Chords for Darby O'Gill - Old Mary Catherine Bridget O'Gill
Tempo:
196 bpm
Chords used:
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Am
Dm
C
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [Am] [Dm]
[D]
[Am] [Dm] [D]
Old Mary [Am]
Catherine, [D] Bridget O'Gill, [C]
She tortures me daily as old [Am] women will.
[D] I wish I were single for all me [F]
life, [D] But old Mary [A]
Catherine [D] O'Gill is me wife.
Well, when I [A] was a young man, [D] more foolish than wise,
[C] A young woman caught me by stealth and surprise, [D] By means of seduction, rye, whiskey [F] and gin.
[D] She opened [A] her gate [D] and she soon let me in.
[Am] [Dm] [D]
Well, her father [Am] came at me [D] full sore with his gun,
[C] And me being up, in me cups [Am] couldn't run.
[D] He offered a choice of the chapel [F] or jail, [D] Or else [Am] I could keep [D] all his shot in me tail.
[Am] [Dm] [D]
Oh, and Old Mary [Am]
[D] Catherine, Bridget O'Gill,
[C] Tortures me daily as old [Am] women will.
[D] I wish I were single for all [F] me life, [D] But old Mary [Am]
Catherine [D] O'Gill is me wife.
[Am] [Dm] [D]
Now, if I were [A] a sailor [D] and a long way from home,
[C] Tied at Bermuda the ports [G] for [Am] to roam,
[D] There'd be none but them foreign women [F] for me, For [D] I hear that there's [A]
plenty [D] of fish in that sea.
[Am] [Dm] [D]
Or if I were a [Am] barman [D] who drew all the stout, [C]
I'd trot all night, then kick everyone [Am] out.
[D] Me tips I would stuff in me pockets [F] all tight, Then [D] I'd shut up [Am] the pub [D] and stay drinking all night.
[Am] [Dm] [D]
Oh, and Old Mary [Am]
[D] Catherine, Bridget O'Gill, [C]
Tortures me daily as [Am] old women will.
[D] I wish I were single for all [F] me life, But [D] old Mary [Am] [D] Catherine O'Gill is me wife.
[Am] [Dm] [D]
But if I were [Am] a digger [D] of graves and that sort, [C] The holes that I'd dig I'd fill up [Am] with wart.
[D] Then seven days later come back [F] for my beer, [D] And to hell with them [Am] corpses I [D]
should have laid here.
[Am] [Dm] [D]
Or if I were [Am] a lawyer [D] for poor folk and such, [C] I'd win all me cases, I'd charge [G] way [Am] too much.
[D] I'd tuck all my money up under [F] my bed, Then [D] I'd get out [Am] me gun and [D] I'd shoot off me head.
[Am]
[Dm] [D] And if I could [A] play baseball [D]
American style, [C] One swing of the bat and I'd hit it [G] a [Am] mile.
[Dm] My fans would go [D] crazy, my da would [F] be proud, [D] As I scratched [Am] meself fondly [D] in front of the crowd.
[F] Take me out [C] to the ball [F] game, take me out to [C] the crowd.
[D] [A]
[Dm] [D] Oh, but Old Mary [Am] Catherine, [D]
Bridget O'Gill, [C] Tortures me daily as old women [Am] will.
[D] I wish I were single for all [F] me life, [D] But old [A] Mary Catherine [D] O'Gill is me wife.
[Am]
[Dm] [D] Or if we were [A] musicians [D] in a real Irish band, [C] Now that would be fabulous, wondrous [Am] grand.
[D] Sometimes we'd find work, sometimes we'd [F] get paid, Oh, [D] sometimes we'd [A] get lucky, [D] sometimes we'd get laid.
[Am] [Dm]
[D] Oh, but now I am [Am] a farmer, [D] I've been quite a plough, [C] I'm living me life by the sweat of me [Am] brow.
[D] I never be moan and I never [F]
complain, [D] Oh, and old Mary [Am] Catherine [D] O'Gill is to blame.
[Am] [Dm] [D]
And now if you're [Am] not married, [D] I'll give some advice, [C] Don't ever propose, don't even [Am] think twice.
[D] Don't ever get married by threat or [F] by force, Or [D] the only way [A] out [D] is by death or divorce.
[Am] [Dm] [D]
Oh, and old Mary [Am]
[D] Catherine Bridget O'Gill, [C]
She tortures me daily as [Am] old women will.
