Carrickfergus Chords by Bruce Guthro

_ _ But the sea is wide _
[Bb] _ And I [F] can't swim _ over
And [N] _ neither have I
The wings to [F] fly _
_ _ [Cm] I wish I was _ _
_ [F] _ _ in [Bb] _ _
Carrickfergis
[Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] Only for a night [F] _ in [Bb] Ballygra
[Eb] I _ [Bb] _ _ would [Cm] swim over [F] the _ _ [Bb] deepest _ ocean
[Gm] _ _ Only [Cm] for a night [F] in _ _ [Bb] Ballygra
[Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ [F] But the sea [Bb] is wide _
_ _ And I [Eb] [F] can't swim _ over
_ And [Gm] neither have [Eb] I
[Cm] The [F] wings to fly _
_ I wish [Cm] I could find me
_ [F] A _ [Bb] handsome _ boatman
[Gm] To _ _ [Cm] ferry me _ _ [F] over
My [Bb] love and [Eb] I
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb]
For [Bb] _ a tin [Cm]-keeled penny _
[Gm] _ [F] _ _ It [Bb] is rewarded
[Gm] A _ _ [Cm] marble stone [F] there
_ _ [Bb] As black as ink
[Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ With [Cm] gold and silver
[F] I _ [Bb] did support her
[Gm] But _ I'll [Cm] sing no more now
[F] _ _ Till [Bb] I get a drink
[Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ [F] I'm drunk [Bb] today _
_ _ And I'm [Eb] [F] seldom _ sober
_ A [Gm] handsome _ roamer
[Eb] _ [Cm] From town [F] to _ town
_ Ah, [Cm] but I'm sick now
_ [F] _ _ And my [Bb] days are numbered
[Gm] So _ come [Cm] all you young men
_ [F] _ _ And [Bb] lay me [Eb] down
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ But [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ the sea is wide _
_ _ And I [F] can't swim over
_ And [Gm] neither have [Eb] I
[Cm] The [F] wings to fly _
_ _ I wish [Cm] I could find me
_ [F] _ _ A [Bb] handsome _ boatman
_ [Gm] _ To [Cm] ferry me over
[F] My _ love [Bb] and I _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
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