If We Only Had Old Ireland Over Here Chords by Hank Locklin
Tempo:
133.5 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
A
Eb
F
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
I was dreaming of [D] old Ireland [A] and Killarney's lakes and fells.
[D] I was dreaming of [A] the shamrocks and [Eb] the dear old [E] Shandon bells.
[A] When my memory [D] suggested [A] in a vision bright and clear
[D] All the strange things that [A] would happen [E] if we had old Ireland [A] here.
If the Blarney stone [D] stood out on Sydney [A]
Harbour
[D] And Dublin town to Melbourne [A] came to stay.
If the Shannon river [D] joined the [A] Brisbane waters
[B] And Killarney's lakes flowed into [E] Badney Bay.
[A] If the Shannon bells [D] ring out in old [A]
Fremantle
[D] And County Cork and Adelaide did [A]
appear.
[Gbm] Errand sons would never [E] [Gbm] roam, all [A] the boys would stay [E] at home
If [A] we only had [E] old Ireland over [A]
here.
[F] [Eb] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [F] There [Bb] are lots of [Eb] lovely fairies [Bb] dancing on the village green.
There [Eb] are lots of lovely [Bb] carlings, [C] the finest ever [F] seen.
Where [Bb] the boys [Eb] are all called Paddy and [Bb] the girls called Molly dear.
[Eb] [Bb] Sure [Eb] we'd wrap the green [Bb] flag round them [F] if we had old Ireland [Bb] here.
[F]
[Bb] If the Shannon bells [Eb] ring out in old [Bb] Fremantle
[Eb] And County Cork and Adelaide [Bb] did appear.
[Gm] Errand sons would never [Gb] [Gm] roam, [Bb] all the boys would stay [F] at home
[Bb] If we only had [F] old Ireland [Bb] over [Eb] [Bb] here.
[Eb]
[Bb] If we only had [F] old Ireland [Bb] over [Eb] [Bb] here.
I was dreaming of [D] old Ireland [A] and Killarney's lakes and fells.
[D] I was dreaming of [A] the shamrocks and [Eb] the dear old [E] Shandon bells.
[A] When my memory [D] suggested [A] in a vision bright and clear
[D] All the strange things that [A] would happen [E] if we had old Ireland [A] here.
If the Blarney stone [D] stood out on Sydney [A]
Harbour
[D] And Dublin town to Melbourne [A] came to stay.
If the Shannon river [D] joined the [A] Brisbane waters
[B] And Killarney's lakes flowed into [E] Badney Bay.
[A] If the Shannon bells [D] ring out in old [A]
Fremantle
[D] And County Cork and Adelaide did [A]
appear.
[Gbm] Errand sons would never [E] [Gbm] roam, all [A] the boys would stay [E] at home
If [A] we only had [E] old Ireland over [A]
here.
[F] [Eb] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [F] There [Bb] are lots of [Eb] lovely fairies [Bb] dancing on the village green.
There [Eb] are lots of lovely [Bb] carlings, [C] the finest ever [F] seen.
Where [Bb] the boys [Eb] are all called Paddy and [Bb] the girls called Molly dear.
[Eb] [Bb] Sure [Eb] we'd wrap the green [Bb] flag round them [F] if we had old Ireland [Bb] here.
[F]
[Bb] If the Shannon bells [Eb] ring out in old [Bb] Fremantle
[Eb] And County Cork and Adelaide [Bb] did appear.
[Gm] Errand sons would never [Gb] [Gm] roam, [Bb] all the boys would stay [F] at home
[Bb] If we only had [F] old Ireland [Bb] over [Eb] [Bb] here.
[Eb]
[Bb] If we only had [F] old Ireland [Bb] over [Eb] [Bb] here.
Key:
Bb
A
Eb
F
D
Bb
A
Eb
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I was dreaming of [D] old Ireland _ [A] and Killarney's lakes and _ fells.
_ [D] I was dreaming of [A] the shamrocks and [Eb] the dear old [E] Shandon bells.
