Chords for John McCormack ~ The Kerry dance. (molloy) 1916
Tempo:
112.9 bpm
Chords used:
F
G
D
C
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F#] [G]
[F]
[G]
Oh, the days of the Kerry dancing, Oh, the ring of the [F] Piper's tune,
[G] Oh, for one of those hours of gladness Gone alas, like [D] our youth [G] soon.
[Bm] When the boys began to [F] gather In the glen of a summer night,
[D] And the Kerry [F] [C] Piper's [D] tuning Made us long [F] with wild delight,
[C] Oh, to think of [Bm] it, Oh, to [F] dream of it, Filled my heart with cheer.
Oh, the days of the [G] Kerry dancing, Oh, the ring [A] of the [F] Piper's tune,
Oh, for one [C] of those hours of [F] gladness [G] Gone alas, like [D] our youth [G] soon.
[F] [G] [Cm]
Was there ever a sweeter [G] cull In it's [C] dance than Ilymore?
For a prouder lad than Piddy [G]
All people leave [Bm] the [G] floor.
[F]
Lads and lasses, to your [F#m] places, Up the middle [C#] and down [F#] again,
Oh, the [F] merry [C]-hearted laughter [D] Stringing through the [F] happy [F#] [C] glen,
Oh, to think of [F] it, Oh, to dream of it, Filled my heart with cheer.
Oh, the days of the [G] Kerry dancing, Oh, the ring [C] of the [F] Piper's tune,
Oh, for one of those hours of gladness [G] Gone alas, like our [D] youth [G] soon.
[F]
[G] And [Cm] the happy [F] ears are dead, [A#] And one [D] by [A#] one [F] The merry hearts are left silent.
[Fm] And now is [A#] the wild and [F] lonely glen Where the [Fm] bright glass [Dm] lights weep [A] and
[F]
Only dream of days gone by In my heart of steel.
[G] [C] [G]
[A]
[D] [G] And the sound of the dear old music Softly as [Fm] it lay,
[G] [D]
When the boys began to gather In the [E] glen of a [C] summer [F] night,
And the Kerry Piper tuning Made us long with [A] wild [F#]
[C] delight,
Oh, to think of it, [Bm] Oh, to dream [F] of it, Filled my heart with [D] cheer.
[F] Oh, the days of [G] the Kerry dancing, Oh, the ring [F] of the Piper's tune,
[G] Oh, for one of [C] those hours of [G#]
gladness Gone alas, [F#]
like our youth [D] soon.
[C#] [G#]
[N]
[F]
[G]
Oh, the days of the Kerry dancing, Oh, the ring of the [F] Piper's tune,
[G] Oh, for one of those hours of gladness Gone alas, like [D] our youth [G] soon.
[Bm] When the boys began to [F] gather In the glen of a summer night,
[D] And the Kerry [F] [C] Piper's [D] tuning Made us long [F] with wild delight,
[C] Oh, to think of [Bm] it, Oh, to [F] dream of it, Filled my heart with cheer.
Oh, the days of the [G] Kerry dancing, Oh, the ring [A] of the [F] Piper's tune,
Oh, for one [C] of those hours of [F] gladness [G] Gone alas, like [D] our youth [G] soon.
[F] [G] [Cm]
Was there ever a sweeter [G] cull In it's [C] dance than Ilymore?
For a prouder lad than Piddy [G]
All people leave [Bm] the [G] floor.
[F]
Lads and lasses, to your [F#m] places, Up the middle [C#] and down [F#] again,
Oh, the [F] merry [C]-hearted laughter [D] Stringing through the [F] happy [F#] [C] glen,
Oh, to think of [F] it, Oh, to dream of it, Filled my heart with cheer.
Oh, the days of the [G] Kerry dancing, Oh, the ring [C] of the [F] Piper's tune,
Oh, for one of those hours of gladness [G] Gone alas, like our [D] youth [G] soon.
[F]
[G] And [Cm] the happy [F] ears are dead, [A#] And one [D] by [A#] one [F] The merry hearts are left silent.
[Fm] And now is [A#] the wild and [F] lonely glen Where the [Fm] bright glass [Dm] lights weep [A] and
[F]
Only dream of days gone by In my heart of steel.
[G] [C] [G]
[A]
[D] [G] And the sound of the dear old music Softly as [Fm] it lay,
[G] [D]
When the boys began to gather In the [E] glen of a [C] summer [F] night,
And the Kerry Piper tuning Made us long with [A] wild [F#]
[C] delight,
Oh, to think of it, [Bm] Oh, to dream [F] of it, Filled my heart with [D] cheer.
[F] Oh, the days of [G] the Kerry dancing, Oh, the ring [F] of the Piper's tune,
[G] Oh, for one of [C] those hours of [G#]
gladness Gone alas, [F#]
like our youth [D] soon.
