Chords for The Dubliners - I Loved The Ground She Walked Upon (ft. Jim McCann)
Tempo:
169.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[D]
I [G] loved the crown [C] she [D] walked [Em] upon, [C] the air [Am] she would [G] softly breathe,
[D]
[G] The feather touch of [C] her [D] gentle [Em] lips [C] that only [D] a fool [G] would leave,
[C] [D]
[G] But we
[C] tasted forbidden [D]
wine, [G] the world's good run [C] she [D] [Em] walked upon,
[F#] [G] I [C] could never [D] have read her, [G]
the swallows fly [C] all [D] along [Em] the canal,
[C] And I watch [D] with a heavy [G] heart, [D] [G] in dizzy spins [C] they [D] dive [B] and twirl,
[C] Touch wings [D] and then [G] depart, [C] touch wings [Dm] and then [G] depart,
As [C] the summer fades [D] away, the [G] way of the crown [C] she [G] walked [Em] upon,
I [G]
[C] knew [D] that I could [G] not stay,
[C] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] the swallow is [C] a summer's [Em] child,
[C] She flies [G] before cold, [Dm]
[G] though I love the crown [C] she [B] [Em] walked upon,
[C] She was [D] not mine [G] to hold, [C] she was [D] not mine [G] to hold,
But [C] it was easy to
[D] pretend, [G] the way she
[C] [B] [Em] walked upon,
[G] A [C]
summer [D] has [G] to end, [C] [D]
[Em] [A] [G]
[C] a summer [D]
has to [G]
[C] end.
[G]
[N]
[D]
I [G] loved the crown [C] she [D] walked [Em] upon, [C] the air [Am] she would [G] softly breathe,
[D]
[G] The feather touch of [C] her [D] gentle [Em] lips [C] that only [D] a fool [G] would leave,
[C] [D]
[G] But we
[C] tasted forbidden [D]
wine, [G] the world's good run [C] she [D] [Em] walked upon,
[F#] [G] I [C] could never [D] have read her, [G]
the swallows fly [C] all [D] along [Em] the canal,
[C] And I watch [D] with a heavy [G] heart, [D] [G] in dizzy spins [C] they [D] dive [B] and twirl,
[C] Touch wings [D] and then [G] depart, [C] touch wings [Dm] and then [G] depart,
As [C] the summer fades [D] away, the [G] way of the crown [C] she [G] walked [Em] upon,
I [G]
[C] knew [D] that I could [G] not stay,
[C] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] the swallow is [C] a summer's [Em] child,
[C] She flies [G] before cold, [Dm]
[G] though I love the crown [C] she [B] [Em] walked upon,
[C] She was [D] not mine [G] to hold, [C] she was [D] not mine [G] to hold,
But [C] it was easy to
[D] pretend, [G] the way she
[C] [B] [Em] walked upon,
[G] A [C]
summer [D] has [G] to end, [C] [D]
[Em] [A] [G]
[C] a summer [D]
has to [G]
[C] end.
[G]
[N]
Key:
G
C
D
Em
B
G
C
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
I [G] loved _ the crown [C] she _ [D] walked _ [Em] upon, _ [C] the air [Am] she would [G] softly _ _ breathe,
[D] _ _ _
[G] The feather touch _ of [C] her _ [D] gentle [Em] _ lips [C] that _ only [D] a fool [G] would leave, _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ But we _ _
[C] tasted _ _ _ forbidden [D] _
_ wine, _ _ _ _ [G] the _ _ world's good run _ [C] she _ [D] _ [Em] walked upon, _
[F#] _ [G] I [C] could never [D] have read her, [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ the _ swallows fly _ [C] all [D] along [Em] the canal,
_ [C] And I watch [D] with a heavy _ _ [G] _ _ heart, [D] _ _ _ [G] in dizzy _ spins _ _ [C] they [D] dive [B] and twirl,
[C] Touch wings [D] and then _ [G] _ depart, _ _ _ _ [C] touch wings [Dm] and _ then [G] _ depart, _
_ _ As [C] the summer _ _ _ fades [D] _ away, _ _ _ the [G] way _ of the crown _ [C] she _ [G] walked [Em] _ upon,
_ I [G] _ _
[C] _ knew [D] that I could _ [G] not _ stay, _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] the _ swallow _ _ is [C] a summer's [Em] child, _
[C] She flies _ [G] before _ _ _ cold, _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] though I love the crown _ [C] she _ [B] _ [Em] walked upon,
[C] She _ was [D] not mine [G] to hold, _ _ _ _ [C] she was [D] not _ mine [G] to _ _ hold,
But [C] it was easy _ to _
_ [D] pretend, _ _ _ _ [G] the way _ she _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [B] [Em] walked upon, _
_ [G] A _ _ [C] _ _
summer [D] _ has [G] to _ end, _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
[C] a _ _ summer [D] _ _
_ has to _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ end. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
I [G] loved _ the crown [C] she _ [D] walked _ [Em] upon, _ [C] the air [Am] she would [G] softly _ _ breathe,
[D] _ _ _
[G] The feather touch _ of [C] her _ [D] gentle [Em] _ lips [C] that _ only [D] a fool [G] would leave, _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ But we _ _
[C] tasted _ _ _ forbidden [D] _
_ wine, _ _ _ _ [G] the _ _ world's good run _ [C] she _ [D] _ [Em] walked upon, _
[F#] _ [G] I [C] could never [D] have read her, [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ the _ swallows fly _ [C] all [D] along [Em] the canal,
_ [C] And I watch [D] with a heavy _ _ [G] _ _ heart, [D] _ _ _ [G] in dizzy _ spins _ _ [C] they [D] dive [B] and twirl,
[C] Touch wings [D] and then _ [G] _ depart, _ _ _ _ [C] touch wings [Dm] and _ then [G] _ depart, _
_ _ As [C] the summer _ _ _ fades [D] _ away, _ _ _ the [G] way _ of the crown _ [C] she _ [G] walked [Em] _ upon,
_ I [G] _ _
[C] _ knew [D] that I could _ [G] not _ stay, _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] the _ swallow _ _ is [C] a summer's [Em] child, _
[C] She flies _ [G] before _ _ _ cold, _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] though I love the crown _ [C] she _ [B] _ [Em] walked upon,
[C] She _ was [D] not mine [G] to hold, _ _ _ _ [C] she was [D] not _ mine [G] to _ _ hold,
But [C] it was easy _ to _
_ [D] pretend, _ _ _ _ [G] the way _ she _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [B] [Em] walked upon, _
_ [G] A _ _ [C] _ _
summer [D] _ has [G] to _ end, _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
[C] a _ _ summer [D] _ _
_ has to _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ end. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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