Chords for Long Long Before Your Time - Brendan Grace, with his daughter Melanie

I'd like to introduce a member of my [Gm] family.
She's my favourite second eldest daughter and as a result of _ our marriage she came along.
And she's just going to join me for a little minute.
So will you [Abm] please welcome, bring the other stool over Johnny.
Melanie, give Melanie a [G] big clap here.
Come on!
She wants to be noticed and be clapped.
Sorry Melanie.
_ _ [Eb] There's a good girl.
Can I have you lift up on the stool?
Can I lift you up?
_ There you go now.
Good girl.
_ _ I'm going to sing a little song.
This song was written _ by one of the great prolific folk singers in Ireland for many many years.
Johnny McAvoy.
I'm sure you've all known and loved Johnny for many many years.
And he's still going strong.
Actually he was going strong when I was still at school.
He's _ holding his age particularly well.
_ And he also ventured into the song writing business as well.
He's written some lovely songs.
And this is one such song written by Johnny McAvoy long before your time.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ You [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ ask me why I look so sad [Eb] on this [F] bright summer [Bb]
day
_ _ And why the tears are in my eyes [Eb] and I seem [F] so far [Bb] away
_ _ Well sit yourself beside me love [Eb] and put [F] your hand [Bb] in mine _ _
And I'll tell you of someone [C] I loved [Eb] long long [F] before [Bb] your time _
When _ _ _ _ _ I was just a child like you it [Eb] seemed [F] so long [Bb] ago _
Through fields of green we laughed and played we [Eb] sang [F] our rhymes [Bb] you know
_ I _ know I loved her all the time [Eb] and that's why [F] you [Bb] are mine
_ Oh we were young and happy [D] then [Eb] long long before [Bb] your time _ _ _ _
_ _ Through childhood years we laughed and played [Eb] and our [F] love it sure [Bb] did bloom
_ _ _ We gave each other _ eternal love [Eb] in the [F] church below [Bb] the town
_ _ We settled in this little house [Eb] I was proud [F] to [Bb] call her mine _
Oh we were young and happy then _ [Eb] long long [F] before [Bb] your time _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ One lovely year was all we had _
[Eb] until [F] the sickness [Bb] came _ _
And stole the roses from her cheeks [Eb] my [F] tears they fell [Bb] like rain
_ For nine long months she carried [Bb] you
[Eb] In [F] the end she [Bb] died _ she chose to go that you might live [Eb] long long [F] before [Bb] your time
_ So _ _ _ you ask me why I look so sad [Eb] on this [F] bright summer [Bb] day
_ And why the tears are in my eyes and [Eb] I seem [F] so far [Bb] away _ _
It's just you look a lot like her [Eb] when your eyes [F] look [Bb] into mine
_ And you look so much like she did [Eb] long [F] long before [Bb] your time _ _ _ _ _
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Right!
Melanie did very very well thank [E] you very much honey _
First debut on the stage there will be a row now between [F] her and the man now
I want it to go on but she did very very well give her a big she's like a genie
She [G] is a genie she's my special genie _