Galway Girl

[Intro]
    Dm                
  She played the fiddle
      F
in an Irish band
        C            
  But she fell in love
        A#
with an English man
A#                          
  Kissed her on the neck and
  F
then I took her by the hand
     C
Said baby I just want to dance


[Verse]
             Dm
I met her on Grafton street
F
right outside of the bar
             C
She shared a cigarette with me
      A#  
while her brother

played the guitar
             Dm
She asked me what does it mean
    F
the Gaelic ink on your arm?
            C  
Said it was one of

my friend’s songs
                        F
do you want to drink on?


[Verse]
         Dm         
  She took Jamie as a
        F
chaser, Jack for the fun
        C
She got Arthur on the table,
A#
with Johnny riding a shotgun
Gm                 F  
Chatted some more, one

more drink at the bar
     C  
Then put Van on the jukebox,

got up to dance, you know


[Chorus]
    A#                 
  She played the fiddle
   F
in an Irish band
        C            
  But she fell in love
     A#
with an English man
A#                          
  Kissed her on the neck and
  F
then I took her by the hand
     C
Said baby I just want to dance
                      A#      F    C  Dm
With my pretty little Galway Girl
                       
  You’re my pretty
  A#      F    C  Dm
little Galway Girl


[Verse]
             Dm
You know she beat me at darts
    F
and then she beat me at pool
             C
And then she kissed me
                 A#  
like there was nobody

else in the room
        Dm
As last orders were called
F
was when she stood on the stool
      C
After dancing to Ceili
                     F
singing to trad tunes


[Verse]
        Dm                  
  I never heard Carrickfergus
    F
ever sung so sweet
    C                    A#  
A capella in the bar using

her feet for the beat
            Gm
Oh, I could have that voice
       F
playing on repeat for a week
            C
And in this packed out room swear

she was singing to me


[Chorus]
    A#                 
  She played the fiddle
   F
in an Irish band
        C            
  But she fell in love
     A#
with an English man
A#                          
  Kissed her on the neck and
  F
then I took her by the hand
     C
Said baby I just want to dance


[Bridge]
                      A#      F    C
With my pretty little Galway Girl
                Dm  
  My, my, my, my, my,
        A#      F    C
my, my Galway Girl
                Dm  
  My, my, my, my, my,
        A#      F    C
my, my Galway Girl
                Dm  
  My, my, my, my, my,
        A#      F    C  Dm
my, my Galway Girl


[Verse]
          Dm                   F  
Now we’ve outstayed our welcome

and it’s closing time
      C                 
  I was holding her hand,
          A#
her hand was holding mine
    Dm               
  Our coats both smell
   F
of smoke, whisky and wine
      C  
As we fill up our lungs with

the cold air of the night


[Verse]
  Dm              F  
I walked her home then

she took me inside
       C                
  Finish some Doritos and
  A#
another bottle of wine
  Dm                       
  I swear I’m going to
   F
put you in a song that I write
        C  
About a Galway Girl

and a perfect night


[Chorus]
    A#                 
  She played the fiddle
   F
in an Irish band
        C            
  But she fell in love
     A#
with an English man
A#                          
  Kissed her on the neck and
  F
then I took her by the hand
     C
Said baby I just want to dance


[Outro]
                      A#      F    C
With my pretty little Galway Girl
                Dm  
  My, my, my, my, my,
        A#      F    C
my, my Galway Girl
                Dm  
  My, my, my, my, my,
        A#      F    C
my, my Galway Girl
                Dm  
  My, my, my, my, my,
        A#      F    C  Dm
my, my Galway Girl
A# F C Dm
A#  F  C  Dm
A#  F  C  Dm
A#  F  C  Dm