_ _ [A] When my memory [D] suggested _ [A] in a vision bright and _ clear
_ [D] All the strange things that [A] would happen _ [E] if we had old Ireland [A] _ _ _ here.
_ _ If the Blarney stone [D] stood out on Sydney [A] _ _
Harbour
_ _ _ [D] And Dublin _ town to Melbourne [A] came to stay.
_ _ _ _ If the Shannon river [D] _ joined the [A] Brisbane _ waters
_ _ _ [B] And Killarney's lakes flowed into [E] Badney Bay. _
_ _ _ _ [A] If the Shannon bells [D] ring out in old [A] _ _ _
_ _ Fremantle
[D] And County _ Cork and _ Adelaide did _ [A] _
appear.
_ _ [Gbm] Errand sons would never [E] [Gbm] roam, all [A] the boys would stay [E] at home
If [A] we only had [E] old Ireland over [A] _ _
here.
[F] _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ There [Bb] are lots of [Eb] lovely _ fairies [Bb] dancing on the village green.
There [Eb] are lots of lovely [Bb] _ carlings, [C] the finest ever [F] seen.
Where [Bb] the boys [Eb] are all called Paddy and [Bb] the girls called Molly dear.
[Eb] [Bb] Sure [Eb] we'd wrap the green [Bb] flag round them [F] if we had old Ireland [Bb] here.
_ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] If the Shannon bells [Eb] ring out in old [Bb] _ _ _ _ Fremantle _
[Eb] And County _ Cork and _ Adelaide [Bb] did _ appear. _ _ _
[Gm] Errand sons would never [Gb] _ [Gm] roam, [Bb] all the boys would stay [F] at home
[Bb] If we only had [F] old Ireland _ [Bb] over _ [Eb] _ [Bb] here.
_ [Eb] _
[Bb] If we only had [F] old Ireland [Bb] over _ [Eb] [Bb] here. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I was dreaming of [D] old Ireland _ [A] and Killarney's lakes and _ fells.
_ [D] I was dreaming of [A] the shamrocks and [Eb] the dear old [E] Shandon bells.
_ _ [A] When my memory [D] suggested _ [A] in a vision bright and _ clear
_ [D] All the strange things that [A] would happen _ [E] if we had old Ireland [A] _ _ _ here.
_ _ If the Blarney stone [D] stood out on Sydney [A] _ _
Harbour
_ _ _ [D] And Dublin _ town to Melbourne [A] came to stay.
_ _ _ _ If the Shannon river [D] _ joined the [A] Brisbane _ waters
_ _ _ [B] And Killarney's lakes flowed into [E] Badney Bay. _
_ _ _ _ [A] If the Shannon bells [D] ring out in old [A] _ _ _
_ _ Fremantle
[D] And County _ Cork and _ Adelaide did _ [A] _
appear.
_ _ [Gbm] Errand sons would never [E] [Gbm] roam, all [A] the boys would stay [E] at home
If [A] we only had [E] old Ireland over [A] _ _
here.
[F] _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ There [Bb] are lots of [Eb] lovely _ fairies [Bb] dancing on the village green.
There [Eb] are lots of lovely [Bb] _ carlings, [C] the finest ever [F] seen.
Where [Bb] the boys [Eb] are all called Paddy and [Bb] the girls called Molly dear.
[Eb] [Bb] Sure [Eb] we'd wrap the green [Bb] flag round them [F] if we had old Ireland [Bb] here.
_ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] If the Shannon bells [Eb] ring out in old [Bb] _ _ _ _ Fremantle _
[Eb] And County _ Cork and _ Adelaide [Bb] did _ appear. _ _ _
[Gm] Errand sons would never [Gb] _ [Gm] roam, [Bb] all the boys would stay [F] at home
[Bb] If we only had [F] old Ireland _ [Bb] over _ [Eb] _ [Bb] here.
_ [Eb] _
[Bb] If we only had [F] old Ireland [Bb] over _ [Eb] [Bb] here. _ _ _