Chords for The Rare Auld Times - John Sheahan – 80th Birthday Concert Celebration
Tempo:
83.075 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am] [G] [C] [G]
[Dm] [D] [G]
[C] [G] He rose [Bm] up [Em] [G] the past and days [C] and [G] glories [D] that once [A] was [D] Dublin town.
[G] The hollow [C] houses,
[G] the haunted [Em] children's rhymes [G] that once was Dublin [C] city in [G] [D] the [G] red around.
Ring a [C] ring a [G]
Rosie as the [Em] light declines [G] I remember Dublin [C] city
[G] in [D] the red [Am] around.
[G]
The only name it [C] is [G] Shandell see as Dublin as [Em] can be.
[G] Born her down late [C] in [G] Pimley Cove [D] in a [A] house that [D] ceased to be.
[G] My trade I [C] was a [G] cooper lost out to [Em] redundancy.
[G] Like my trade I fell [C] to [G] progress.
[D] My [Am] trade's a [G] memory.
Ring a ring [C] a [G] Rosie as
[Em] the light declines I [G] remember Dublin [C] city [G] in [D] the red [G] around.
I [G]
caught [C] Peggy [G] Down as pretty [Em] as can be.
[G] A rogue and [C] child of [G] Mary from the [D] rebel liberty.
[G] I lost her to a [C] student [G]
chap with skin as black as [Em] coal.
[G] When he took her off [C] to Birmingham [G]
[D] he took away [G] my soul.
Ring a [C] ring a [G] Rosie as [Em] I [G] remember Dublin [C] city [G] in [D] the red [G] around.
[C] The [G]
[Em] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
[G]
[C] [G] years have [C] made me [G] bitter.
The gaggles [Em] dim my brain.
[G] And Dublin keeps [C] on [G] changing.
[D] And nothing seems the same.
The [G] pillar I [C]
[G] have gone.
The royal long [Em] since pulled down.
[G] The grey unyielding [C] concrete [G] makes [D] a city [G] of my town.
Ring a ring [C] a [G] Rosie as [Em]
I [G] remember Dublin [C]
city [G] in [D] the red around.
[G]
Up the bleeding doves fare thee well sweet [C] [G] Anneleafy.
I can no [Em] longer stay [G] to watch these new [C] glass [G] cages [D] that spring [A] up along [D] the quay.
[G]
My mind's too [C] furry [G]
to hold to hear [Em] new tribes.
[G]
I'm a part of what [C] was Dublin [G] in [D] the red.
[G]
Ring a ring [C] a [G] Rosie as [Em]
[G] I remember Dublin [C] [G] city [D] in the red [G] around.
One more time.
Ring a ring [C] a [G]
Rosie as [Em]
[G] I remember [C] Dublin city [G]
in [D] the red [G] around.
I'm as blue as glue could be.
[Dm] [D] [G]
[C] [G] He rose [Bm] up [Em] [G] the past and days [C] and [G] glories [D] that once [A] was [D] Dublin town.
[G] The hollow [C] houses,
[G] the haunted [Em] children's rhymes [G] that once was Dublin [C] city in [G] [D] the [G] red around.
Ring a [C] ring a [G]
Rosie as the [Em] light declines [G] I remember Dublin [C] city
[G] in [D] the red [Am] around.
[G]
The only name it [C] is [G] Shandell see as Dublin as [Em] can be.
[G] Born her down late [C] in [G] Pimley Cove [D] in a [A] house that [D] ceased to be.
[G] My trade I [C] was a [G] cooper lost out to [Em] redundancy.
[G] Like my trade I fell [C] to [G] progress.
[D] My [Am] trade's a [G] memory.
Ring a ring [C] a [G] Rosie as
[Em] the light declines I [G] remember Dublin [C] city [G] in [D] the red [G] around.
I [G]
caught [C] Peggy [G] Down as pretty [Em] as can be.
[G] A rogue and [C] child of [G] Mary from the [D] rebel liberty.
[G] I lost her to a [C] student [G]
chap with skin as black as [Em] coal.
[G] When he took her off [C] to Birmingham [G]
[D] he took away [G] my soul.
Ring a [C] ring a [G] Rosie as [Em] I [G] remember Dublin [C] city [G] in [D] the red [G] around.
[C] The [G]
[Em] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
[G]
[C] [G] years have [C] made me [G] bitter.
The gaggles [Em] dim my brain.
[G] And Dublin keeps [C] on [G] changing.
[D] And nothing seems the same.
The [G] pillar I [C]
[G] have gone.
The royal long [Em] since pulled down.
[G] The grey unyielding [C] concrete [G] makes [D] a city [G] of my town.
Ring a ring [C] a [G] Rosie as [Em]
I [G] remember Dublin [C]
city [G] in [D] the red around.
[G]
Up the bleeding doves fare thee well sweet [C] [G] Anneleafy.
I can no [Em] longer stay [G] to watch these new [C] glass [G] cages [D] that spring [A] up along [D] the quay.
[G]
My mind's too [C] furry [G]
to hold to hear [Em] new tribes.
[G]
I'm a part of what [C] was Dublin [G] in [D] the red.
[G]
Ring a ring [C] a [G] Rosie as [Em]
[G] I remember Dublin [C] [G] city [D] in the red [G] around.
One more time.
Ring a ring [C] a [G]
Rosie as [Em]
[G] I remember [C] Dublin city [G]
in [D] the red [G] around.
I'm as blue as glue could be.
Key:
G
C
D
Em
Am
G
C
D
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ He rose [Bm] up [Em] _ _ [G] the past and days [C] and _ [G] glories [D] that once [A] was [D] Dublin town.
