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Back To Donegal (Also Known As "Dear Old Donegal"")" chords by
Dennis Day
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Key: Eb major•
Verse 1
D
D

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It seems like only yesterday
G
G

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I left the port -o' -cork
D
D

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F#m
F#m
2

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And on a ship from Old Deeren's Isle
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E

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A
A

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I landed in New York
D
D

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Without a friend to meet me there
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G

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D

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and a stranger on the shore

I worn on a styrish heart
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E

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A
A

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and fortune came galore
D
D

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So here I am going back
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G

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D

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to dear Old Deeren's Isle
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G

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The friends, they'll meet
A
A

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me on the pier,
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A

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and they'll greet me with a smile
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D

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There are faces there that

I'll surely forget,
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G

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for I was so long away
D
D

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G
G

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But me mother will intro
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E

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duce them all,
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D

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and this, to me, will say

Shake hands with your Uncle Mike,

me boy,
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G

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D
D

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shake hands with your Sister Kate
F#m
F#m
2

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And here is the girl you used to
A
A

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swing down by the garden gate
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F#m
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Shake hands with all the neighbours,
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and kiss the colleens all
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You're as welcome as the flowers are made
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A

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D
D

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to dear old Donny Gaw

They'll give a party when

I get back
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G

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D

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and they'll come from near and far
F#m
F#m
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They'll line the road for
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A

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miles and miles
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E

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A

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with Irish jaunting cars
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D

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The spirits will flow and

we'll all be gay
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D

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and we'll fill their hearts with joy
F#m
F#m
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D

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The pipe will play an Irish reel
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E

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A

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D
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to greet the Yankee boy
F#m
F#m
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For tomorrow after the church
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D

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I'll go and wedded I will be
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To my pretty little Colleen Vaughan,
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E

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sweet Betty McGee
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A

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D

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For Biddy was true and faithful,
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to her Dinny are the sea,

Will join the harp and jammer
F#m
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to the stars of liberty.

There'll come Rannigan, Flannigan,

Milligan, Gilligan, Duffy, McCuffie, Malarky,

Mahone, Rafferty, Lafferty,

Donnelly, Connelly, Dooley, O'Dooley, Muldoney, Malone, Nattigan,

Cadigan, Lanahan, Flanahan, Fagan, O 'Hagan,

O 'Hoolahan, Flynn, Shanahan, Lanahan,

Hobarty, Fogarty, Kelly,

O 'Kelly, Shapiro, McGinn.

Then I'll shake the hand of me Uncle Mike,
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D

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the hand of me Sister Kate,
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Oh, I'll hug and squeeze as much as I
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please the girl by the garden gate.
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I'll invite all the neighbors
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to me wedding great and small,
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And I'll live content and pay no hand
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F#
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In dear old Un de gard
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • F#m

    2

  • E

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • F#

    2

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Back To Donegal (Also Known As "Dear Old Donegal"")" by Dennis Day is Eb major.

The primary chords used in Back To Donegal (Also Known As "Dear Old Donegal"")" are Eb, Ab, Gm, F, Bb, Cm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Eb, Ab, Gm, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Back To Donegal (Also Known As "Dear Old Donegal"")" is approximately 64 beats per minute.

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