The Man Who Wrote Danny Boy Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[A][Gsus2][A][Gsus2][A][G][A][G][A][G][A]
[G][A]
[Gsus2][A][Gsus2][G]

[Verse 1]
It [A]happened one night
[G]At thr[A]ee in the morning[G]
The [A]devil appeared [D]in my [F#m]studio room
And he [G]said I'm your pal
[D]And I'll mak[G]e you a d[C]eal
Blow [Em]away [Bm]your struggle
[A]And I'll take your soul [G]for a [A]toy[G]
[A][G][A][Gsus2][A]

[Verse 2]
[Gsus2][G]
After [A]rubbing my eye[G]s
I [A]looked all around me
[G]At the hal[A]f-finished drivel dri[D]vel
I'd [F#m]worked on for days
And I [G]told him my dream
[D]Was to liv[G]e for all tim[C]e
In some [Em]perfect refrain
[Bm]Like [A]the man who wrote [G]Danny
[A]Boy[G]
[A][G][A][Gsus2]

[Verse 3]
[A]
[D]And I said if you're real,
[C]then I'll [D]ask you a question
While most of us turn [C]into [D]ashes [C]or dust
Just [D]you and that other
[C]guy [D]go on [C]forever
But [D]who writes the history
[C]And who[D] do I t[C]rust?

[Interlude 1]
[Bb][G][Em]
[C][A][G][A][G][A][G][A]
[Gsus2]
[A]He gave me a wink

[Verse 4]
[G]
And he said [A]it was [G]funny
[A]How mortals [D]would pour all their blood,
[F#m]sweat and tears
[G]Onto tape, onto [D]paper
[G]Or into [C]the air
To be [Em]lost and forgotten
[Bm]Outside [A]of his kind [G]empl[A]oy
[G][A][G]

[Verse 5]
[A]Then I tho[D]ught I could hear
a great sound in the distance
[C]Of whi[D]skey-soaked singing
singing
[C]And lau[D]ghter and cheers[C]
And [D]they're saying,
that song [C]could bring [D]tears to [C]a glass eye
So [D]pass me the paper[Dsus4]s,
I'll [D]sign them [C]in [D]blood[C][D][C]
[D]And the smell of [C]the brimstone
[D]was turned in[C]to greasepaint
And the [D]roar of [C]the crowd
like [D]the furies [C]of hell
[D]And I hear [C]the applause and [D]I hear
the bell[C]s ringing
[G]And the sound of a woman's voice
from the nex[C]t room

[Verse 6]
Saying [F]come to me now
[Fsus4]Come lay down beside me
[F]Whatever you're do[Bb]ing you're
[Dm]too gone to see
You can't [Eb]hold on[Bb]to shadows,
no [Eb]more than to [G#]years
So [Cm]be glad for the pleas[Gm]ures
We're [F]young enough [Fsus4]to enjoy[F][Bb][G]
[Em]

[Interlude 2]
[C][A][G][A][G][A][G]
[A][G][A][Gsus2][G]
[A]So

[Verse 7]
maybe I'm drunk
[G]Or may[A]be a liar
[G]Or may[A]be we're all liv[D]ing
[F#m]in side a dream
You can [G]say what you like
[D]When I'm gon[G]e, then you'll see[C]
I'll be [Em]down in [Bm]the dark
[Em]Down underground
[Bm]With[Em] Shakespeare and Bach
[Bm]And [A]the man who wrote [G]Danny [A]Boy[G]

[Outro 1]
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