_ [G] The hollow [C] houses, _
[G] _ _ the haunted [Em] children's rhymes _ [G] that once was Dublin [C] city in [G] [D] the [G] red around. _ _
_ _ Ring a [C] ring a [G]
Rosie _ as the [Em] light _ declines [G] I remember Dublin [C] city _
[G] in [D] the red [Am] around.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ The only name it [C] is [G] Shandell see as Dublin as [Em] can be.
[G] Born her down late [C] in [G] Pimley Cove [D] in a [A] house that [D] ceased to be.
[G] My trade I [C] was a [G] cooper lost out to [Em] redundancy.
_ _ [G] Like my trade I fell [C] to [G] progress.
[D] My [Am] trade's a _ [G] memory.
_ _ _ Ring a ring [C] a _ [G] Rosie as _
_ [Em] the light declines I [G] _ remember Dublin [C] city [G] in _ [D] the red [G] around.
I _ [G] _ _ _
_ caught _ [C] Peggy [G] Down _ as pretty [Em] as can be.
[G] A rogue and [C] child of [G] Mary _ from the [D] rebel liberty. _ _
[G] I lost her to a [C] student [G] _
chap with skin as black as [Em] coal. _
[G] When he took her off [C] to Birmingham [G]
[D] he took away [G] my _ soul.
Ring _ a [C] ring a _ [G] Rosie _ as _ [Em] _ _ I [G] remember Dublin [C] city _ [G] in [D] the red [G] around. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] The _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [G] years have [C] made me [G] bitter.
_ _ The gaggles [Em] dim my brain.
_ [G] And Dublin keeps [C] on [G] changing.
_ [D] And nothing seems the same.
The _ [G] pillar I _ [C] _
[G] have gone.
The royal long [Em] since pulled down.
_ _ [G] The grey unyielding [C] concrete [G] makes [D] a city [G] of my town.
_ _ _ _ Ring a ring [C] a _ [G] Rosie _ as _ [Em]
I _ _ [G] remember Dublin [C]
city [G] in [D] the red around.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Up the bleeding doves _ _ _ _ _ fare thee well sweet _ [C] _ _ [G] _ Anneleafy.
I can no [Em] longer stay _ [G] to watch these new [C] glass [G] cages [D] that spring [A] up along [D] the quay.
_ _ [G]
My mind's too [C] furry _ [G] _ _ _
to hold to hear [Em] new tribes.
_ [G]
I'm a part of what [C] was Dublin _ [G] in [D] the red.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ Ring a ring [C] a _ [G] Rosie _ as _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] I remember Dublin _ [C] [G] city _ [D] in the red _ [G] around.
One more time.
_ Ring a ring [C] a _ [G]
Rosie as _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] I remember _ _ [C] Dublin city [G] _
in [D] the _ red [G] around. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm as blue as glue could be. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ He rose [Bm] up [Em] _ _ [G] the past and days [C] and _ [G] glories [D] that once [A] was [D] Dublin town.
_ [G] The hollow [C] houses, _
[G] _ _ the haunted [Em] children's rhymes _ [G] that once was Dublin [C] city in [G] [D] the [G] red around. _ _
_ _ Ring a [C] ring a [G]
Rosie _ as the [Em] light _ declines [G] I remember Dublin [C] city _
[G] in [D] the red [Am] around.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ The only name it [C] is [G] Shandell see as Dublin as [Em] can be.
[G] Born her down late [C] in [G] Pimley Cove [D] in a [A] house that [D] ceased to be.
[G] My trade I [C] was a [G] cooper lost out to [Em] redundancy.
_ _ [G] Like my trade I fell [C] to [G] progress.
[D] My [Am] trade's a _ [G] memory.
_ _ _ Ring a ring [C] a _ [G] Rosie as _
_ [Em] the light declines I [G] _ remember Dublin [C] city [G] in _ [D] the red [G] around.
I _ [G] _ _ _
_ caught _ [C] Peggy [G] Down _ as pretty [Em] as can be.
[G] A rogue and [C] child of [G] Mary _ from the [D] rebel liberty. _ _
[G] I lost her to a [C] student [G] _
chap with skin as black as [Em] coal. _
[G] When he took her off [C] to Birmingham [G]
[D] he took away [G] my _ soul.
Ring _ a [C] ring a _ [G] Rosie _ as _ [Em] _ _ I [G] remember Dublin [C] city _ [G] in [D] the red [G] around. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] The _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [G] years have [C] made me [G] bitter.
_ _ The gaggles [Em] dim my brain.
_ [G] And Dublin keeps [C] on [G] changing.
_ [D] And nothing seems the same.
The _ [G] pillar I _ [C] _
[G] have gone.
The royal long [Em] since pulled down.
_ _ [G] The grey unyielding [C] concrete [G] makes [D] a city [G] of my town.
_ _ _ _ Ring a ring [C] a _ [G] Rosie _ as _ [Em]
I _ _ [G] remember Dublin [C]
city [G] in [D] the red around.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Up the bleeding doves _ _ _ _ _ fare thee well sweet _ [C] _ _ [G] _ Anneleafy.
I can no [Em] longer stay _ [G] to watch these new [C] glass [G] cages [D] that spring [A] up along [D] the quay.
_ _ [G]
My mind's too [C] furry _ [G] _ _ _
to hold to hear [Em] new tribes.
_ [G]
I'm a part of what [C] was Dublin _ [G] in [D] the red.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ Ring a ring [C] a _ [G] Rosie _ as _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] I remember Dublin _ [C] [G] city _ [D] in the red _ [G] around.
One more time.
_ Ring a ring [C] a _ [G]
Rosie as _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] I remember _ _ [C] Dublin city [G] _
in [D] the _ red [G] around. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm as blue as glue could be. _ _ _ _ _