Girls of Derry Chords by The Irish Rovers
Tempo:
124.55 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
B
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [E]
[A] [B] [D]
There's some who [F#m] say a sailor's [D] life is full of sport [E] and leisure, [A] It's a grand old [B] time upon the [E] raging main.
[A] But boys, the work is tough, [D] and there's little time [E] for pleasure, When [A] you're fighting [B] rubble and seas and hurricanes.
[A] So [D] heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] The anchor's [F#m] weighed, the course is [B] set, and now we're [E] homeward bound.
[D] Heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, haul away, Tonight we'll [D] be a-dancing with [E] the girls of [A] Derry town.
The captain [F#m] and the crew [D] are well seasoned [E] on the ocean, [A] So what can we [B] for weather, [E] rain or shine?
Her ship is sound and sure, [D] and when she's [E] in full motion, [A] There's not a [B] faster clipper [D] on the line.
[A] So [D] heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] The anchor's [F#m] weighed, the course is [B] set, and now we're homeward bound.
[D] Heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] Tonight we'll [D] be a-dancing [E] with the girls of [A] Derry town.
We've sailed to [F#m] South America, New Zealand [E] and Australia, [A] To Halifax, [B] New York and Baltimore.
[A] And every port of call is [D] sure, with stories [E] to reveal ya, [A] For on the [B] shore we likes to [D] rant and roar.
[A] So [D] heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] The anchor's [F#m] weighed, the course is [B] set, and now we're [E] homeward bound.
[D] Heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] Tonight we'll [D] be a-dancing [E] with the girls of [A] Derry town.
[F#m]
[D] [E] [A] [B]
[A]
[D] [E] [A] [B]
[D] [A] So [D] heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [B] haul away, [A] The [F#m] anchor's weighed, the course is [B] set, and now we're homeward bound.
[D] Heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] Tonight we'll [D] be a-dancing [E] with the girls of [A] Derry town.
We're sailing [F#m] up Loughboyle, [D] thank God the [E] journey's ended, [A] There's lassies [B] waiting there at their least, kay.
[A] With money for to spend, [D] and girls [E] to help us spend it, [A] We'll live like [B] kings until we sail away.
[A] [D] So heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] The anchor's weighed, [F#m] the course is set, and now [B] we're homeward bound.
[D] Heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, haul away, Tonight we'll be a-dancing [B] with the girls [A] of Derry town.
[D] So heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] The anchor's weighed, [F#m] the course is set, and now [B] we're homeward bound.
Heave [D] away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] Tonight we'll be a-dancing [E] with the girls of Derry [A] town.
[B] [A]
[A] [B] [D]
There's some who [F#m] say a sailor's [D] life is full of sport [E] and leisure, [A] It's a grand old [B] time upon the [E] raging main.
[A] But boys, the work is tough, [D] and there's little time [E] for pleasure, When [A] you're fighting [B] rubble and seas and hurricanes.
[A] So [D] heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] The anchor's [F#m] weighed, the course is [B] set, and now we're [E] homeward bound.
[D] Heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, haul away, Tonight we'll [D] be a-dancing with [E] the girls of [A] Derry town.
The captain [F#m] and the crew [D] are well seasoned [E] on the ocean, [A] So what can we [B] for weather, [E] rain or shine?
Her ship is sound and sure, [D] and when she's [E] in full motion, [A] There's not a [B] faster clipper [D] on the line.
[A] So [D] heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] The anchor's [F#m] weighed, the course is [B] set, and now we're homeward bound.
[D] Heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] Tonight we'll [D] be a-dancing [E] with the girls of [A] Derry town.
We've sailed to [F#m] South America, New Zealand [E] and Australia, [A] To Halifax, [B] New York and Baltimore.
[A] And every port of call is [D] sure, with stories [E] to reveal ya, [A] For on the [B] shore we likes to [D] rant and roar.
[A] So [D] heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] The anchor's [F#m] weighed, the course is [B] set, and now we're [E] homeward bound.
[D] Heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] Tonight we'll [D] be a-dancing [E] with the girls of [A] Derry town.
[F#m]
[D] [E] [A] [B]
[A]
[D] [E] [A] [B]
[D] [A] So [D] heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [B] haul away, [A] The [F#m] anchor's weighed, the course is [B] set, and now we're homeward bound.
[D] Heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] Tonight we'll [D] be a-dancing [E] with the girls of [A] Derry town.
We're sailing [F#m] up Loughboyle, [D] thank God the [E] journey's ended, [A] There's lassies [B] waiting there at their least, kay.
[A] With money for to spend, [D] and girls [E] to help us spend it, [A] We'll live like [B] kings until we sail away.
[A] [D] So heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] The anchor's weighed, [F#m] the course is set, and now [B] we're homeward bound.
[D] Heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, haul away, Tonight we'll be a-dancing [B] with the girls [A] of Derry town.
[D] So heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] The anchor's weighed, [F#m] the course is set, and now [B] we're homeward bound.
