Beeswing chords by Christy Moore (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

A
E
Dadd9
F#m7
Aadd9
F#m
C#m/E
Bm7
Dmaj7
D

Intro 1

Verse 1
A 
I was  (A major) 18 when I came to town
they called it the summer of love
Burning babies burning flags
E 
Dadd9 
the  (E major) hawks against the  (Dadd9) doves
A 
I  (A major) took a job at the steaming
way down on Caltrim St.
And they fell in love with a laundry girl
E 
Dadd9 
that was  (E major) workin' next to  (Dadd9) me

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Verse 2
A 
Brown  (A major) hair zig zagged around her face
and a look of half surprise
Like a fox caught in the headlights
E 
Dadd9 
there was  (E major) animal in her  (Dadd9) eyes
A 
She  (A major) said to me, can't you see,
I'm not the factory kind
And if you don't take me out of here,
E 
Dadd9 
 (E major) I'll lose my  (Dadd9) mind

Chorus 1
F#m7 
Aadd9 
She was a  (F sharp minor7) rare    thing, fine as a  (Aadd9) bee's    wing
F#m 
C#m/E 
So  (F sharp minor) fine  a breath of  (C sharp minor/E) wind
Dadd9 
might blow her a (Dadd9) way
F#m7 
She was a  (F sharp minor7) lost    child,
Aadd9 
she was  (Aadd9) runnin'  wild (she said)
F#m7 
So  (F sharp minor7) long    as there's no
E 
Dadd9 
 (E major) price on love I'll stay  (Dadd9) 
Bm7 
E 
Dmaj7 
You  (B minor7) wouldn't want me  (E major) any other way  (D minoraj7) 

Verse 3
A 
We  (A major) busked around the market towns
fruit pickin', down in Kent
We could tinker pots and pans
E 
D 
or  (E major) knives wherever we  (D major) went
A 
We were  (A major) campin' down the Gower
and the work was mighty good
She wouldn't wait for the harvest,
E 
D 
 (E major) I thought we  (D major) should

Verse 4
A 
I  (A major) said to her, we'll settle down,
and get a few acres dug
A fire burning in the hearth
E 
Dadd9 
and  (E major) babies on the rug  (Dadd9) 
F#m7 
She  (F sharp minor7) said,   oh man you foolish man
E 
Aadd9 
that  (E major) surely sounds like  (Aadd9) hell
D 
A 
You might be  (D major) lord of  (A major) half the world,
E 
Dadd9 
you'll  (E major) not own me as  (Dadd9) well

Chorus 2
F#m7 
Aadd9 
She was a  (F sharp minor7) rare    thing, fine as a  (Aadd9) bee's    wing
F#m 
C#m/E 
So  (F sharp minor) fine  a breath of  (C sharp minor/E) wind
Dadd9 
might blow her a (Dadd9) way
F#m7 
She was a  (F sharp minor7) lost    child,
Aadd9 
she was  (Aadd9) runnin'  wild (she said)
F#m7 
So  (F sharp minor7) long    as there's no
E 
Dadd9 
 (E major) price on love I'll stay  (Dadd9) 
Bm7 
E 
Dmaj7 
You  (B minor7) wouldn't want me  (E major) any other way  (D minoraj7) 

Verse 5
A 
We were  (A major) drinking more in those days,
our tempers reached a pitch
Like a fool I let her run away
E 
D 
when she  (E major) took the rambling  (D major) itch
A 
And the  (A major) last I heard she was living rough
back on the Derby beat
With a bottle of White Horse in her pocket,
E 
D 
a  (E major) Wolfhound at her  (D major) feet

Verse 6
A 
They  (A major) say that she got married once
to a man called Romany Brown
Even a gypsy caravan
E 
D 
was too  (E major) much like settlin'  (D major) down
F#m7 
They  (F sharp minor7) say     her rose has faded,
E 
Aadd9 
rough  (E major) weather and hard  (Aadd9) booze
D 
A 
Maybe  (D major) that's the  (A major) price you pay
E 
Dadd9 
for the  (E major) chains that you re (Dadd9) fuse

Chorus 3
F#m7 
Aadd9 
She was a  (F sharp minor7) rare    thing, fine as a  (Aadd9) bee's    wing
F#m 
And I  (F sharp minor) miss  her more
C#m/E 
Dadd9 
than  (C sharp minor/E) ever     words can  (Dadd9) say
F#m7 
If I could  (F sharp minor7) just    taste
Aadd9 
all of her  (Aadd9) wildness now
F#m7 
E 
Dadd9 
If  (F sharp minor7) I       could hold her  (E major) in my arms to (Dadd9) day
Bm7 
E 
Dadd9 
I  (B minor7) wouldn't want her  (E major) any other  (Dadd9) way

Chorus 4
F#m7 
Aadd9 
She was a  (F sharp minor7) rare    thing, fine as a  (Aadd9) bee's    wing
F#m 
And I  (F sharp minor) miss  her more
C#m/E 
Dadd9 
than  (C sharp minor/E) ever     words can blow  (Dadd9) say
F#m7 
If I could  (F sharp minor7) just    taste
Aadd9 
all of her  (Aadd9) wildness now
F#m7 
E 
Dadd9 
If  (F sharp minor7) I       could hold her  (E major) in my arms to (Dadd9) day
Bm7 
E 
Dmaj7 
I  (B minor7) wouldn't want her  (E major) any other  (D minoraj7) way

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A
E
Dadd9
F#m7
Aadd9
F#m
C#m/E
Bm7
Dmaj7
D

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: A majorBPM: 136

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
Dadd9: x-5-4-x-5-5
F#m7: 2-4-2-2-2-2
Aadd9: x-0-7-6-0-0
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
C#m/E: x-7-6-6-9-x
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
Dmaj7: x-x-0-2-2-2
D: x-x-0-2-3-2

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This is the definitive original version of Beeswing by Christy Moore, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Christy Moore.