Dubliners - The Nightingale

the nightingale
capo 1st fret
( there are two words were i could not put an apostrophe in – ( they are i m and we
ll ) , so just put it in yourself as i have left the space ) .

A D E A
as i went a walking one morning in may
E
i met a young couple who fondly did stray
A E
one was a young maid so sweet and so fair
A D E A
and the other was a soldier and a brave grenadier

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A D E A
and they kissed so sweet and comforting as the clung to each other
E
they went arm and arm along the road like sister and brother
A E
they went arm in arm along the road til they came to a stream
A D E A
and they both sat down together love to hear the nightingale sing

A D E A
well out of his knapsack he took a fine fiddle
E
and he played her such a merry tune that you ever did hear
A E
and he played her such a merry tune that the valley did ring
A D E A
and they both sat down together love to hear the nightingale sing

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A D E A
well i m off to india for seven long years
E
drinking wines and strong whiskeys instead of cool beers
A E
and if ever i return again it will be in the spring
A D E A
and we ll both sit down together love to hear the nightingale sing

A D E A
oh soldier , oh soldier , will you marry me
E
oh no said the soldier that never can be
A E
for i have a wife at home in my own country
A D E A
and she is the sweetest thing that you ever did see

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