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Molly Malone (C Major)
Artist: Dubliners    Genre: Europe    Roman Numerals: I, ii, IV, V7, 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
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
G7
(G,B,D,F)
G B D G B F
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		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
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		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Molly Ma-		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
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		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] narrow

Chorus
Crying [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] cockles		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mussels,		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] a-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] live,		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] alive		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] O!
A- [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] live, alive		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] O! a-		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] live, alive		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] O!
Crying [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] cockles		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mussels,
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] a-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] live,		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] alive		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] O!

Verse 2
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] She 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		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
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		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] mother be-		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
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		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] narrow

Chorus
Crying [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] cockles		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mussels,
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] a-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] live, a-		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] live		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] O!
A- [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] live, alive		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] O! a-		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] live, alive		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] O!
Crying [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] cockles		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mussels,
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] a-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] live,		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] 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		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
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		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Molly Ma-		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
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		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] narrow

Chorus
Crying [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] cockles		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mussels,
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] a-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] live,		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] alive		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] O!
A- [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] live, alive		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] O! a-		 [DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] live, alive		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] O!
Crying [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] cockles		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mussels,
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] a-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] live,		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] alive		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] O!
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