Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem - Red Haired Mary Chords
Tempo:
142.5 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
C#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] Now, I'm sure you [N] all know what tinkerers are.
You're looking at four of [E] them.
They're traveling people.
They have no homes to go to, ever.
But anyway, here's a song about one of the tinker ladies.
They called her Red-Haired [B] Mary.
[Em] [F#] [E]
[E]
While going to the fair of [B]
Dingle,
One [E] finding last [A]
July,
[E] When going down the road before [B] me,
A red-haired girl I chanced [E] to spy.
I went up to [F#] her, said,
Ah, young lady,
[B] My [C#m] donkey he will [A] carry too.
[E] Well, see this how you have a [B] donkey,
To the [E] Dingle Fair I'll ride with [E] you.
Now, when we reached the town [B] of Dingle,
I [C#m] took her hand to [A] say goodbye.
[E] When a tinkerer man stepped up [B] beside me,
And he looked at me in my [E] left eye,
He, the hands of Red-Haired Mary,
[C#m] Her and I will [A] soon be well.
[E] We'll see the beast this very morning,
And I will lie in a night bed.
Now, I was feeling kind of [B] peevish,
And me [C#m] poor old eye was sad [A] and sore,
And I gently [B] tapped him with me hobnails,
And [E] he flew back through Murphy's door.
He, the hands of Red-Haired Mary,
[C#m] Her and I [A] will soon be well.
We'll [E] see the beast this very morning,
And I will lie in a night bed.
A policeman came around the [B] corner,
And he [E] told me I had [A] broke the law.
When the donkey kicked him in the [B] kneecap,
[E] And he fell down and broke [E] his jaw.
He, the hands of Red-Haired Mary,
[C#m] Her and [A] I will soon be well.
[E] We'll see the beast this very morning,
And I will lie in a night bed.
Then he went off to find his [B] brother,
The [C#m] biggest man you ever [A] did meet,
And he [E] tapped me gently with his knuckles,
And I was minus two front teeth.
He, the hands of Red-Haired [C#m] Mary,
Her and I will [A] soon be well.
[E] We'll see the beast this very morning,
And I will lie in a night bed.
Now, the Red-Haired girl, she kept on [B] smiling,
[E] I'll go with you, young man, [A] she said.
[E] We'll forget the beast this very [B] morning,
[E] And tonight we'll lie in Murphy's Shed.
He, the hands of Red-Haired [C#m] Mary,
Her and I will [A] soon be well.
[E] We'll forget the beast this very morning,
And I will [B] lie in Murphy's [E]
Shed.
Now, crow the bear, we're all together,
My black eye and her [A] red hair,
[E] Smiling gaily at the [B] tinkers,
[E] And be gone, we were a handsome pair.
He, the hands of Red-Haired [C#m] Mary,
Her and I will [A] soon be [E] well.
We'll forget the beast this very [B] morning,
[F#m]
And [E] tonight we'll lie [B] in [E] Murphy's Shed.
[D]
[N]
You're looking at four of [E] them.
They're traveling people.
They have no homes to go to, ever.
But anyway, here's a song about one of the tinker ladies.
They called her Red-Haired [B] Mary.
[Em] [F#] [E]
[E]
While going to the fair of [B]
Dingle,
One [E] finding last [A]
July,
[E] When going down the road before [B] me,
A red-haired girl I chanced [E] to spy.
I went up to [F#] her, said,
Ah, young lady,
[B] My [C#m] donkey he will [A] carry too.
[E] Well, see this how you have a [B] donkey,
To the [E] Dingle Fair I'll ride with [E] you.
Now, when we reached the town [B] of Dingle,
I [C#m] took her hand to [A] say goodbye.
[E] When a tinkerer man stepped up [B] beside me,
And he looked at me in my [E] left eye,
He, the hands of Red-Haired Mary,
[C#m] Her and I will [A] soon be well.
[E] We'll see the beast this very morning,
And I will lie in a night bed.
Now, I was feeling kind of [B] peevish,
And me [C#m] poor old eye was sad [A] and sore,
And I gently [B] tapped him with me hobnails,
And [E] he flew back through Murphy's door.
