Noreen Bawn | Bridie Gallagher Chords
Tempo:
153.25 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Fm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb]
[Fm] [Bb]
There's a [Ab] glen in old [Eb] Chirkana, there's a cottage in the [Ab] glen,
Where once dwelt [Bb] an Irish [Eb] Carleen, [Fm] who inspired [Bb] the hearts [Eb] of men.
[Bb]
[Ab] She was handsome, hale and [Cm] [Eb] hearty, shy and graceful as a [Ab] fawn,
And loved [Fm] a [Eb] widow's daughter, [Bb] handsome, [G] laughing, [Fm]
nor [Ab] inborn.
[Eb]
[Ab] [Bb]
Then [Ab] one day there [Eb] came a letter, with her passage paid to [Ab] go,
To [Fm] the land [Bb] where the [Cm] Mussoorie [Eb]
and [Bb] the Mississippi [Eb] flow.
[Bb]
So she [Ab] said goodbye [Eb] to Aaron, and next morning with the [Ab] dawn,
This [F] poor widow [Fm]
broken [Eb]-hearted, parted [G] with [D] her knowing [Eb] bond.
[Ab] Many [Bb]
[Ab] years a widow [Cm] waited, [Eb]
till one morning to [Ab] her door,
Came a tender [Bb]
-hearted [Cm] woman, costly [Bb] wear the clothes [Eb] she wore,
[Bb]
[Cm] Saying, Mother, [Ab]
don't you know [Eb] me, though I'm frail to [Ab] sputter coal?
But her cheeks [Fm] were [Eb] flushed and scarlet, and [Bb] another tale [Eb] they told.
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] There's a graveyard [Ab]
in [Eb] Chirkana, where the flowers [Ab] wildly wane,
There's a [Bb] grey-haired mother [Eb] kneeling, [Bb] o'er a green and lonely [Cm] [Bb]
grain,
[Eb] And my knowing [Ab]
she [Eb] is sane, has been lonely since [Ab] you've gone,
[Fm] Was a curse [Bb] of [Eb] immigration, late you [Bb] hear my knowing [Eb] bond.
[Fm]
[Bb] Laugh on [Eb] youths and tender maidens, ponder well before [Ab] you go,
From your humble [Bb]
homes in Nairn, [Eb]
what's [Bb] beyond you'll never [Cm] know,
[Bb]
What [Cm] is gold and what is silver, [Eb]
when your health and strength is [Fm] gone.
When they speak [Bb] of [Eb] immigration, won't [Bb] you think of [D]
knowing [Eb] bond.
[Fm] [Bb]
There's a [Ab] glen in old [Eb] Chirkana, there's a cottage in the [Ab] glen,
Where once dwelt [Bb] an Irish [Eb] Carleen, [Fm] who inspired [Bb] the hearts [Eb] of men.
[Bb]
[Ab] She was handsome, hale and [Cm] [Eb] hearty, shy and graceful as a [Ab] fawn,
And loved [Fm] a [Eb] widow's daughter, [Bb] handsome, [G] laughing, [Fm]
nor [Ab] inborn.
[Eb]
[Ab] [Bb]
Then [Ab] one day there [Eb] came a letter, with her passage paid to [Ab] go,
To [Fm] the land [Bb] where the [Cm] Mussoorie [Eb]
and [Bb] the Mississippi [Eb] flow.
[Bb]
So she [Ab] said goodbye [Eb] to Aaron, and next morning with the [Ab] dawn,
This [F] poor widow [Fm]
broken [Eb]-hearted, parted [G] with [D] her knowing [Eb] bond.
[Ab] Many [Bb]
[Ab] years a widow [Cm] waited, [Eb]
till one morning to [Ab] her door,
Came a tender [Bb]
-hearted [Cm] woman, costly [Bb] wear the clothes [Eb] she wore,
[Bb]
[Cm] Saying, Mother, [Ab]
don't you know [Eb] me, though I'm frail to [Ab] sputter coal?
But her cheeks [Fm] were [Eb] flushed and scarlet, and [Bb] another tale [Eb] they told.
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] There's a graveyard [Ab]
in [Eb] Chirkana, where the flowers [Ab] wildly wane,
There's a [Bb] grey-haired mother [Eb] kneeling, [Bb] o'er a green and lonely [Cm] [Bb]
grain,
[Eb] And my knowing [Ab]
she [Eb] is sane, has been lonely since [Ab] you've gone,
[Fm] Was a curse [Bb] of [Eb] immigration, late you [Bb] hear my knowing [Eb] bond.
[Fm]
[Bb] Laugh on [Eb] youths and tender maidens, ponder well before [Ab] you go,
From your humble [Bb]
homes in Nairn, [Eb]
what's [Bb] beyond you'll never [Cm] know,
[Bb]
What [Cm] is gold and what is silver, [Eb]
when your health and strength is [Fm] gone.
When they speak [Bb] of [Eb] immigration, won't [Bb] you think of [D]
knowing [Eb] bond.
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Fm
Cm
Eb
Bb
Ab
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
There's a [Ab] glen in _ old [Eb] Chirkana, _ _ _ there's a cottage _ _ in the [Ab] _ glen, _
Where once dwelt [Bb] an _ Irish [Eb] Carleen, _ _ [Fm] who inspired [Bb] the hearts [Eb] of men.
