Chords for The Galway Farmer

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I work my days on a Galway farm, [N] in the sun and rain, wind and storm.
But once a year I'll chance my arm and cross the sea to England. _
_ I'll scrimp and save two thousand pounds, spend the week in Cheltenham town.
But the racing over, always down, I come back poor from England. _
_ _ [Bm] I dreamed one night before I left, [G] a cold black mare with a white star chest.
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Crossed the line and beat the [F#m] rest, I came down the [Bm] ridge to Galway.
I rose at dawn and drove all [G] day, thinking, wondering all the way.
[A] Lady luck if you come to stay, [F#m] or steal [E] away my money.
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[Em] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [Bm] When I got to [D] Cheltenham town, [A] Irish faces all [Bm] around, no bed or mattress to be [A] found.
I slept [E] on the [D] hillside, [Bm] spent three days at the viewing [A] ring, saw the horses they led [Bm] in.
Just when I was giving [A] in, I stood and stared in [E] _ wonder.
_ [D] [Bm] With stanky hooves and steaming [G] breath, a cold black mare with a white star chest.
[A] I ran my finger down the list, matched her name [Bm] and the number.
_ Lady luck could come halfway, [Em] the [G] horse's name was Galway Faye.
[A] Twenty to one yards that [F#m] day, I went to [A] make [E] my way in [D] turn.
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[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] I counted out two thousand [A] pounds, held it high, slapped it [Bm] down.
A bookie smiled that made no [A] sound, I knew what he was [E] thinking.
[Bm] The biggest loser in the land, [A] a pounding heart, shaking hand.
I [Bm] made my way up to the stand, [A] the horses came to [E] order. _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ But at the first, she nearly fell, [G] I cursed my farmer's luck to hell.
[A] The second and third took quite well, [F#m] way [Bm] behind the leaders.
_ _ _ _ Then moving sweetly from the back, [G] she found the rails and caught the pack.
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Ten to go and from the track, the [F#m] hooves were [E] drumming thunder.
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_ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ [Bm] She's catching horses one by [G] one, riding flashing in the [A] sun.
Eight to go, a mile [F#m] to run, two [Em] were up [Bm] before her.
On the straights, down they sped, [G] left one at the last for [A] dead.
Caught the next and by her head, [F#m] she came [A] home [E] no where. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] So I came back to my Galway [B] farm, [A] a wiser and a richer man.
_ [Bm] Never again I'll chance my arm, [A] across the sea to [Em] England.
_ _ _ [Bm] Cos lady luck was mine that day, [G] I held it close, I went my way.
[A] Now I raise my glass to Galway [F#m] Bay, I'm the dream of a Galway [Em] farmer.
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