Carrickfergus Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]I w[A]ish[D] I was in [Em]Carrickfergus[Bm]
Only for [Em]nights [Bm]in Ballygran
I would swim [Em]over the deep[Bm]est ocean
The deepest [Em]ocean [Asus4]for my
love to [D]find

[Verse 2]
But the sea is [Bm]wide and I
cannot swim [F#m]over
And nor [Bm]have I the [Em]wings to [Asus4]fly[A]
If I could [Em]find [A]me a lone[D]some boatman
[Bm]To ferry me over[Em] my lo[Asus4]ve and I[A][D][G]
[D]My childhood

[Verse 3]
[G]days [A]bring back
sad re[D]flections
[Bm]Of happy time [Em]I sp[A]ent so long ago[D]
My boyhood [Em]friends
[A]and my own relatio[D]ns
[Bm]Have all passed on n[Em]ow
[A]like the melted sno[D]w[G]
[D]So I'll spend my

[Verse 4]
[Bm]days in endless [F#m]roving
Soft is the [Bm]grass my [Em]bed is [Asus4]free[A]
Ah, to be [Em]home [A]now in
Carrickfer[D]gus[Bm]
On that [Em]long road [A]down to the [Bm]sea

[Verse 5]
[Bm]An d[G] in [Em]Kilk[Bm]enny[Em]
it is re[Bm]ported
On marble [Em]stone [F#]there as black as [Bm]ink
With gold and [Em]silver [Asus4]I would[A]
sup[F#m]port h[Bm]er
But I'll sing [Em]no more now
[Asus4]till I ge[A]t a[D] drink[G]
[D]For I'm drunk today

[Verse 6]
[Bm]and
[Abdim]I'm sel d[E]om s[A]ober[F#m]
A handsome [Bm]rover from [Em]town [Asus4]to town[A]
Ah but I [Em]am sick n[A]ow my days
[D]are [Bm]numbered
Come all ye [Em]young [Asus4]men
[A]and lay [D]me down
[Dsus4][D]