[C#] [G#]
[N]
Key:
F
G
D
C
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F
G
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_ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, the days of the Kerry dancing, Oh, the ring of the [F] Piper's tune,
[G] Oh, for one of those hours of gladness Gone alas, like [D] our youth [G] soon.
_ _ [Bm] When the boys began to [F] gather In the glen of a summer night,
[D] And the Kerry [F] [C] Piper's [D] tuning Made us long _ [F] with wild delight,
[C] _ Oh, to think of [Bm] it, Oh, to [F] dream of it, Filled my heart with cheer.
_ _ Oh, the days of the [G] Kerry dancing, Oh, the ring [A] of the [F] Piper's tune,
Oh, for one [C] of those hours of [F] gladness [G] Gone _ alas, like [D] our youth [G] soon. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _
Was there ever a sweeter [G] cull In it's [C] dance than Ilymore?
For a prouder lad than Piddy [G]
All people leave [Bm] the [G] floor.
[F] _
Lads and lasses, to your [F#m] places, Up the middle [C#] and down [F#] again,
Oh, the [F] merry [C]-hearted laughter [D] Stringing through the [F] _ happy [F#] _ [C] glen,
Oh, to think of [F] it, Oh, to dream of it, Filled my heart with cheer.
_ _ Oh, the days of the [G] Kerry dancing, Oh, the ring [C] of the [F] Piper's tune,
Oh, for one of those hours of gladness [G] Gone alas, like our [D] youth _ [G] soon.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[G] And _ _ [Cm] the happy [F] ears are _ dead, [A#] And one [D] by [A#] one [F] The merry hearts are left _ _ _ silent.
[Fm] And now is [A#] the wild and [F] lonely glen Where the [Fm] bright glass [Dm] lights _ weep [A] and
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ Only dream of days gone by _ In my heart _ _ _ _ of steel.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] And the sound of the dear old music _ _ Softly as [Fm] it lay,
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D]
When the boys began to gather In the [E] glen of a [C] summer [F] night,
And the Kerry Piper tuning Made us long _ with [A] wild [F#] _
[C] delight,
Oh, to think of it, [Bm] Oh, to dream [F] of it, Filled my heart with [D] _ _ cheer.
[F] _ Oh, the days of [G] the Kerry dancing, Oh, the ring [F] of the Piper's tune,
_ [G] Oh, for one of [C] those hours of [G#] _
gladness _ _ Gone alas, [F#]
like our youth [D] soon.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, the days of the Kerry dancing, Oh, the ring of the [F] Piper's tune,
[G] Oh, for one of those hours of gladness Gone alas, like [D] our youth [G] soon.
_ _ [Bm] When the boys began to [F] gather In the glen of a summer night,
[D] And the Kerry [F] [C] Piper's [D] tuning Made us long _ [F] with wild delight,
[C] _ Oh, to think of [Bm] it, Oh, to [F] dream of it, Filled my heart with cheer.
_ _ Oh, the days of the [G] Kerry dancing, Oh, the ring [A] of the [F] Piper's tune,
Oh, for one [C] of those hours of [F] gladness [G] Gone _ alas, like [D] our youth [G] soon. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _
Was there ever a sweeter [G] cull In it's [C] dance than Ilymore?
For a prouder lad than Piddy [G]
All people leave [Bm] the [G] floor.
[F] _
Lads and lasses, to your [F#m] places, Up the middle [C#] and down [F#] again,
Oh, the [F] merry [C]-hearted laughter [D] Stringing through the [F] _ happy [F#] _ [C] glen,
Oh, to think of [F] it, Oh, to dream of it, Filled my heart with cheer.
_ _ Oh, the days of the [G] Kerry dancing, Oh, the ring [C] of the [F] Piper's tune,
Oh, for one of those hours of gladness [G] Gone alas, like our [D] youth _ [G] soon.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[G] And _ _ [Cm] the happy [F] ears are _ dead, [A#] And one [D] by [A#] one [F] The merry hearts are left _ _ _ silent.
[Fm] And now is [A#] the wild and [F] lonely glen Where the [Fm] bright glass [Dm] lights _ weep [A] and
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ Only dream of days gone by _ In my heart _ _ _ _ of steel.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] And the sound of the dear old music _ _ Softly as [Fm] it lay,
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D]
When the boys began to gather In the [E] glen of a [C] summer [F] night,
And the Kerry Piper tuning Made us long _ with [A] wild [F#] _
[C] delight,
Oh, to think of it, [Bm] Oh, to dream [F] of it, Filled my heart with [D] _ _ cheer.
[F] _ Oh, the days of [G] the Kerry dancing, Oh, the ring [F] of the Piper's tune,
_ [G] Oh, for one of [C] those hours of [G#] _
gladness _ _ Gone alas, [F#]
like our youth [D] soon.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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