[D] I wish I were single for all [F] me life, [G] [D] Oh, but old [Am] Mary Catherine [D] O'Gill is me wife.
[Am]
[Dm]
[D]
[Am] [Dm] [D]
Old Mary [Am]
Catherine, [D] Bridget O'Gill, [C]
She tortures me daily as old [Am] women will.
[D] I wish I were single for all me [F]
life, [D] But old Mary [A]
Catherine [D] O'Gill is me wife.
Well, when I [A] was a young man, [D] more foolish than wise,
[C] A young woman caught me by stealth and surprise, [D] By means of seduction, rye, whiskey [F] and gin.
[D] She opened [A] her gate [D] and she soon let me in.
[Am] [Dm] [D]
Well, her father [Am] came at me [D] full sore with his gun,
[C] And me being up, in me cups [Am] couldn't run.
[D] He offered a choice of the chapel [F] or jail, [D] Or else [Am] I could keep [D] all his shot in me tail.
[Am] [Dm] [D]
Oh, and Old Mary [Am]
[D] Catherine, Bridget O'Gill,
[C] Tortures me daily as old [Am] women will.
[D] I wish I were single for all [F] me life, [D] But old Mary [Am]
Catherine [D] O'Gill is me wife.
[Am] [Dm] [D]
Now, if I were [A] a sailor [D] and a long way from home,
[C] Tied at Bermuda the ports [G] for [Am] to roam,
[D] There'd be none but them foreign women [F] for me, For [D] I hear that there's [A]
plenty [D] of fish in that sea.
[Am] [Dm] [D]
Or if I were a [Am] barman [D] who drew all the stout, [C]
I'd trot all night, then kick everyone [Am] out.
[D] Me tips I would stuff in me pockets [F] all tight, Then [D] I'd shut up [Am] the pub [D] and stay drinking all night.
[Am] [Dm] [D]
Oh, and Old Mary [Am]
[D] Catherine, Bridget O'Gill, [C]
Tortures me daily as [Am] old women will.
[D] I wish I were single for all [F] me life, But [D] old Mary [Am] [D] Catherine O'Gill is me wife.
[Am] [Dm] [D]
But if I were [Am] a digger [D] of graves and that sort, [C] The holes that I'd dig I'd fill up [Am] with wart.
[D] Then seven days later come back [F] for my beer, [D] And to hell with them [Am] corpses I [D]
should have laid here.
[Am] [Dm] [D]
Or if I were [Am] a lawyer [D] for poor folk and such, [C] I'd win all me cases, I'd charge [G] way [Am] too much.
[D] I'd tuck all my money up under [F] my bed, Then [D] I'd get out [Am] me gun and [D] I'd shoot off me head.
[Am]
[Dm] [D] And if I could [A] play baseball [D]
American style, [C] One swing of the bat and I'd hit it [G] a [Am] mile.
[Dm] My fans would go [D] crazy, my da would [F] be proud, [D] As I scratched [Am] meself fondly [D] in front of the crowd.
[F] Take me out [C] to the ball [F] game, take me out to [C] the crowd.
[D] [A]
[Dm] [D] Oh, but Old Mary [Am] Catherine, [D]
Bridget O'Gill, [C] Tortures me daily as old women [Am] will.
[D] I wish I were single for all [F] me life, [D] But old [A] Mary Catherine [D] O'Gill is me wife.
[Am]
[Dm] [D] Or if we were [A] musicians [D] in a real Irish band, [C] Now that would be fabulous, wondrous [Am] grand.
[D] Sometimes we'd find work, sometimes we'd [F] get paid, Oh, [D] sometimes we'd [A] get lucky, [D] sometimes we'd get laid.
[Am] [Dm]
[D] Oh, but now I am [Am] a farmer, [D] I've been quite a plough, [C] I'm living me life by the sweat of me [Am] brow.
[D] I never be moan and I never [F]
complain, [D] Oh, and old Mary [Am] Catherine [D] O'Gill is to blame.
[Am] [Dm] [D]
And now if you're [Am] not married, [D] I'll give some advice, [C] Don't ever propose, don't even [Am] think twice.
[D] Don't ever get married by threat or [F] by force, Or [D] the only way [A] out [D] is by death or divorce.
[Am] [Dm] [D]
Oh, and old Mary [Am]
[D] Catherine Bridget O'Gill, [C]
She tortures me daily as [Am] old women will.