_ _ [Bb] _
[Ab] She was handsome, _ _ hale and [Cm] _ _ [Eb] hearty, shy and graceful _ as a [Ab] fawn, _ _
And loved [Fm] a _ [Eb] widow's daughter, _ _ [Bb] handsome, [G] laughing, [Fm]
nor _ [Ab] inborn.
[Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _
Then [Ab] one day there _ [Eb] came a letter, _ _ with her passage _ paid to [Ab] go, _ _
To [Fm] the land [Bb] where the _ [Cm] Mussoorie [Eb] _ _
and [Bb] the _ Mississippi _ _ [Eb] flow.
_ [Bb] _
So she [Ab] _ said goodbye _ [Eb] to Aaron, _ and next morning _ _ with the [Ab] dawn, _ _
This [F] poor widow [Fm] _ _
broken [Eb]-hearted, _ _ _ parted [G] with [D] her knowing [Eb] _ bond. _
_ [Ab] Many _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ years a widow [Cm] _ waited, _ [Eb] _
till one morning to [Ab] her door, _
Came a tender [Bb] _
-hearted [Cm] _ woman, _ _ costly [Bb] wear the clothes [Eb] she wore,
[Bb] _
_ [Cm] Saying, Mother, _ [Ab] _
don't you know [Eb] me, _ though I'm frail to [Ab] sputter coal? _ _
_ But her cheeks [Fm] were _ [Eb] flushed and _ _ scarlet, and [Bb] another _ tale [Eb] they told. _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] There's a graveyard [Ab] _
in [Eb] Chirkana, _ _ _ where the flowers _ _ [Ab] wildly _ wane,
_ There's a [Bb] grey-haired mother [Eb] _ kneeling, _ _ [Bb] o'er a _ green and lonely _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb]
grain,
[Eb] And my knowing _ [Ab]
she [Eb] is sane, _ _ has been lonely _ since [Ab] you've gone, _
_ [Fm] Was a curse [Bb] of _ _ [Eb] _ immigration, _ _ late you [Bb] hear my knowing [Eb] _ _ bond.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ Laugh on [Eb] youths and _ tender _ _ maidens, ponder well _ before [Ab] you go, _
From your humble [Bb] _
homes in Nairn, [Eb] _ _
_ what's [Bb] beyond you'll never _ [Cm] know,
_ [Bb] _
What [Cm] is gold and what is silver, _ [Eb] _
when your health and strength is [Fm] gone. _ _
When they speak [Bb] of _ _ [Eb] immigration, _ _ won't [Bb] you think of [D]
knowing _ [Eb] bond. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
There's a [Ab] glen in _ old [Eb] Chirkana, _ _ _ there's a cottage _ _ in the [Ab] _ glen, _
Where once dwelt [Bb] an _ Irish [Eb] Carleen, _ _ [Fm] who inspired [Bb] the hearts [Eb] of men.
_ _ [Bb] _
[Ab] She was handsome, _ _ hale and [Cm] _ _ [Eb] hearty, shy and graceful _ as a [Ab] fawn, _ _
And loved [Fm] a _ [Eb] widow's daughter, _ _ [Bb] handsome, [G] laughing, [Fm]
nor _ [Ab] inborn.
[Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _
Then [Ab] one day there _ [Eb] came a letter, _ _ with her passage _ paid to [Ab] go, _ _
To [Fm] the land [Bb] where the _ [Cm] Mussoorie [Eb] _ _
and [Bb] the _ Mississippi _ _ [Eb] flow.
_ [Bb] _
So she [Ab] _ said goodbye _ [Eb] to Aaron, _ and next morning _ _ with the [Ab] dawn, _ _
This [F] poor widow [Fm] _ _
broken [Eb]-hearted, _ _ _ parted [G] with [D] her knowing [Eb] _ bond. _
_ [Ab] Many _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ years a widow [Cm] _ waited, _ [Eb] _
till one morning to [Ab] her door, _
Came a tender [Bb] _
-hearted [Cm] _ woman, _ _ costly [Bb] wear the clothes [Eb] she wore,
[Bb] _
_ [Cm] Saying, Mother, _ [Ab] _
don't you know [Eb] me, _ though I'm frail to [Ab] sputter coal? _ _
_ But her cheeks [Fm] were _ [Eb] flushed and _ _ scarlet, and [Bb] another _ tale [Eb] they told. _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] There's a graveyard [Ab] _
in [Eb] Chirkana, _ _ _ where the flowers _ _ [Ab] wildly _ wane,
_ There's a [Bb] grey-haired mother [Eb] _ kneeling, _ _ [Bb] o'er a _ green and lonely _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb]
grain,
[Eb] And my knowing _ [Ab]
she [Eb] is sane, _ _ has been lonely _ since [Ab] you've gone, _
_ [Fm] Was a curse [Bb] of _ _ [Eb] _ immigration, _ _ late you [Bb] hear my knowing [Eb] _ _ bond.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ Laugh on [Eb] youths and _ tender _ _ maidens, ponder well _ before [Ab] you go, _
From your humble [Bb] _
homes in Nairn, [Eb] _ _
_ what's [Bb] beyond you'll never _ [Cm] know,
_ [Bb] _
What [Cm] is gold and what is silver, _ [Eb] _
when your health and strength is [Fm] gone. _ _
When they speak [Bb] of _ _ [Eb] immigration, _ _ won't [Bb] you think of [D]
knowing _ [Eb] bond. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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