Chords for West of Galway ~ "Belfast Mill" (aka "Aragon Mill") ~ 2012 Caloosahatchee Celtic Fesitval
Tempo:
97.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] It's a pretty song from up in the north of Ireland, from up in Belfast.
[A] It's [F] a pretty sad [Dm] song.
[A] It's a
the melody's pretty.
This could be about Scranton or Pawtucket or
Toledo or
but it's not.
[N] It's about Belfast.
It's called Belfast Mill.
[B]
[A]
[G] [D]
On the east end of town
[F#m] At the foot of the hill
[A] Stands a chimney so tall
Says [D]
Belfast Mill
But there's no smoke at all
Coming [F#m] out of the stack
Since the [A] mill has shut down and she's [D] never coming back
And the only sound I hear is the [Bm] sound of the wind
[A] As she moves through the town, weave [G] and spin, weave [D] and spin
The mill has shut down, it [F#m] was the only life I know
[A] Tell me where will I go?
[F#m] Where [D] will I go?
And the only sound I [F#m] hear is the sound of the wind
[A] As she moves through the town, weave and spin, [D] weave and spin
I'm too old to work
[F#m] And I'm too young to die
[A] Tell me where will I go?
[G] My family [D] and I
And the only sound I [F#m] hear is the sound of the wind
As [A] she moves through the town, weave and [G] spin, weave and [D] spin
There's no children playing [F#m] on the dark lonely streets
[A] Since the mill has shut down
[G] It's so quiet I can't sleep
And the only sound I hear [F#m] is the sound of [Bm] the wind
As [A] she moves through the town, weave and spin, [D] weave and spin
[Bm] [A]
[G] [D]
I'm the East End of town
[F#m] At the foot of the hill
Stands [A] a chimney so tall
[D] Says [D] Belfast Mill
But there's no smoke at all
Coming [F#m] out of the stack
[A] Since the mill has shut down
And [G] she's [D] never coming back
And the only sound I [Bm] hear is the sound of the wind
[A] As she moves through the town, weave [G] and spin, weave and spin
Yes, the only sound I hear is [Bm] the sound of the wind
[A] As she moves through the town, weave [G] and spin
we've been the [B]
[D] only sound I hear [Bm] is the sound of the wind [A] as she moves through
the town [G] we've been spin [D] we've had a spin and the only sound I hear [Bm] is the
sound of the wind [A] as she moves through the town [G] weave and spin [D] weave and spin
[A] It's [F] a pretty sad [Dm] song.
[A] It's a
the melody's pretty.
This could be about Scranton or Pawtucket or
Toledo or
but it's not.
[N] It's about Belfast.
It's called Belfast Mill.
[B]
[A]
[G] [D]
On the east end of town
[F#m] At the foot of the hill
[A] Stands a chimney so tall
Says [D]
Belfast Mill
But there's no smoke at all
Coming [F#m] out of the stack
Since the [A] mill has shut down and she's [D] never coming back
And the only sound I hear is the [Bm] sound of the wind
[A] As she moves through the town, weave [G] and spin, weave [D] and spin
The mill has shut down, it [F#m] was the only life I know
[A] Tell me where will I go?
[F#m] Where [D] will I go?
And the only sound I [F#m] hear is the sound of the wind
[A] As she moves through the town, weave and spin, [D] weave and spin
I'm too old to work
[F#m] And I'm too young to die
[A] Tell me where will I go?
[G] My family [D] and I
And the only sound I [F#m] hear is the sound of the wind
As [A] she moves through the town, weave and [G] spin, weave and [D] spin
There's no children playing [F#m] on the dark lonely streets
[A] Since the mill has shut down
[G] It's so quiet I can't sleep
And the only sound I hear [F#m] is the sound of [Bm] the wind
As [A] she moves through the town, weave and spin, [D] weave and spin
[Bm] [A]
[G] [D]
I'm the East End of town
[F#m] At the foot of the hill
Stands [A] a chimney so tall
[D] Says [D] Belfast Mill
But there's no smoke at all
Coming [F#m] out of the stack
[A] Since the mill has shut down
And [G] she's [D] never coming back
And the only sound I [Bm] hear is the sound of the wind
[A] As she moves through the town, weave [G] and spin, weave and spin
Yes, the only sound I hear is [Bm] the sound of the wind
[A] As she moves through the town, weave [G] and spin
we've been the [B]
[D] only sound I hear [Bm] is the sound of the wind [A] as she moves through
the town [G] we've been spin [D] we've had a spin and the only sound I hear [Bm] is the
sound of the wind [A] as she moves through the town [G] weave and spin [D] weave and spin
Key:
A
D
G
F#m
Bm
A
D
G
_ _ _ _ [D] It's a pretty song from up in the north of Ireland, from up in Belfast.
