Carrickfergus chords by 
Clive John 
N/A
Key: A major•
Intro 1
A
Bm
E
A
Bm
E
A
Verse 1
A
I wish I
Bm
E
F#m
was in Carrick fergus
Bm
E
A
Only for nights in Bal lyground
Bm
And I would swim over the
E
Bm
deepest ocean
F#m
Bm
E
Only for nights in Ballyground
A
E
F#m
But the sea is wide,
Bm
E
and I cannot swim over,
F#m
Bm
E
Nor have I the wings to fly.
Bm
E
F#m
If I could find me some handy boat man
Bm
E
A
To ferry me over to my love an d I
Bm
E
My childhood days bring
F#m
back sad reflec tions
Bm
E
A
Of happy times so long ago
Bm
E
My boy hood friends an d
C#m
E
F#m
my own re la tions
Bm
Have all passed on now like
E
A
the melting snow
E
F#m
So I'll spend my days
Bm
E
in endless romance
F#m
Bm
E
Soft is the grass, and my bed is free
Bm
E
F#m
Oh, to be home now, in Carrickfer gens
Bm
E
A
On the long road down, to the salty sea
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E
F#m
And in Kilkenny it is repor ted
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E
A
On marble stone there as black as ink
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E
F#m
With gold and silver, I did sup port her
Bm
But I'll sing no more now,
E
A
till I get a drink
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F#m
Bm
E
I'm drunk today, and I'm really sober
F#m
Bm
E
A handsome robber from town to town
Bm
But I am sick now,
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C#m
E
F#m
and my days are numbered
Bm
Come all ye young men,
E
A
an d lay me down
Bm
E
A
Come all ye young men, and lay me down.
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsA Bm E F#m C#m
A
Bm
E
F#m
C#m
Capo: 2
Transpose: 0
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