Donegal Danny Chords by Barleycorn

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I remember the night that he came in [F] from the wintry cold [C] and damp.
_ _ A giant of a man in [Am] an oil-skinned coat [F] and a bundled toad he was [G] a tramp.
_ [C] He stood at the bar [F] and he pulled [C] a pint [F] and turned and gazed [C] at the fire.
_ A night like this to be [Am] safe and dry [F] is my one and only [G] desire.
So [C] here's to those who [F] are dead [C] and gone, the friends that I [G] love dear.
[C] And here's to you that I'll bid you adieu, St.
Danny [E] Gove, Danny's been here.
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_ [C] _ _ Then in the voice that [F] was hushed and [C] low he [F] said, listen and I'll tell you [C] a tale.
_ A man of the sea became a [Am] man of the road and [F] vowed he never more would [G] sail.
I [C] fished out of Hoth and Calibach, _ [F] Hardglass and Baltimore.
_ But the cruel sea [Am] has beaten me, I'll end my days [G] on the shore.
_ So [C]
here's to those [F] who are dead [C] and gone, the friends that I [G] love dear.
_ [C] And here's to you that I'll [F] bid you adieu, St.
[G] Danny Gove, [C] Danny's been here.
Hear me [Am] boys, Danny [G] Gove, Danny's [C] been here.
_ One fateful night in [F] the wind [C] and rain we set sail from [C] Killibakes town.
_ There was five of us [Am] from sweet Danny Gove [F] and one from [G] County Down.
_ [C] We were fishermen [F] who worked the sea and never counted the cost.
We _ _ thought [Am] that all that night was done, [F] that my five friends would [G] all be gone.
_ [C] So here's to those who [F] are dead [C] and gone, the friends that I [G] love dear.
[C] And here's to you [F] that I'll bid you adieu, St.
Danny [G] Gove, [C] Danny's been here.
Hear me boys, [G]
Danny Gove, [C] Danny's been here.
Then the sea it broke [F] and it drove the [C] boat to the rocks about ten [C] miles from shore.
As we fought the tide [Am] we hoped inside [F] to see our homes [G] once more.
[C] Then we struck our rock and told the vow [F] and all of us [C] knew that she'd go down.
We jumped right [Am] into the icy sea [F] and prayed to God we [G] wouldn't drown.
_ [C] But the rapian sea was rising still [F] as we struck [C] out for the land.
_ And she fought with [Am] all her cruelty [F] to claim that [G] gallant land.
_ [C] I sent songs coined in the [C] early morn, [F] I dragged myself [C] on the shore.
_ And I cursed [Em] the sea [Am] for what she had done [F] and vowed I'd sail [G] her nevermore.
_ [C] So here's to those who [F] are dead [C] and gone, the friends that I [G] love dear.
_ [C] And here's to you that [F] I'll bid you [C] adieu, [G] St.
Danny Gove, [C] Danny's been here.
Hear me boys, [G]
Danny Gove, [C] Danny's been here.
Ever since that night I've been on the road, [F]
straddling and trying [C] to forget. _ _
Of the night I [Am] lost all my friends, [F] I see their faces [G] yet.
_ [C] And often at night when [F] the sea is high and the rain is tearing at my skin,
_ I hear the cries [Am] of drowning men [F] _
floating over [G] on the wind.
_ [C] So here's to those [F] who are dead and gone, the friends that I [G] love dear.
[C] And here's to you [F] that I'll bid you adieu, St.
Danny [G] Gove, [C] Danny's been [Am] here.
Hear me boys, [G]
Danny Gove, [C] Danny's been here. _ _