Heave [D] away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] Tonight we'll be a-dancing [E] with the girls of Derry [A] town.
[B] [A]
Key:
A
D
E
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F#m
A
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E
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _
There's some who [F#m] say a sailor's [D] life is full of sport [E] and leisure, [A] It's a grand old [B] time upon the [E] raging main. _
[A] But boys, the work is tough, [D] and there's little time [E] for pleasure, When [A] you're fighting [B] rubble and seas and hurricanes.
_ [A] So [D] heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] The anchor's [F#m] weighed, the course is [B] set, and now we're [E] homeward bound.
[D] Heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, haul away, Tonight we'll [D] be a-dancing with [E] the girls of [A] Derry town.
_ The captain [F#m] and the crew [D] are well seasoned [E] on the ocean, [A] So what can we [B] for weather, [E] rain or shine?
_ Her ship is sound and sure, [D] and when she's [E] in full motion, [A] There's not a [B] faster clipper [D] on the line.
[A] So [D] heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] The anchor's [F#m] weighed, the course is [B] set, and now we're homeward bound.
[D] Heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] Tonight we'll [D] be a-dancing [E] with the girls of [A] Derry town.
_ We've sailed to [F#m] South America, New Zealand [E] and Australia, [A] To Halifax, [B] New York and Baltimore.
_ [A] And every port of call is [D] sure, with stories [E] to reveal ya, [A] For on the [B] shore we likes to [D] rant and roar.
[A] So [D] heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] The anchor's [F#m] weighed, the course is [B] set, and now we're [E] homeward bound.
[D] Heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] Tonight we'll [D] be a-dancing [E] with the girls of [A] Derry town.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] So [D] heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [B] haul away, [A] The [F#m] anchor's weighed, the course is [B] set, and now we're homeward bound.
[D] Heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] Tonight we'll [D] be a-dancing [E] with the girls of [A] Derry town.
_ We're sailing [F#m] up Loughboyle, [D] thank God the [E] journey's ended, [A] There's lassies [B] waiting there at their least, kay.
_ [A] With money for to spend, [D] and girls [E] to help us spend it, [A] We'll live like [B] kings until we sail away.
[A] _ [D] So heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] The anchor's weighed, [F#m] the course is set, and now [B] we're homeward bound.
[D] Heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, haul away, Tonight we'll be a-dancing [B] with the girls [A] of Derry town.
[D] So heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] The anchor's weighed, [F#m] the course is set, and now [B] we're homeward bound.
Heave [D] away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] Tonight we'll be a-dancing [E] with the girls of Derry [A] town. _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _
There's some who [F#m] say a sailor's [D] life is full of sport [E] and leisure, [A] It's a grand old [B] time upon the [E] raging main. _
[A] But boys, the work is tough, [D] and there's little time [E] for pleasure, When [A] you're fighting [B] rubble and seas and hurricanes.
_ [A] So [D] heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] The anchor's [F#m] weighed, the course is [B] set, and now we're [E] homeward bound.
[D] Heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, haul away, Tonight we'll [D] be a-dancing with [E] the girls of [A] Derry town.
_ The captain [F#m] and the crew [D] are well seasoned [E] on the ocean, [A] So what can we [B] for weather, [E] rain or shine?
_ Her ship is sound and sure, [D] and when she's [E] in full motion, [A] There's not a [B] faster clipper [D] on the line.
[A] So [D] heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] The anchor's [F#m] weighed, the course is [B] set, and now we're homeward bound.
[D] Heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] Tonight we'll [D] be a-dancing [E] with the girls of [A] Derry town.
_ We've sailed to [F#m] South America, New Zealand [E] and Australia, [A] To Halifax, [B] New York and Baltimore.
_ [A] And every port of call is [D] sure, with stories [E] to reveal ya, [A] For on the [B] shore we likes to [D] rant and roar.
[A] So [D] heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] The anchor's [F#m] weighed, the course is [B] set, and now we're [E] homeward bound.
[D] Heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] Tonight we'll [D] be a-dancing [E] with the girls of [A] Derry town.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] So [D] heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [B] haul away, [A] The [F#m] anchor's weighed, the course is [B] set, and now we're homeward bound.
[D] Heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] Tonight we'll [D] be a-dancing [E] with the girls of [A] Derry town.
_ We're sailing [F#m] up Loughboyle, [D] thank God the [E] journey's ended, [A] There's lassies [B] waiting there at their least, kay.
_ [A] With money for to spend, [D] and girls [E] to help us spend it, [A] We'll live like [B] kings until we sail away.
[A] _ [D] So heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] The anchor's weighed, [F#m] the course is set, and now [B] we're homeward bound.
[D] Heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, haul away, Tonight we'll be a-dancing [B] with the girls [A] of Derry town.
[D] So heave away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] The anchor's weighed, [F#m] the course is set, and now [B] we're homeward bound.
Heave [D] away, heave away, [A] haul away, [E] haul away, [A] Tonight we'll be a-dancing [E] with the girls of Derry [A] town. _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _