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Galway Girl (C Major)
Artist: Earle, Steve    Genre: Folk    Tempo: Brisk    Strum Pattern: | D – D U D – D U |    Roman Numerals: I, Isus4, IV, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
TWO SLASHES after a CHORD indicate that the chord shares a measure with another chord, each for 2 beats: [C]// ... [Csus4]//

On the last chord there is only one /, that means just play it once and let it ring to finish.

Famously used in the film "P.S. I Love You," Gerard Butler's character sings it to Hillary Swank's character in a pub. A blend of American country-rock and Irish traditional music (Celtic rock/folk). Released in 2000.
Entered by: Cheryl Leon Levy   
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C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
Csus4
(C,F,G)
- C F G C -
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E


Intro
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 1:
Note: each chord is 4 beats unless it has "//" after it, then it is 2 beats.
Well, I [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] took a stroll on the		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] old Long Walk
On a [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // day–I–		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // –ay–I–		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] –ay
I [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] met a pretty girl and we		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stopped to talk
On a [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // fine soft		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // day–I–		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] –ay

Chorus 1:
And I ask you, [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] friend,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] what's a fella to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] do?
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ...'Cause her		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] hair was black and her		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] eyes were blue		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] And I knew right		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] then...		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I'd be takin' a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] whirl
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ... 'Round the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Salthill Prom with a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // Galway		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // girl		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Instrumental:
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 2
We were [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] halfway there when the		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] rain came down
On a [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // day–I–		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // –ay–I–		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] –ay
And she [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] asked me up to her		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] flat downtown
On a [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // fine soft		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // day–I–		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] –ay

Chorus 2:
And I ask you, [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] friend,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] what's a fella to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] do?
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ...'Cause her		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] hair was black and her		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] eyes were blue		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] So I took her		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hand...		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and I gave her a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] twirl
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ...And I		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] lost my heart to a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // Galway		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // girl		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Instrumental:
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 3:
When [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I woke up I was		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] all alone
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] //		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] //		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
With a [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] broken heart and a		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ticket home
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] //		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] //		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Chorus 1:
And I ask you, [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] now,		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] what would you		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] do
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ...If her		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] hair was black and her		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] eyes were blue?		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 'Cause I've traveled a–		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] –round...		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I've been all over this		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] world
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ...Boys, I ain't		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] never seen nothin' like a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // Galway		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // girl		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Instrumental:
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Outro:
Note: the last chord is followed by one "/", just strum once and let it ring.
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ...No, I ain't		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] never seen nothin' like a		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] // Galway		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] // girl		 [Csus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /
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