[D] I wish I were single for all [F] me life, [G] [D] Oh, but old [Am] Mary Catherine [D] O'Gill is me wife.
[Am]
[Dm]
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ Old Mary [Am] _
Catherine, [D] _ Bridget O'Gill, _ [C]
She tortures me daily as old [Am] women will.
[D] I wish I were single for all me [F] _ _
life, _ _ [D] But old Mary [A]
Catherine [D] O'Gill is me wife. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, when I [A] was a young man, [D] more foolish than wise,
[C] A young woman caught me by stealth and surprise, [D] By means of _ seduction, rye, whiskey [F] and gin.
_ _ [D] She opened [A] her gate [D] and she soon let me in.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ Well, her father [Am] came at me [D] full sore with his gun, _
[C] And me being up, in me cups [Am] couldn't run.
_ [D] He offered a choice of the chapel [F] or _ jail, _ _ [D] Or else [Am] I could keep [D] all his shot in me tail.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ Oh, and Old Mary [Am] _
[D] Catherine, _ Bridget O'Gill, _
[C] _ Tortures me daily as old [Am] women will.
[D] I wish I were single for all [F] me _ life, _ [D] But old Mary [Am]
Catherine [D] O'Gill is me wife. _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ Now, if I were [A] a sailor [D] and a long way from home, _
[C] Tied at Bermuda the ports [G] for [Am] to roam,
[D] There'd be none but them foreign women [F] for me, _ For [D] I hear that there's [A]
plenty [D] of fish in that sea. _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ Or if I were a [Am] barman [D] who drew all the stout, _ [C]
I'd trot all night, then kick everyone [Am] out.
_ [D] Me tips I would stuff in me pockets [F] all tight, _ Then [D] I'd shut up [Am] the pub [D] and stay drinking all night. _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ Oh, and Old Mary [Am] _
[D] Catherine, Bridget O'Gill, _ _ [C] _
Tortures me daily as [Am] old women will.
_ [D] I wish I were single for all [F] me _ life, _ But [D] old Mary [Am] _ [D] Catherine O'Gill is me wife. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _
But if I were [Am] a digger [D] of graves and that sort, _ [C] The holes that I'd dig I'd fill up [Am] with wart.
_ [D] Then seven days later come back [F] for my beer, _ _ [D] And to hell with them [Am] corpses I [D]
should have laid here. _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ _
Or if I were [Am] a lawyer [D] for poor folk and such, [C] I'd win all me cases, I'd charge [G] way [Am] too much.
[D] I'd tuck all my money up under [F] my bed, _ Then [D] I'd get out [Am] me gun and [D] I'd shoot off me head.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ And if I could [A] play baseball [D] _
American style, [C] One swing of the bat and I'd hit it [G] a [Am] mile. _
[Dm] My fans would go [D] crazy, my da would [F] be proud, _ _ [D] As I scratched [Am] meself fondly [D] in front of the crowd.
[F] _ _ Take me out [C] to the ball _ [F] game, _ take me out to [C] the crowd.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ Oh, but Old Mary [Am] _ Catherine, [D] _
Bridget O'Gill, _ _ [C] _ Tortures me daily _ as old women [Am] will. _
[D] I wish I were single for all [F] me life, _ _ [D] But old [A] Mary Catherine [D] O'Gill is me wife.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ Or if we were [A] _ musicians [D] in a real Irish band, [C] Now that would be fabulous, _ wondrous [Am] grand.
_ [D] Sometimes we'd find work, _ sometimes we'd [F] get paid, _ Oh, [D] sometimes we'd [A] get lucky, [D] sometimes we'd get laid.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ Oh, but now I am [Am] a farmer, [D] I've been quite a plough, [C] I'm living me life by the sweat of me [Am] brow.
[D] I never be moan and I never [F] _
complain, _ _ [D] Oh, and old Mary [Am] Catherine [D] O'Gill is to blame.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _
_ _ And now if you're [Am] not married, [D] I'll give some advice, [C] Don't ever _ propose, don't even [Am] think twice.
[D] Don't ever get married by threat or [F] by force, _ Or [D] the only way [A] out [D] is by death or _ divorce. _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _
_ _ Oh, and old Mary [Am] _
[D] Catherine Bridget O'Gill, _ [C]
She tortures me daily _ as [Am] old women will.
