[Intro]
Em G
She played the fiddle in an Irish band
D C
But she fell in love with an English man
C G
Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
D
Said baby I just want to dance
[Verse]
Em
I met her on Grafton street
G
right outside of the bar
D
She shared a cigarette with me
C
while her brother played the guitar
Em
She asked me what does it mean
G
the Gaelic ink on your arm?
D
Said it was one of my friend’s songs
G
do you want to drink on?
[Verse]
Em G
She took Jamie as a chaser, Jack for the fun
D
She got Arthur on the table,
C
with Johnny riding a shotgun
Am G
Chatted some more, one more drink at the bar
D
Then put Van on the jukebox, got up to dance, you know
[Chorus]
C G
She played the fiddle in an Irish band
D C
But she fell in love with an English man
C G
Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
D
Said baby I just want to dance
C G D Em
With my pretty little Galway Girl
C G D Em
You’re my pretty little Galway Girl
[Verse]
Em
You know she beat me at darts
G
and then she beat me at pool
D
And then she kissed me
C
like there was nobody else in the room
Em
As last orders were called
G
was when she stood on the stool
D
After dancing to Ceili
G
singing to trad tunes
[Verse]
Em G
I never heard Carrickfergus ever sung so sweet
D C
A capella in the bar using her feet for the beat
Am
Oh, I could have that voice
G
playing on repeat for a week
D
And in this packed out room swear
she was singing to me
[Chorus]
C G
She played the fiddle in an Irish band
D C
But she fell in love with an English man
C G
Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
D
Said baby I just want to dance
[Bridge]
C G D
With my pretty little Galway Girl
Em C G D
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway Girl
Em C G D
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway Girl
Em C G D Em
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway Girl
[Verse]
Em G
Now we’ve outstayed our welcome and it’s closing time
D C
I was holding her hand, her hand was holding mine
Em G
Our coats both smell of smoke, whisky and wine
D
As we fill up our lungs with the cold air of the night
[Verse]
Em G
I walked her home then she took me inside
D C
Finish some Doritos and another bottle of wine
Em G
I swear I’m going to put you in a song that I write
D
About a Galway Girl and a perfect night
[Chorus]
C G
She played the fiddle in an Irish band
D C
But she fell in love with an English man
C G
Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
D
Said baby I just want to dance
[Outro]
C G D
With my pretty little Galway Girl
Em C G D
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway Girl
Em C G D
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway Girl
Em C G D Em
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway Girl
C G D Em
C G D Em
C G D Em
C G D Em
[Intro]
Em She played the fiddle
G
in an Irish band
D But she fell in love
C
with an English man
C Kissed her on the neck and
G
then I took her by the hand
D
Said baby I just want to dance
[Verse]
Em
I met her on Grafton street
G
right outside of the bar
D
She shared a cigarette with me
C
while her brother
played the guitar
Em
She asked me what does it mean
G
the Gaelic ink on your arm?
D
Said it was one of
my friend’s songs
G
do you want to drink on?
[Verse]
Em She took Jamie as a
G
chaser, Jack for the fun
D
She got Arthur on the table,
C
with Johnny riding a shotgun
Am G
Chatted some more, one
more drink at the bar
D
Then put Van on the jukebox,
got up to dance, you know
[Chorus]
C She played the fiddle
G
in an Irish band
D But she fell in love
C
with an English man
C Kissed her on the neck and
G
then I took her by the hand
D
Said baby I just want to dance
C G D Em
With my pretty little Galway Girl
You’re my pretty
C G D Em
little Galway Girl
[Verse]
Em
You know she beat me at darts
G
and then she beat me at pool
D
And then she kissed me
C
like there was nobody
else in the room
Em
As last orders were called
G
was when she stood on the stool
D
After dancing to Ceili
G
singing to trad tunes
[Verse]
Em I never heard Carrickfergus
G
ever sung so sweet
D C
A capella in the bar using
her feet for the beat
Am
Oh, I could have that voice
G
playing on repeat for a week
D
And in this packed out room swear
she was singing to me
[Chorus]
C She played the fiddle
G
in an Irish band
D But she fell in love
C
with an English man
C Kissed her on the neck and
G
then I took her by the hand
D
Said baby I just want to dance
[Bridge]
C G D
With my pretty little Galway Girl
Em My, my, my, my, my,
C G D
my, my Galway Girl
Em My, my, my, my, my,
C G D
my, my Galway Girl
Em My, my, my, my, my,
C G D Em
my, my Galway Girl
[Verse]
Em G
Now we’ve outstayed our welcome
and it’s closing time
D I was holding her hand,
C
her hand was holding mine
Em Our coats both smell
G
of smoke, whisky and wine
D
As we fill up our lungs with
the cold air of the night
[Verse]
Em G
I walked her home then
she took me inside
D Finish some Doritos and
C
another bottle of wine
Em I swear I’m going to
G
put you in a song that I write
D
About a Galway Girl
and a perfect night
[Chorus]
C She played the fiddle
G
in an Irish band
D But she fell in love
C
with an English man
C Kissed her on the neck and
G
then I took her by the hand
D
Said baby I just want to dance
[Outro]
C G D
With my pretty little Galway Girl
Em My, my, my, my, my,
C G D
my, my Galway Girl
Em My, my, my, my, my,
C G D
my, my Galway Girl
Em My, my, my, my, my,
C G D Em
my, my Galway Girl
C G D Em
C G D Em
C G D Em
C G D Em