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Danny Boy

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Song

DANNY BOY - Traditional, words by Fred E Weatherly

Easy melody version

G7 C F6

e|------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------------|-----------------2--0---------|-------------------------------|
D|---------0--|-2-----0--2----------------2--|-0------------------2----3-----|
A|-2---3------|------------------------------|----3--0-------3---------------|
E|------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Oh, Dan-ny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are call - ing ____from glen to

C Am D7 G7

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-0-------2----0----------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------2---------2------|-0-------------------------0---------|
A|-------------------------3-----------|---------------2------3--------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

glen and down the moun-tain side ________ The sum - mer's

C C7 F6 G9

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|------------------2----0-------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-2--------0---2------------2---------|-0-----------------------------0-----|
A|-------------------------------------|------3--0----------2----3-----------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

gone, and all the ros-es fall - ing, ______ it's you, it's

C G7 C G7 C F G7

e|--------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------0---|-1----0----0--------------|
G|--------------------------|---------0---2-------|---------------2----0--2--|
D|-2----3----2---0------0---|---------------------|--------------------------|
A|-------------------3------|-3-------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|

you must go, and I must bide,___But come you back when summer's in the

C G7 C F C

e|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------0--|----1-----0-------0-----------------------------|
G|-0-------------0--2-------|-------------------------2---0------------------|
D|----2---------------------|------------------------------------2-----------|
A|-------3------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

mea - dow, ___Or when the val - ley's hushed and white with

D7 G7 C C7 F6

e|-------------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------3----3-----1---------1-------|
G|-------------0-------0--------0------|-------------------------2-----------|
D|-0-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

snow _______ It's I'll be here in sun - shine or in

C Am7 F G7 C Am7 G7

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-0-----------------------------------|--------2--0-------------------------|
D|----2------------------------0-------|-2-------------2--0------------------|
A|-------3-----------2-----3-----------|-----------------------3---0------2--|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

sha - dow. ____ Oh, Dan-ny Boy, oh Dan-ny Boy, I love you

C F G7 C D7 G7

e|----------------------|-------0-----------------|--------------------------|
B|----------------------|----------3--3--1--0-----|--------------------------|
G|-----------0----------|----0-----------------2--|-0------------------------|
D|------------------0---|-2-----------------------|----2-0---0------------0--|
A|-3------------3-------|-------------------------|--------3---2----3--------|
E|----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|

so!______ But when you

C F

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--------------------2----0-----------|-------------------------------------|
D|-2---------0---2------------------2--|--0-------------------2----3---------|
A|-------------------------------------|------3--0-------3-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

come, and all the flow'rs are dy - ing,__ if I am

C Am D7 G7

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-0---------2---0---------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------2---------2-----|-0----------------------------0------|
A|------------------------3------------|--------------2--------3-------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

dead, as dead I well may be,_________ You'll come and

C C7 F G9

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------2------0------|-------------------------------------|
D|-2---------0----2----------------2---|-0---------------------------0-------|
A|-------------------------------------|---3-0-----------2----3--------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

find the place where I am ly - ing, ____ and kneel and

C G7 C G7 C F G7

e|--------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|------------0----|-1-----0------0---------------|
G|--------------------------|------0---2------|------------------2----0-----2|
D|-2----3--2---0---------0--|-----------------|------------------------------|
A|----------------3---------|-3---------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|

say an A - ve there for me;__And I shall hear, though soft you tread a-

C F G7 C F C

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------0-----|--1------0----0----------------------|
G|-0------------------0----2-----------|-------------------2-----0-----------|
D|-----2-------------------------------|-----------------------------2-------|
A|---------3---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

bove_ me,_____ and all my grave will war-mer, sweet-er

D7 G7 C C7 F6

e|-------------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-----------3----3------1----------1--|
G|-----------0------0------0-----------|----------------------------2--------|
D|-0-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

be, _____ For you will bend and tell me that you

C Am C Am Dm7 G7 C

e|---------------------------|------------------------------------|----------|
B|---------------------------|------------------------------------|----------|
G|-0-------------------------|-------2--0-------------------------|----------|
D|-----2---------------0-----|-2-------------2---0----------------|----------|
A|--------3------2---3-------|------------------------3--0-----2--|-3--------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------------|----------|

love me,___ and I shall sleep in peace un-til you come to me.___

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