[D] I wish I were single for all [F] me _ life, _ [G] [D] Oh, but old [Am] Mary Catherine [D] O'Gill is me wife. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ Old Mary [Am] _
Catherine, [D] _ Bridget O'Gill, _ [C]
She tortures me daily as old [Am] women will.
[D] I wish I were single for all me [F] _ _
life, _ _ [D] But old Mary [A]
Catherine [D] O'Gill is me wife. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, when I [A] was a young man, [D] more foolish than wise,
[C] A young woman caught me by stealth and surprise, [D] By means of _ seduction, rye, whiskey [F] and gin.
_ _ [D] She opened [A] her gate [D] and she soon let me in.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ Well, her father [Am] came at me [D] full sore with his gun, _
[C] And me being up, in me cups [Am] couldn't run.
_ [D] He offered a choice of the chapel [F] or _ jail, _ _ [D] Or else [Am] I could keep [D] all his shot in me tail.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ Oh, and Old Mary [Am] _
[D] Catherine, _ Bridget O'Gill, _
[C] _ Tortures me daily as old [Am] women will.
[D] I wish I were single for all [F] me _ life, _ [D] But old Mary [Am]
Catherine [D] O'Gill is me wife. _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ Now, if I were [A] a sailor [D] and a long way from home, _
[C] Tied at Bermuda the ports [G] for [Am] to roam,
[D] There'd be none but them foreign women [F] for me, _ For [D] I hear that there's [A]
plenty [D] of fish in that sea. _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ Or if I were a [Am] barman [D] who drew all the stout, _ [C]
I'd trot all night, then kick everyone [Am] out.
_ [D] Me tips I would stuff in me pockets [F] all tight, _ Then [D] I'd shut up [Am] the pub [D] and stay drinking all night. _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ Oh, and Old Mary [Am] _
[D] Catherine, Bridget O'Gill, _ _ [C] _
Tortures me daily as [Am] old women will.
_ [D] I wish I were single for all [F] me _ life, _ But [D] old Mary [Am] _ [D] Catherine O'Gill is me wife. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _
But if I were [Am] a digger [D] of graves and that sort, _ [C] The holes that I'd dig I'd fill up [Am] with wart.
_ [D] Then seven days later come back [F] for my beer, _ _ [D] And to hell with them [Am] corpses I [D]
should have laid here. _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ _
Or if I were [Am] a lawyer [D] for poor folk and such, [C] I'd win all me cases, I'd charge [G] way [Am] too much.
[D] I'd tuck all my money up under [F] my bed, _ Then [D] I'd get out [Am] me gun and [D] I'd shoot off me head.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ And if I could [A] play baseball [D] _
American style, [C] One swing of the bat and I'd hit it [G] a [Am] mile. _
[Dm] My fans would go [D] crazy, my da would [F] be proud, _ _ [D] As I scratched [Am] meself fondly [D] in front of the crowd.
[F] _ _ Take me out [C] to the ball _ [F] game, _ take me out to [C] the crowd.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ Oh, but Old Mary [Am] _ Catherine, [D] _
Bridget O'Gill, _ _ [C] _ Tortures me daily _ as old women [Am] will. _
[D] I wish I were single for all [F] me life, _ _ [D] But old [A] Mary Catherine [D] O'Gill is me wife.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ Or if we were [A] _ musicians [D] in a real Irish band, [C] Now that would be fabulous, _ wondrous [Am] grand.
_ [D] Sometimes we'd find work, _ sometimes we'd [F] get paid, _ Oh, [D] sometimes we'd [A] get lucky, [D] sometimes we'd get laid.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ Oh, but now I am [Am] a farmer, [D] I've been quite a plough, [C] I'm living me life by the sweat of me [Am] brow.
[D] I never be moan and I never [F] _
complain, _ _ [D] Oh, and old Mary [Am] Catherine [D] O'Gill is to blame.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _
_ _ And now if you're [Am] not married, [D] I'll give some advice, [C] Don't ever _ propose, don't even [Am] think twice.
[D] Don't ever get married by threat or [F] by force, _ Or [D] the only way [A] out [D] is by death or _ divorce. _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _
_ _ Oh, and old Mary [Am] _
[D] Catherine Bridget O'Gill, _ [C]
She tortures me daily _ as [Am] old women will.
[D] I wish I were single for all [F] me _ life, _ [G] [D] Oh, but old [Am] Mary Catherine [D] O'Gill is me wife. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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