Originally in F#m, I play in Em
Vox on the 6 of the major key (1 of the minor chord) on “played”
Let ring in this first
| Em | G | |
| She | played the fiddle | in an Irish band |
| D | Cadd9 | |
| But she | fell in love | with an English man |
| Cadd9 | G |
| Kissed her on the neck and | then I took her by the hand |
| D | |
| Said | baby I just want to dance |
At tempo, I sing more than rap here
| Em | G | |
| I met her on | Grafton street | right outside of the bar |
| D | C | |
| She shared a | cigarette with me while | her brother played the guitar |
| Em | G | |
| She asked me | what does it mean the | Gaelic ink on your arm? |
| D | |
| Said it was | one of my friend’s songs do you want to drink on? |
| Em | G | |
| She took | Jamie as a cha | ser, Jack for the fun |
| D | C | |
| She got | Arthur on the table, | with Johnny riding a shotgun |
| Am7 | G |
| Chatted some more, | one more drink at the bar |
| D | |
| Then put | Van on the jukebox, got up to dance, you know |
| C | G | |
| She | played a fiddle | in an Irish band |
| D | C | |
| But she | fell in love | with an English man |
| C | G |
| Kissed her on the neck and | then I took her by the hand |
Instruments out on “dance”
| D | |
| Said | baby I just want to dance |
| Cadd9 | G | D | Em | |
| With my pretty little | Galway | Girl |
| Cadd9 | G | D | Em | |
| You’re my pretty little | Galway | Girl |
| Em | G | |
| You know she | beat me at darts and | then she beat me at pool |
| D | C | |
| And then she | kissed me like there was no | body else in the room |
| Em | G | |
| As last | orders were called was | when she stood on the stool |
| D | |
| After | dancing the Ceili singing to trad tunes |
| Em | G | |
| I never | heard Carrickfergus | ever sung so sweet |
| D | C | |
| A cap | pella in the bar us | ing her feet for the beat |
| Am7 | G | |
| Oh, I could | have that voice playing | on repeat for a week |
| D | |
| And in this | packed out room swear she was singing to me, you know |
| C | G | |
| She | played a fiddle | in an Irish band |
| D | C | |
| But she | fell in love | with an English man |
| C | G |
| Kissed her on the neck and | then I took her by the hand |
| D | |
| Said | baby I just want to dance |
| Cadd9 | G | |
| My pretty little | Galway | Girl |
| D | Em | Cadd9 | G |
| My, my, my, | my, my, my, my | Galway | Girl |
| D | Em | Cadd9 | G |
| My, my, my, | my, my, my, my | Galway | Girl |
| D | Em | Cadd9 | G | D | Em |
| My, my, my, | my, my, my, my | Galway | Girl |
| Em | G | |
| And now we’ve | outstayed our welcome | and it’s closing time |
| D | C | |
| I was | holding her hand, her | hand was holding mine |
| Em | G | |
| Our | coats both smell of | smoke, whiskey and wine |
Let ring on “fill”
| D | |
| As we | fill up our lungs with the cold air of the night |
| Em | G | |
| I | walked her home | then she took me inside |
| D | C | |
| Finish | some Doritos and a | nother bottle of wine |
| Em | G | |
| I | swear I’m going to put you | in a song that I write |
Let ring on “Galway”
| D | |
| About a | Galway Girl and a perfect night |
Quiet
| Em | G | |
| She | played the fiddle | in an Irish band |
| D | C | |
| But she | fell in love | with an English man |
| C | G |
| Kissed her on the neck and | then I took her by the hand |
| D | |
| Said | baby I just want to dance |
Band back in
| Cadd9 | G | |
| My pretty little | Galway | Girl |
| D | Em | Cadd9 | G |
| My, my, my, | my, my, my, my | Galway | Girl |
| D | Em | Cadd9 | G |
| My, my, my, | my, my, my, my | Galway | Girl |
| D | Em | Cadd9 | G | D | Em |
| My, my, my, | my, my, my, my | Galway | Girl |
| Cadd9 | G | D | Em |
| Cadd9 | G | D | Em |
| Cadd9 | G | D | Em |