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Delaney's Donkey chords by
Val Doonican
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Key: Bb major•
Verse 1
D
D

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Now Delaney had a donkey
C
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that everyone ad mired
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Temporarily lazy and permanently tired
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C
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A leg at every corner balancing his head
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C

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And a tail to let you know which
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end he wanted to be fed
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Riley slyly
Verse 2
B
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said we've underrated it
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Why not train it, then they took a rag?
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They rubbed it, scrubbed it, they

oiled and embrocated it
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Got it at the post and when the
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D
D

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starter dropped the flag
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G

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There was Riley
Verse 3

pushin' it,
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shovin' it, shushin' it
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Hogan, Logan and everyone in town
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Lined up, attackin' it and
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shovin' it and smackin' it
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They might as well have tried

to push the town hall down
Verse 4
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The donkey was eyein' them,
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openly defyin' them

Winkin',
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blinkin' and twistin' out of place
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Riley reversin' it, everybody cursin' it
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The day Delaney's donkey ran
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the half mile race
Verse 5
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The muscles of the mighty never
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G

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known to flinch

They couldn't move the donkey
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a quarter of an inch
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Delaney lay exhausted,
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hangin' round his throat
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C

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With a grip just like a Scotsman
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on the five pound note
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Starter,
Verse 6

Carter,
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he lined up with the rest of them
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When it saw them, it was willin' then
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It raced up, braced up,

ready for the best of them
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D
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They started off to cheer it but

it changed its mind again
Verse 7
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G

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And there was Riley pushin' it,
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G

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shovin' it, shushin' it
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Hogan, Logan and Mary Ann Macgraw
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She started pokin' it an' grabbin'
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it an' chokin' it
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It kicked her in the bustle
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and it laughed hee-hah
Verse 8
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The The whigs and conservatives,
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the radical superlatives

Liberals and tories,
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they hurried to the place
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Stood there in unity,
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helpin' the community
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The day Delaney's donkey ran
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the halfmile race
Verse 9
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C
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The crowd began to cheer it, then Rafferty,
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the judge

He came up to assist them, but
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D
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still it wouldn't bud
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And the jockey who was riding,
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little John MacGee
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Was so thoroughly disgusted that
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he went to have his tea
Verse 10
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D
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Hagan, Fagan was students
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of psychology

Swore they'd shift it
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with some dynamite
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G

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They bought it, brought it,

then without apology
C
C

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The donkey gave a sneeze and blew
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the darn stuff out of sight
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There was Riley pushing it,
Verse 11
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shoving it and shushing it
D
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Hogan, Logan and all the bally crew
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Police, and auxiliary
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The Garrison Artillery
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The Second Enniskillen's and

the life guards too
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They seized it
Verse 12

and harried it
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They picked it up and carried it

Cheered it, steered it to
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the winning place
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Then the Bookies
Verse 13

drew aside,
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They all commited suicide

The day Delaney's donkey
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won the half mile race

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • C

  • Am

  • Em

  • B

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • A

Capo: 3

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The original key of Delaney's Donkey by Val Doonican is Bb major.

The primary chords used in Delaney's Donkey are F, Bb, Eb, Cm, Gm, D.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

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

The tempo of Delaney's Donkey is approximately 75 beats per minute.

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