[Intro]
Fm 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]
Fm
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
Fm
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]
Fm G#
She took Jamie as a chaser, Jack for the fun
D#
She got Arthur on the table,
C#
with Johnny riding a shotgun
A#m 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# Fm
With my pretty little Galway Girl
C# G# D# Fm
You’re my pretty little Galway Girl
[Verse]
Fm
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
Fm
As last orders were called
G#
was when she stood on the stool
D#
After dancing to Ceili
G#
singing to trad tunes
[Verse]
Fm G#
I never heard Carrickfergus ever sung so sweet
D# C#
A capella in the bar using her feet for the beat
A#m
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
Fm C# G# D#
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway Girl
Fm C# G# D#
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway Girl
Fm C# G# D# Fm
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway Girl
[Verse]
Fm G#
Now we’ve outstayed our welcome and it’s closing time
D# C#
I was holding her hand, her hand was holding mine
Fm 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]
Fm G#
I walked her home then she took me inside
D# C#
Finish some Doritos and another bottle of wine
Fm 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
Fm C# G# D#
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway Girl
Fm C# G# D#
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway Girl
Fm C# G# D# Fm
My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway Girl
C# G# D# Fm
C# G# D# Fm
C# G# D# Fm
C# G# D# Fm
[Intro]
Fm 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]
Fm
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
Fm
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]
Fm She took Jamie as a
G#
chaser, Jack for the fun
D#
She got Arthur on the table,
C#
with Johnny riding a shotgun
A#m 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# Fm
With my pretty little Galway Girl
You’re my pretty
C# G# D# Fm
little Galway Girl
[Verse]
Fm
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
Fm
As last orders were called
G#
was when she stood on the stool
D#
After dancing to Ceili
G#
singing to trad tunes
[Verse]
Fm I never heard Carrickfergus
G#
ever sung so sweet
D# C#
A capella in the bar using
her feet for the beat
A#m
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
Fm My, my, my, my, my,
C# G# D#
my, my Galway Girl
Fm My, my, my, my, my,
C# G# D#
my, my Galway Girl
Fm My, my, my, my, my,
C# G# D# Fm
my, my Galway Girl
[Verse]
Fm G#
Now we’ve outstayed our welcome
and it’s closing time
D# I was holding her hand,
C#
her hand was holding mine
Fm 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]
Fm G#
I walked her home then
she took me inside
D# Finish some Doritos and
C#
another bottle of wine
Fm 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
Fm My, my, my, my, my,
C# G# D#
my, my Galway Girl
Fm My, my, my, my, my,
C# G# D#
my, my Galway Girl
Fm My, my, my, my, my,
C# G# D# Fm
my, my Galway Girl
C# G# D# Fm
C# G# D# Fm
C# G# D# Fm
C# G# D# Fm