
B|----3----3----3--|----0----0----0--|----2----2----2--|
G|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(D) (G) (A)
“One was a young maid so sweet and so fair”
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e|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|--0----0----0----|
B|----3----3----3--|----0----0----0--|----2----2----2--|
G|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(D) (G) (A)
“And the other was a soldier and a brave grenadier”
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e|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|
B|----3----3----3--|----0----0----0--|----3----3----3--|
G|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
(D) (G) (D)
CHORUS
“And they kissed so sweet and comforting…”
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And they [G]kissed so sweet and comforting as they clung to each other
e|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|
B|----0----0----0--|----3----3----3--|----2----2----2--|
G|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|--2----2----2----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(G) (D) (A)
“They went arm in arm along the road…”
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e|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|
B|----0----0----0--|----3----3----3--|----2----2----2--|
G|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|--2----2----2----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(G) (D) (A)
“Till they came to a stream”
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e|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|--2----2----2----|
B|----0----0----0--|----3----3----3--|----3----3----3--|
G|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|--4----4----4----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(G) (D) (Bm)
“And they both sat down together…”
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e|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|--0----0----0----|
B|----3----3----3--|----0----0----0--|----2----2----2--|
G|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(D) (G) (A)
“To hear the nightingale sing”
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e|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|
B|----3----3----3--|----0----0----0--|----3----3----3--|
G|--2----2----2----|--0----0----0----|--2----2----2----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(D) (G) (D)
🎶 Lyrics with Full Chords
Verse 1
As [D]I was a [G]walking one [A]morning in [D]May,
I met a young [G]couple who [A]fondly did [D]stray,
[D]One was a young maid so [G]sweet and so [A]fair,
And the [D]other was a [G]soldier and a [A]brave grena[D]dier.
Chorus
And they [G]kissed so sweet and [D]comforting, as they [A]clung to each [D]other,
They went [G]arm in arm along the [D]road like [A]sister and [D]brother,
They went [G]arm in arm along the [D]road, till they [A]came to a [Bm]stream,
And they [D]both sat down to[G]gether, love, to [A]hear the nightin[D]gale sing.
Verse 2
From [D]out of his [G]knapsack he [A]took out a [D]fiddle,
And he [D]played her such [G]merry tunes as [A]you ever did [D]hear,
And he [D]played her such [G]merry tunes that the [A]valleys did [Bm]ring,
And they [D]both sat down to[G]gether, love, to [A]hear the nightin[D]gale sing.
Verse 3
“Oh [D]soldier, oh [G]soldier, will [A]you marry [D]me?”
“Oh [D]no,” said the [G]soldier, “that [A]never can [D]be,
For [D]I have my own [G]wife in my [A]own count[Bm]ry,
And she’s [D]the sweetest [G]creature that [A]ever did [D]see.”
🎵 Performance Notes
For a solo version, fingerpick the verses and strum the chorus for lift.
On the final line, slow slightly and end softly on D.
Optional tag ending:
D → G → D (hold final D)
Here's the guitar chords for The Dubliners version with Luke Kelly singing
[E]As I was a walking one[B] morning in[E] May,
I met a young couple who fondle did[B] stray,
And[E]One was a young maid so sweet and so[B] fair,
And the[E] other was a[C#m]] soilder and a[E] brave grenadier.
[Chorus]
[E]And they kissed so sweet and comforting,as they clung to each other,
They went arm and arm along the road like sister and [B]brother,
They went arm and [E]arm along the road,till they came to a [B]streem,
And the both [E]sat down to[A]geather love to [B]hear the nightingale [E]sing.
[E]As I was a walking one[B] morning in[E] May,
I met a young couple who fondle did[B] stray,
And[E]One was a young maid so sweet and so[B] fair,
And the[E] other was a[C#m]] soilder and a[E] brave grenadier.
[Chorus]
[E]And they kissed so sweet and comforting,as they clung to each other,
They went arm and arm along the road like sister and [B]brother,
They went arm and [E]arm along the road,till they came to a [B]streem,
And the both [E]sat down to[A]geather love to [B]hear the nightingale [E]sing.
The nightingale guitar tab in G
The nightingale piano sheet music notes in the key of D Major
| the-nightingale-piano-sheet-music.pdf |
Nightingale bird in tree
The nightingale folk song sheet music notes in G Major in solfege style [ Do re mi ]
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