He, the hands of Red-Haired Mary,
[C#m] Her and I [A] will soon be well.
We'll [E] see the beast this very morning,
And I will lie in a night bed.
A policeman came around the [B] corner,
And he [E] told me I had [A] broke the law.
When the donkey kicked him in the [B] kneecap,
[E] And he fell down and broke [E] his jaw.
He, the hands of Red-Haired Mary,
[C#m] Her and [A] I will soon be well.
[E] We'll see the beast this very morning,
And I will lie in a night bed.
Then he went off to find his [B] brother,
The [C#m] biggest man you ever [A] did meet,
And he [E] tapped me gently with his knuckles,
And I was minus two front teeth.
He, the hands of Red-Haired [C#m] Mary,
Her and I will [A] soon be well.
[E] We'll see the beast this very morning,
And I will lie in a night bed.
Now, the Red-Haired girl, she kept on [B] smiling,
[E] I'll go with you, young man, [A] she said.
[E] We'll forget the beast this very [B] morning,
[E] And tonight we'll lie in Murphy's Shed.
He, the hands of Red-Haired [C#m] Mary,
Her and I will [A] soon be well.
[E] We'll forget the beast this very morning,
And I will [B] lie in Murphy's [E]
Shed.
Now, crow the bear, we're all together,
My black eye and her [A] red hair,
[E] Smiling gaily at the [B] tinkers,
[E] And be gone, we were a handsome pair.
He, the hands of Red-Haired [C#m] Mary,
Her and I will [A] soon be [E] well.
We'll forget the beast this very [B] morning,
[F#m]
And [E] tonight we'll lie [B] in [E] Murphy's Shed.
[D]
[N]
Key:
E
B
A
C#m
F#
E
B
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Now, I'm sure you [N] all know what tinkerers are.
_ _ You're looking at four of [E] them.
They're traveling people.
They have no homes to go to, ever.
_ But anyway, _ here's a song about one of the tinker ladies.
_ _ They called her Red-Haired [B] Mary. _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
While going to the fair of [B]
Dingle,
_ One [E] finding last [A]
July,
_ _ [E] When going down the road before [B] me,
A red-haired girl I chanced [E] to spy.
_ _ I went up to [F#] her, said,
Ah, young lady,
[B] _ My [C#m] donkey he will [A] carry too. _ _
[E] Well, see this how you have a [B] donkey,
_ _ To the [E] Dingle Fair I'll ride with [E] you.
_ _ Now, when we reached the town [B] of Dingle, _
I [C#m] took her hand to [A] say goodbye.
_ _ [E] When a tinkerer man stepped up [B] beside me,
_ And he looked at me in my [E] left eye,
He, the hands of Red-Haired Mary,
[C#m] Her and I will [A] soon be well.
[E] We'll see the beast this very morning,
And I will lie in a night bed.
_ _ Now, I was feeling kind of [B] peevish,
_ And me [C#m] poor old eye was sad [A] and sore,
_ _ And I gently [B] tapped him with me _ hobnails, _
And [E] he flew back through Murphy's door.
He, the hands of Red-Haired Mary,
[C#m] Her and I [A] will soon be well.
We'll [E] see the beast this very morning,
And I will lie in a night bed.
_ A policeman came around the [B] corner,
And he [E] told me I had [A] broke the law.
_ _ When the donkey kicked him in the [B] kneecap,
_ _ [E] And he fell down and broke [E] his jaw.
He, the hands of Red-Haired Mary,
[C#m] Her and [A] I will soon be well.
[E] We'll see the beast this very morning,
And I will lie in a night bed.
Then he went off to find his [B] brother, _
The [C#m] biggest man you ever [A] did meet, _
And he [E] tapped me gently with his knuckles,
_ _ And I was minus two front teeth.
He, the hands of Red-Haired [C#m] Mary,
Her and I will [A] soon be well.
[E] We'll see the beast this very morning,
And I will lie in a night bed.