[A] _ _ _ It's [F] a pretty sad [Dm] song.
_ [A] It's a_
the melody's pretty.
_ This could be about Scranton or Pawtucket or
Toledo or_
but it's not.
[N] It's about Belfast.
It's called Belfast Mill.
[B] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
On the east end of town
[F#m] At the foot of the hill
[A] Stands a chimney so tall
Says [D]
Belfast Mill
_ But there's no smoke at all
Coming [F#m] out of the stack
Since the [A] mill has shut down and she's [D] never coming back _
And the only sound I hear is the [Bm] sound of the wind
[A] As she moves through the town, weave [G] and spin, weave [D] and spin
_ The mill has shut down, it [F#m] was the only life I know
[A] Tell me where will I go?
[F#m] Where [D] will I go? _ _
And the only sound I [F#m] hear is the sound of the wind
[A] As she moves through the town, weave and spin, [D] weave and spin
_ _ I'm too old to work
[F#m] And I'm too young to die
[A] Tell me where will I go?
[G] My family [D] and I
_ And the only sound I [F#m] hear is the sound of the wind
As [A] she moves through the town, weave and [G] spin, weave and [D] spin
_ _ There's no children playing [F#m] on the dark lonely streets
[A] Since the mill has shut down
[G] It's so quiet I can't sleep
_ And the only sound I hear [F#m] is the sound of [Bm] the wind
As [A] she moves through the town, weave and spin, [D] weave and spin _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
I'm the East End of town
[F#m] At the foot of the hill
Stands [A] a chimney so tall
[D] Says [D] Belfast Mill
_ But there's no smoke at all
Coming [F#m] out of the stack
[A] Since the mill has shut down
And [G] she's [D] never coming back
_ And the only sound I [Bm] hear is the sound of the wind
[A] As she moves through the town, weave [G] and spin, weave and spin
_ Yes, the only sound I hear is [Bm] the sound of the wind
[A] As she moves through the town, weave [G] and spin
_ we've been _ the _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [D] only _ sound I hear [Bm] is the sound of the wind [A] as she moves through
the town [G] we've been spin [D] we've had a spin and the only sound I hear [Bm] is the
sound of the wind [A] as she moves through the town [G] weave and spin _ [D] weave and spin _
[A] _ _ _ It's [F] a pretty sad [Dm] song.
_ [A] It's a_
the melody's pretty.
_ This could be about Scranton or Pawtucket or
Toledo or_
but it's not.
[N] It's about Belfast.
It's called Belfast Mill.
[B] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
On the east end of town
[F#m] At the foot of the hill
[A] Stands a chimney so tall
Says [D]
Belfast Mill
_ But there's no smoke at all
Coming [F#m] out of the stack
Since the [A] mill has shut down and she's [D] never coming back _
And the only sound I hear is the [Bm] sound of the wind
[A] As she moves through the town, weave [G] and spin, weave [D] and spin
_ The mill has shut down, it [F#m] was the only life I know
[A] Tell me where will I go?
[F#m] Where [D] will I go? _ _
And the only sound I [F#m] hear is the sound of the wind
[A] As she moves through the town, weave and spin, [D] weave and spin
_ _ I'm too old to work
[F#m] And I'm too young to die
[A] Tell me where will I go?
[G] My family [D] and I
_ And the only sound I [F#m] hear is the sound of the wind
As [A] she moves through the town, weave and [G] spin, weave and [D] spin
_ _ There's no children playing [F#m] on the dark lonely streets
[A] Since the mill has shut down
[G] It's so quiet I can't sleep
_ And the only sound I hear [F#m] is the sound of [Bm] the wind
As [A] she moves through the town, weave and spin, [D] weave and spin _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
I'm the East End of town
[F#m] At the foot of the hill
Stands [A] a chimney so tall
[D] Says [D] Belfast Mill
_ But there's no smoke at all
Coming [F#m] out of the stack
[A] Since the mill has shut down
And [G] she's [D] never coming back
_ And the only sound I [Bm] hear is the sound of the wind
[A] As she moves through the town, weave [G] and spin, weave and spin
_ Yes, the only sound I hear is [Bm] the sound of the wind
[A] As she moves through the town, weave [G] and spin
_ we've been _ the _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [D] only _ sound I hear [Bm] is the sound of the wind [A] as she moves through
the town [G] we've been spin [D] we've had a spin and the only sound I hear [Bm] is the
sound of the wind [A] as she moves through the town [G] weave and spin _ [D] weave and spin _