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