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