_ Now, the Red-Haired girl, _ she kept on [B] smiling,
_ _ _ _ [E] I'll go with you, young man, [A] she _ said. _
[E] We'll forget the beast this very [B] morning,
_ _ _ _ [E] And tonight we'll lie in Murphy's Shed.
He, the hands of Red-Haired [C#m] Mary,
Her and I will [A] soon be well.
[E] We'll forget the beast this very morning,
And I will [B] lie in Murphy's [E] _
Shed.
Now, crow the bear, we're all together,
_ _ _ My black eye and her [A] red hair, _ _
_ _ [E] Smiling gaily at the _ [B] _ tinkers,
_ _ [E] And be gone, we were a handsome pair.
He, the hands of Red-Haired [C#m] Mary,
Her and I will [A] soon be [E] well.
We'll forget the beast this very _ [B] morning,
_ _ [F#m] _
And [E] tonight we'll lie [B] in _ [E] Murphy's Shed. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [E] Now, I'm sure you [N] all know what tinkerers are.
_ _ You're looking at four of [E] them.
They're traveling people.
They have no homes to go to, ever.
_ But anyway, _ here's a song about one of the tinker ladies.
_ _ They called her Red-Haired [B] Mary. _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
While going to the fair of [B]
Dingle,
_ One [E] finding last [A]
July,
_ _ [E] When going down the road before [B] me,
A red-haired girl I chanced [E] to spy.
_ _ I went up to [F#] her, said,
Ah, young lady,
[B] _ My [C#m] donkey he will [A] carry too. _ _
[E] Well, see this how you have a [B] donkey,
_ _ To the [E] Dingle Fair I'll ride with [E] you.
_ _ Now, when we reached the town [B] of Dingle, _
I [C#m] took her hand to [A] say goodbye.
_ _ [E] When a tinkerer man stepped up [B] beside me,
_ And he looked at me in my [E] left eye,
He, the hands of Red-Haired Mary,
[C#m] Her and I will [A] soon be well.
[E] We'll see the beast this very morning,
And I will lie in a night bed.
_ _ Now, I was feeling kind of [B] peevish,
_ And me [C#m] poor old eye was sad [A] and sore,
_ _ And I gently [B] tapped him with me _ hobnails, _
And [E] he flew back through Murphy's door.
He, the hands of Red-Haired Mary,
[C#m] Her and I [A] will soon be well.
We'll [E] see the beast this very morning,
And I will lie in a night bed.
_ A policeman came around the [B] corner,
And he [E] told me I had [A] broke the law.
_ _ When the donkey kicked him in the [B] kneecap,
_ _ [E] And he fell down and broke [E] his jaw.
He, the hands of Red-Haired Mary,
[C#m] Her and [A] I will soon be well.
[E] We'll see the beast this very morning,
And I will lie in a night bed.
Then he went off to find his [B] brother, _
The [C#m] biggest man you ever [A] did meet, _
And he [E] tapped me gently with his knuckles,
_ _ And I was minus two front teeth.
He, the hands of Red-Haired [C#m] Mary,
Her and I will [A] soon be well.
[E] We'll see the beast this very morning,
And I will lie in a night bed.
_ Now, the Red-Haired girl, _ she kept on [B] smiling,
_ _ _ _ [E] I'll go with you, young man, [A] she _ said. _
[E] We'll forget the beast this very [B] morning,
_ _ _ _ [E] And tonight we'll lie in Murphy's Shed.
He, the hands of Red-Haired [C#m] Mary,
Her and I will [A] soon be well.
[E] We'll forget the beast this very morning,
And I will [B] lie in Murphy's [E] _
Shed.
Now, crow the bear, we're all together,
_ _ _ My black eye and her [A] red hair, _ _
_ _ [E] Smiling gaily at the _ [B] _ tinkers,
_ _ [E] And be gone, we were a handsome pair.
He, the hands of Red-Haired [C#m] Mary,
Her and I will [A] soon be [E] well.
We'll forget the beast this very _ [B] morning,
_ _ [F#m] _
And [E] tonight we'll lie [B] in _ [E] Murphy's Shed. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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