Am
she played the fiddle
C
in an irish band
G
but she fell in love
F
with an english man
F
kissed her on the neck
C
and then i took her by the hand
G
said baby i just want to dance
Am
i met her on grafton street
C
right outside of the bar
G
she shared a cigarette with me
F
while her brother played the guitar
Am
she asked me what does it mean
C
the gaelic ink on your arm?
G
said it was one of my friend’s songs
F
do you want to drink on ? she took
Am C
jamie as a chaser jack for the fun
G
she got arthur on the table
F
with johnny riding as a shotgun
Am
chatted some more
C
one more drink at the bar
G
then put van on the jukebox
got up to dance , you know
( chorus )
Am
she played the fiddle
C
in an irish band
G
but she fell in love
F
with an english man
F
kissed her on the neck
C
and then i took her by the hand
G
said baby i just want to dance
F C G Am
with my pretty little galway girl
F C G Am
you’re my pretty little galway girl
Am
you know she beat me at darts
C
and then she beat me at pool
G
and then she kissed me like
F
there was nobody else in the room
Am
as last orders were called
C
was when she stood on the stool
G
after dancing to ceilidh
singing to trad tunes
Am C
i never heard carrickfergus
ever sing so sweet
G F
a capella in the bar using
her feet for the beat
Am
oh , i could have that voice
C
playing on repeat for a week
G
and in this packed out room
swear she was singing to me
( chorus )
Am
she played the fiddle
C
in an irish band
G
but she fell in love
F
with an english man
F
kissed her on the neck
C
and then i took her by the hand
G
said baby i just want to dance
F C
with my pretty little galway girl
G Am F C
mymy , mymy , mymymy galway girl
G Am F C
mymy , mymy , mymymy galway girl
G Am F C G Am
mymy , mymy , mymymy galway girl
Am
now we’ve outstayed our welcome
C
and it’s closing time
G
i was holding her hand
F
her hand was holding mine
Am
our coats both smell of
C
smoke , whisky and wine
G
as we fill up our lungs
with the cold air of the night
Am
i walked her home
C
then she took me inside
G
finish some doritos
F
and another bottle of wine
Am
i swear i’m going to put you
C
in a song that i write
G
about a galway girl and a perfect night
( chorus )
Am
she played the fiddle
C
in an irish band
G
but she fell in love
F
with an english man
F
kissed her on the neck
C
and then i took her by the hand
G
said baby i just want to dance
F C
with my pretty little galway girl
G Am F C
mymy , mymy , mymymy galway girl
G Am F C
mymy , mymy , mymymy galway girl
G Am F C G Am
mymy , mymy , mymymy galway girl
( outro ) F C G Am
F C G Am
F C G Am
F C G Am
++> chord original from “fm”
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