Chords for Blue Hills of Breffni - Daniel O'Donnell
Tempo:
88.1 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
F
A
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [B] [E] [A]
[E] Blue hills of Brefny [A] shining [E] in the sun, scenes that I knew so [B] long [F#] ago.
[B] [E] When in my boyhood, [A] barefoot [E] I would run, through the fields [B] and the woodlands [E] I would go.
Down by the river [A] there's an old [E] swimming hole, where we laughed and played the summer [B] days [F#] away.
[B] [E] And home in the evening, [A] the sun [E] sinking low, in the blue [B] hills of Brefny [E] far away.
Far away, [A] far away, [E] blue hills of Brefny [B] far [F#] away.
[B] [E] Old memories burning, [A] soon I'll be returning, [E] to my blue [B] hills of Brefny [E] far away.
Old Thatch [B] Cottage, [A] standing [E] by the stream, winter nights of story [B] and of [F#] song.
[B] [E] And the sound of the fiddle, [A] that my father used [E] to play, and the music [B] echoed as we [E] sang along.
Neighbors would gather, [A] round the old [E] tour of five, and they talked about the heroes [B] of the [F#] day.
[B] [E] Life was all for living, [A] in the days when we [E] were young, in the blue hills [B] of Brefny [E] far away.
Far away, [A] far away, [E] blue hills of Brefny [B] far [F#] away.
[B] [E] Old memories burning, [A] soon I'll be returning, to [E] my blue hills [B] of Brefny [E] far away.
[B] [E]
[C] [F] I had a sweetheart, [A#] she was young [F] and fair, and she cared not that I had no [C] wealth or [G] fame.
[C] [F] We'd go walking hand in hand, [A#] along [F] the leafy lane, to the old oak tree, [C] where once I [F] carved her name.
There we made our promises, [A#] that we would [F] never part, and our love would last forever [C] and a [G] day.
[C] [F] But I went a-roving, [A#] and left my love [F] behind, in the blue hills [C] of Brefny [F] far away.
Far away, [A#] far away, [F] blue hills of Brefny [C] far [G] away.
[C] [F] Old memories burning, [A#] soon I'll be returning, to [F] my blue [C] hills of Brefny [F] far away.
To my blue hills [C] of Brefny [F] far away.
[E] Blue hills of Brefny [A] shining [E] in the sun, scenes that I knew so [B] long [F#] ago.
[B] [E] When in my boyhood, [A] barefoot [E] I would run, through the fields [B] and the woodlands [E] I would go.
Down by the river [A] there's an old [E] swimming hole, where we laughed and played the summer [B] days [F#] away.
[B] [E] And home in the evening, [A] the sun [E] sinking low, in the blue [B] hills of Brefny [E] far away.
Far away, [A] far away, [E] blue hills of Brefny [B] far [F#] away.
[B] [E] Old memories burning, [A] soon I'll be returning, [E] to my blue [B] hills of Brefny [E] far away.
Old Thatch [B] Cottage, [A] standing [E] by the stream, winter nights of story [B] and of [F#] song.
[B] [E] And the sound of the fiddle, [A] that my father used [E] to play, and the music [B] echoed as we [E] sang along.
Neighbors would gather, [A] round the old [E] tour of five, and they talked about the heroes [B] of the [F#] day.
[B] [E] Life was all for living, [A] in the days when we [E] were young, in the blue hills [B] of Brefny [E] far away.
Far away, [A] far away, [E] blue hills of Brefny [B] far [F#] away.
[B] [E] Old memories burning, [A] soon I'll be returning, to [E] my blue hills [B] of Brefny [E] far away.
[B] [E]
[C] [F] I had a sweetheart, [A#] she was young [F] and fair, and she cared not that I had no [C] wealth or [G] fame.
[C] [F] We'd go walking hand in hand, [A#] along [F] the leafy lane, to the old oak tree, [C] where once I [F] carved her name.
There we made our promises, [A#] that we would [F] never part, and our love would last forever [C] and a [G] day.
[C] [F] But I went a-roving, [A#] and left my love [F] behind, in the blue hills [C] of Brefny [F] far away.
Far away, [A#] far away, [F] blue hills of Brefny [C] far [G] away.
[C] [F] Old memories burning, [A#] soon I'll be returning, to [F] my blue [C] hills of Brefny [F] far away.
To my blue hills [C] of Brefny [F] far away.
