Chords for The Mary Wallopers - 'Wexford'
Tempo:
125.9 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
C#
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C#] [A]
[E]
[G#m] [C#m]
[B]
[A]
[E] My
[B]
family [B] lived in Wexford town, [A] stopped travelling and [E] settled down.
[C#] [A] Me father kept [E] a horse and car, though he lived within the [C#m] town.
[C#] [A] The people [E] there misunderstood, they did [B] not know our [C#m] ways.
[B] So with horse and car back on the road, [A] I began my [E] travelling days.
[B] Me father was called the Fiddler Don, [G#] [A] now I'm a Fiddler [E] too.
[A] Although I [E] often felt his fist, he taught me [G#m] all he [C#] knew.
[G#m] [A] I know I'll [E] never be as good, yet I [C#m] feel no shame.
[B] For the other things my father taught, [C#] I'm proud [A] to bear [E] its name.
Taught me [B] pride and how to live, though [A] the road is hard [E] and long.
[C#] [A] And how a man [E] will never starve, with a banjo, [G#m]
fiddle [C#] or song.
[A] How to fight [E] for what I own, what I feel [C#] is right.
[B] How to camp beside a ditch, [C#] on a stormy [A] [E] winter's night.
Oh [B] times were good and times were bad, [A] and people grew [E] a lot.
[A] What I learned [E] from people then, has stayed [G#m] within my mind.
[A] I'll honour friends [E] with all me heart, to afford them [B] all I [C#] can.
[B] But I learned to go the road [C#] again, [A] where the scorned the travelling [E] man.
[B] Wexford is a [C#] town I like, but the travelling [A] man [E] is scorned.
What [A] you must feel [E] affection for, the town [G#m] that you come from.
I [C#m] know one day [E] that I'll come back, when me travelling [G#m] days are [C#m] done.
[B] People will begin to wonder, whatever [C#] happened to [A] the [E] pecker.
[F#]
[E]
[G#m] [C#m]
[B]
[A]
[E] My
[B]
family [B] lived in Wexford town, [A] stopped travelling and [E] settled down.
[C#] [A] Me father kept [E] a horse and car, though he lived within the [C#m] town.
[C#] [A] The people [E] there misunderstood, they did [B] not know our [C#m] ways.
[B] So with horse and car back on the road, [A] I began my [E] travelling days.
[B] Me father was called the Fiddler Don, [G#] [A] now I'm a Fiddler [E] too.
[A] Although I [E] often felt his fist, he taught me [G#m] all he [C#] knew.
[G#m] [A] I know I'll [E] never be as good, yet I [C#m] feel no shame.
[B] For the other things my father taught, [C#] I'm proud [A] to bear [E] its name.
Taught me [B] pride and how to live, though [A] the road is hard [E] and long.
[C#] [A] And how a man [E] will never starve, with a banjo, [G#m]
fiddle [C#] or song.
[A] How to fight [E] for what I own, what I feel [C#] is right.
[B] How to camp beside a ditch, [C#] on a stormy [A] [E] winter's night.
Oh [B] times were good and times were bad, [A] and people grew [E] a lot.
[A] What I learned [E] from people then, has stayed [G#m] within my mind.
[A] I'll honour friends [E] with all me heart, to afford them [B] all I [C#] can.
[B] But I learned to go the road [C#] again, [A] where the scorned the travelling [E] man.
[B] Wexford is a [C#] town I like, but the travelling [A] man [E] is scorned.
What [A] you must feel [E] affection for, the town [G#m] that you come from.
I [C#m] know one day [E] that I'll come back, when me travelling [G#m] days are [C#m] done.
[B] People will begin to wonder, whatever [C#] happened to [A] the [E] pecker.
[F#]
Key:
E
A
B
C#
G#m
E
A
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] My _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
family [B] lived in Wexford town, _ [A] stopped travelling and [E] settled down.
_ _ [C#] [A] Me father kept [E] a horse and car, though he lived within the [C#m] town. _ _ _
[C#] [A] The people _ [E] there misunderstood, _ _ they did [B] not know our [C#m] ways.
_ _ [B] So with horse and car _ back on the road, [A] I began my _ [E] travelling days. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] Me father was _ called the Fiddler Don, _ _ [G#] [A] now I'm a Fiddler [E] too.
_ _ _ [A] Although I _ [E] often felt his fist, he taught me [G#m] all he [C#] knew.
_ _ _ [G#m] [A] I know I'll [E] never be as good, yet I _ [C#m] feel no shame. _ _
[B] For the other things my father taught, _ [C#] I'm proud [A] to bear [E] its name. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Taught me [B] pride and how to live, though [A] the road is hard [E] and long. _ _
[C#] [A] And how a man [E] will never starve, with a banjo, [G#m] _
fiddle [C#] or song.
_ _ _ [A] How to fight [E] for what I own, _ what I _ feel [C#] is right.
_ _ _ [B] How to camp _ beside a ditch, _ [C#] on a stormy [A] _ [E] winter's night. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh [B] times were good and times were bad, [A] and people grew [E] a lot. _ _
_ _ _ [A] What I _ learned [E] from people then, _ has stayed [G#m] within my mind. _ _ _
[A] I'll honour _ friends [E] with all me heart, to afford them _ [B] all I [C#] can.
_ _ [B] But I learned to go the road [C#] again, [A] where the scorned the travelling [E] man. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] Wexford is a [C#] town I like, but the travelling [A] man [E] is scorned. _ _ _ _ _
_ What [A] you must feel [E] affection _ for, the town [G#m] that you come from. _ _
I [C#m] know one day [E] that I'll come back, when me travelling _ [G#m] days are [C#m] done.
_ _ _ [B] People will begin to wonder, _ whatever [C#] _ happened to [A] the [E] pecker. _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] My _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
family [B] lived in Wexford town, _ [A] stopped travelling and [E] settled down.
_ _ [C#] [A] Me father kept [E] a horse and car, though he lived within the [C#m] town. _ _ _
[C#] [A] The people _ [E] there misunderstood, _ _ they did [B] not know our [C#m] ways.
_ _ [B] So with horse and car _ back on the road, [A] I began my _ [E] travelling days. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] Me father was _ called the Fiddler Don, _ _ [G#] [A] now I'm a Fiddler [E] too.
_ _ _ [A] Although I _ [E] often felt his fist, he taught me [G#m] all he [C#] knew.
_ _ _ [G#m] [A] I know I'll [E] never be as good, yet I _ [C#m] feel no shame. _ _
[B] For the other things my father taught, _ [C#] I'm proud [A] to bear [E] its name. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Taught me [B] pride and how to live, though [A] the road is hard [E] and long. _ _
[C#] [A] And how a man [E] will never starve, with a banjo, [G#m] _
fiddle [C#] or song.
_ _ _ [A] How to fight [E] for what I own, _ what I _ feel [C#] is right.
_ _ _ [B] How to camp _ beside a ditch, _ [C#] on a stormy [A] _ [E] winter's night. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh [B] times were good and times were bad, [A] and people grew [E] a lot. _ _
_ _ _ [A] What I _ learned [E] from people then, _ has stayed [G#m] within my mind. _ _ _
[A] I'll honour _ friends [E] with all me heart, to afford them _ [B] all I [C#] can.
_ _ [B] But I learned to go the road [C#] again, [A] where the scorned the travelling [E] man. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] Wexford is a [C#] town I like, but the travelling [A] man [E] is scorned. _ _ _ _ _
_ What [A] you must feel [E] affection _ for, the town [G#m] that you come from. _ _
I [C#m] know one day [E] that I'll come back, when me travelling _ [G#m] days are [C#m] done.
_ _ _ [B] People will begin to wonder, _ whatever [C#] _ happened to [A] the [E] pecker. _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _