Donegal Danny Chords by The Dubliners

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[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ I remember the night [G] that he [D] came in [G] from the wintry [D] cold and damp,
_ _ A giant of a man in [Bm] an oil-skin coat [G] and the bundle that told he was [A] a tramp.
_ _ [D] He stood at the bar and [G] he called [D] a pint, [G] then turned and gazed at [D] the fire.
On a night like this to [Bm] be safe and dry [G] is my one and [A] only desire.
_ [D] So here's to those that [G] are dead [D] and gone, the friends [A] of fear.
_ [D] And here's to you, and [G] I'll bid you [D] adieu, St.
[A] Cuddygold, and he's [D] been here.
[Bm] Me boys, [D] _ [A] Cuddygold and he's [D] been here.
_ Then in a voice that [G] was hushed [D] and low he [G] said, Listen, I'll tell you [D] a tale,
_ How a man of the sea became [Bm] a man of the roads [G] and never more [A] will set sail.
_ [D] I fished out of host [G] until [D] he begged [G] our glass and [D] Baltimore,
_ _ But the cruel sea [Bm] has beaten me [G] and I'll end my days [A] on the shore.
_ [D] So here's to [G] those that 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.
[Bm] Me boys, _ [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 town.
_ There were five of us [Bm] from sweet _ Cuddygold [G] and one from County [A]
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 [G] that are dead [D] and gone, the friends that I [A] love dear.
_ [D] And here's to you, and [G] I'll bid you [D] adieu, St.
Cuddygold, and he's been here.
Me boys, [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] [Bm] we hoped inside [G] to see our homes [A] once more.
Then [D] we struck a rock [Em] [G] and held [D] the 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] She claimed that [A] gallant man _ by [D] St.
John's Point [G] in the early [D] dawn.
[G] I dragged you myself on [D] the shore.
And I cursed the sea for what [F#m] she'd [Bm] 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, and [G] I'll bid you [D] adieu, St.
Cuddygold, and he's been [Bm] here.
Me [D] boys, [A] Cuddygold and [D] he's been here.
_ Ever since that night [G] I've been on [D] the road, [G] travelling and trying [D] to forget.
_ That awful night [Bm] I lost all my friends, [Em] I see [G] their [Dm] faces [A] yet.
_ [D] And often at night [G] when the [D] sea is high [G] and the rain is tearing [D] at my skin,
_ I hear the cries [Bm] of drowning men [G] _ floating over [A] on the wind.
_ [D] So here's to those that [G] are dead [D] and gone, the friends _ [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.
Me boys, _ [A] Cuddygold and [D] he's been here.
_ So here's to those [G] that 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 boys, [D] _ [A] Cuddygold and [D] he's been here. _
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