Key:
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ [A] _
[E] _ _ Blue hills of Brefny [A] shining [E] in the sun, scenes that I knew so [B] long [F#] ago.
[B] _ _ [E] When in my boyhood, [A] barefoot [E] I would run, through the fields [B] and the woodlands [E] I would go.
_ _ Down by the river [A] there's an old [E] swimming hole, where we laughed and played the summer [B] days [F#] away.
[B] _ [E] And home in the evening, [A] the sun [E] sinking low, in the blue [B] hills of Brefny [E] far away.
_ Far away, _ [A] far away, _ [E] blue hills of Brefny [B] far [F#] away.
[B] _ _ [E] Old memories burning, [A] soon I'll be returning, [E] to my blue [B] hills of Brefny [E] far away.
_ _ Old Thatch [B] Cottage, [A] standing [E] by the stream, winter nights of story [B] and of [F#] song.
[B] _ [E] And the sound of the fiddle, [A] that my father used [E] to play, and the music [B] echoed as we [E] sang along.
_ _ Neighbors would gather, [A] round the old [E] tour of five, and they talked about the heroes [B] of the [F#] day.
[B] _ _ [E] Life was all for living, [A] in the days when we [E] were young, in the blue hills [B] of Brefny [E] far away.
_ Far away, _ _ [A] far away, [E] blue hills of Brefny [B] far [F#] away.
[B] _ _ [E] Old memories burning, [A] soon I'll be returning, to [E] my blue hills [B] of Brefny [E] far away.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] I had a sweetheart, [A#] she was young [F] and fair, and she cared not that I had no [C] wealth or [G] fame.
[C] _ [F] We'd go walking hand in hand, [A#] along [F] the leafy lane, to the old oak tree, [C] where once I [F] carved her name.
_ There we made our promises, [A#] that we would [F] never part, and our love would last forever [C] and a [G] day.
[C] _ [F] But I went a-roving, [A#] and left my love [F] behind, in the blue hills [C] of Brefny [F] far away.
_ Far away, _ [A#] far away, _ [F] blue hills of Brefny [C] far [G] away.
[C] _ _ [F] Old memories burning, [A#] soon I'll be returning, to [F] my blue [C] hills of Brefny [F] far away.
To my blue hills [C] of Brefny [F] far away. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ Blue hills of Brefny [A] shining [E] in the sun, scenes that I knew so [B] long [F#] ago.
[B] _ _ [E] When in my boyhood, [A] barefoot [E] I would run, through the fields [B] and the woodlands [E] I would go.
_ _ Down by the river [A] there's an old [E] swimming hole, where we laughed and played the summer [B] days [F#] away.
[B] _ [E] And home in the evening, [A] the sun [E] sinking low, in the blue [B] hills of Brefny [E] far away.
_ Far away, _ [A] far away, _ [E] blue hills of Brefny [B] far [F#] away.
[B] _ _ [E] Old memories burning, [A] soon I'll be returning, [E] to my blue [B] hills of Brefny [E] far away.
_ _ Old Thatch [B] Cottage, [A] standing [E] by the stream, winter nights of story [B] and of [F#] song.
[B] _ [E] And the sound of the fiddle, [A] that my father used [E] to play, and the music [B] echoed as we [E] sang along.
_ _ Neighbors would gather, [A] round the old [E] tour of five, and they talked about the heroes [B] of the [F#] day.
[B] _ _ [E] Life was all for living, [A] in the days when we [E] were young, in the blue hills [B] of Brefny [E] far away.
_ Far away, _ _ [A] far away, [E] blue hills of Brefny [B] far [F#] away.
[B] _ _ [E] Old memories burning, [A] soon I'll be returning, to [E] my blue hills [B] of Brefny [E] far away.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] I had a sweetheart, [A#] she was young [F] and fair, and she cared not that I had no [C] wealth or [G] fame.
[C] _ [F] We'd go walking hand in hand, [A#] along [F] the leafy lane, to the old oak tree, [C] where once I [F] carved her name.
_ There we made our promises, [A#] that we would [F] never part, and our love would last forever [C] and a [G] day.
[C] _ [F] But I went a-roving, [A#] and left my love [F] behind, in the blue hills [C] of Brefny [F] far away.
_ Far away, _ [A#] far away, _ [F] blue hills of Brefny [C] far [G] away.
[C] _ _ [F] Old memories burning, [A#] soon I'll be returning, to [F] my blue [C] hills of Brefny [F] far away.
To my blue hills [C] of Brefny [F] far away. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _