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Cockles and Mussels (C Major)
Artist: Traditional English    Genre: Traditional Folk    Tempo: Moderate    Strum Pattern: D - d u d D - d u d    Roman Numerals: I, ii, V, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: PollyEV   
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C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
Dm
(D,F,A)
- - D A D F
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E


Verse 1
In [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Dublin's fair		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] city, where the		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] girls are so		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] pretty
I [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] first set my		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] eyes on sweet		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] Molly Ma-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] lone
As she [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] wheeled her wheel-		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] barrow
Through [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] streets broad and		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] narrow
Crying [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] cockles and		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] mussels, a-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] live, alive-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] O!

Chorus
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Alive, alive-		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] O! a-		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] live, alive-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] O!
Crying [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] cockles and		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] mussels, a-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] live, alive-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] O!

Verse 2
She [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] was a fish-		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] monger, but		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] sure 'twas no		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] wonder
For [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] so were her		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] father and		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] mother be		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] fore
And they [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] each wheeled their		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] barrow
Through [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] streets broad and		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] narrow
Crying [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] cockles and		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] mussels, a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] live, alive-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] O!

Chorus
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Alive, alive-		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] O! a		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] live, alive-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] O!
Crying [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] cockles and		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] mussels, a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] live, alive-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] O!

Verse 3
She [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] died of a		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] fever, and		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] no one could		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] save her
And [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] that was the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] end of sweet		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] Molly Ma-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] lone
But her [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ghost wheels her		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] barrow
Through [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] streets broad and		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] narrow
Crying [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] cockles and		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] mussels, a-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] live, alive-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] O!

Chorus
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Alive, alive-		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] O! a		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] live, alive-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] O!
Crying [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] cockles and		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] mussels, a-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] live, alive-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] O!
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