Donegal Danny Chords by The Dubliners

[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _
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I remember the night [G] that he [D] came in [G] from the wintry cold [D] damp, _ _
A giant of a man [Bm] in an oil-skin coat [G] and the bundle that told he [A] was a tramp. _
[D] He stood at the bar [G] and he called [D] a pint, [G] then turned and gazed [D] at the fire. _
On a night like this [Bm] to be safe and dry [G] is my one and only [A] desire. _
[D] So here's to those [G] that are dead [D] and gone, the friends that I [A] love dear. _
[D] And here's to you, [G] and I'll bid [D] you adieu, St.
[A] Cuddygold, and [D] he's been here [Bm] me boy,
[D] _ [A] Cuddygold, and [D] he's been here. _
_ Then in a voice [G] that was hushed [D] and low [G] he said, Listen, I'll tell you [D] a tale, _
How a man of the sea [Bm] became a man of the roads, [G] and never more [A] will set sail. _
[D] I've fished out of hope [G] until [D] he [G] begs our glass and [D] Baltimore, _ _
But the cruel sea has [Bm] beaten me [G] and I'll end my [A] days on the shore.
[D] So here's to those that are [G] dead and [D] gone, the friends that I [A] love dear.
[D] And here's to you, [G] and I'll bid [D] you adieu, St.
Cuddygold, and he's been here [Bm] me boy,
[D] _ [A] Cuddygold, and [D] he's been here. _
One fateful night [G] in the wind [D] and the rain [G] we set sail from [D] Killiebeg's town. _
There were five of us [Bm] from sweet Donegal, [G] and one from [A] County Down. _
[D] We were fishermen [G] who worked [D] the sea [G] and never counted [D] the cost. _
But I never thought [Bm] ere that night was done [G] that my fine friend would [A] all be lost. _
[D] So here's to those that [G] are dead [D] and gone, the friends that [A] I love dear. _
[D] And here's to you, and [G] I'll bid you [D]
adieu, St.
Cuddygold, and he's been here me boy,
_ [A] Cuddygold, and [D] he's been here. _
Then the storm it broke [G] and drove [D] the boat [G] to the rocks about ten miles from [D] shore. _
As we fought the tide [E] we [Bm] hoped inside [G] to see our [A] homes once more.
Then [D] we struck a rock [G] and held [D] a bow, [G] and all of us knew that she'd [D] go down.
So we jumped right into [Bm] the icy sea [G] and prayed to God we [A] wouldn't drown. _
[D] But the raging sea [G] was [D] rising still [G] as we struck out [D] for the land. _
And she fought with all her [F#m] [Bm] cruelty [G] to claim that [A] gallant band.
[D] By St.
John's Point [G] in the [D] early dawn [G] I dragged myself [D] on the shore.
And I cursed the sea for what [Bm] she'd done [G] and vowed to sail her never [A] more.
_ [D] So here's to those that [G] are dead [D] and gone, the friends that [A] I love dear.
_ [D] And here's to you, [G] and I'll bid [D] you adieu, St.
Cuddygold, and he's been here [Bm] me boy,
[D] _ [A] Cuddygold, and [D] he's been here. _
_ Ever since that night [G] I've been on [D] the road, [G] traveling and trying to [D] forget. _
That awful night [G] I [Bm] lost all my friends, [Em] I [G] see their faces [A] yet. _
[D] And often at night [G] when the sea [D] is high [G] and the rain is tearing at [D] my skin, _
I hear the cries [Bm] of drowning men _ [G] floating over on [A] the wind. _
[D] So here's to those that [G] are dead and [D] gone, the friends that I [A] love dear. _
[D] And here's to you, [G] and I'll bid [D] you adieu, St.
Cuddygold, and he's been here me boy,
_ [A] Cuddygold, and [D] he's been here.
So here's to [G] those that are [D] dead and gone, the friends that I [A] love dear.
_ [D]
And here's to you, [G] and I'll bid [D] you adieu, St.
Cuddygold, and he's been here [Bm] me boy,
[D] _ _
[A] Cuddygold, and [D] he's been here. _ _ _ _
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