Nell Flaherty's Drake chords by
The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem

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Key: C major•

Verse 1

C

C

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F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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Oh, my name it is Nell,

and the truth for to tell

F

F

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I come from Cote Hill,

C

C

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Am

Am

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which I'll never deny

G

G

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C

C

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I had a fine drake,

and I die for his sake

F

F

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C

C

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That my grandmother left me,

G

G

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and she gone to die

C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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The dear little fellow,

C

C

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F

F

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his legs they were yellow

C

C

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Am

Am

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He could fly like a swallow,

G

G

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or swim like a hake

C

C

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Till some dirty savage took

grace his white cabbage,

F

F

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Most wantonly murdered

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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my beautiful drake.

Now his neck it was green,

almost fit to be seen,

F

F

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He was fit for a queen

C

C

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Am

Am

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of the highest degree.

G

G

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C

C

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His body was white,

and it would you delight,

F

F

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C

C

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He was plump, fat, and heavy,

and brisk as a bee.

F

F

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G

G

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F

F

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He was wholesome an d sound,

Am

Am

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C

C

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he would weigh twenty pound,

F

F

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And the universe round,

G

G

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he would roam for his sake.

C

C

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G

G

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But look to the robber,

C

C

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be he drunk or sober,

F

F

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C

C

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That murder'd Nell Flaherty's

G

G

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C

C

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beautiful drake.

May his spade never dig,

may his sow never pick,

F

F

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May each hair on his wig

C

C

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Am

Am

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be well thriced with the flail,

G

G

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C

C

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May his door never latch,

may his roof have no thatch,

F

F

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C

C

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May his turkeys not hatch,

may the rats eat his mail.

F

F

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May every old fairy from

G

G

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C

C

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Cork to Dun Laoghaire

Am

Am

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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Dip him snug and air y in river or lake,

C

C

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That the eel and the trout

they may dine on the snout

F

F

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Of the monster that murdered

Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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Nell Flaherty's drake.

May his pig never grunt,

may his cat never hunt,

F

F

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C

C

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May a ghost ever haunt him

G

G

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at dead of the night,

C

C

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May his hens never lay,

may his horse never neigh,

F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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May his goat fly away like an owl -paper kite,

C

C

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F

F

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That the flies and the fleas,

Am

Am

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may the wretch ever tease,

C

C

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May the piercing March breeze

Am

Am

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G

G

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make him shiver and shake,

C

C

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May a lump of his stick

raise the bumps fast and thick,

F

F

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And the monster that murdered

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Nell Flaherty's drake.

Well, the only good news that I have to infuse

is

F

F

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C

C

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That old Paddy Hughes and

Am

Am

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G

G

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young Anthony Blake,

C

C

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Also Johnny Dwyer and Corny McGuire,

F

F

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C

C

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They each have a grandson

G

G

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C

C

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of my darling Drake.

F

F

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My treasure had dozens of

C

C

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nephews and cousins,

And one I must get

G

G

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or my heart it will break.

C

C

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For to set me mind easy,

or else I'll run crazy,

So ends the whole song of

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G

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C

C

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Nell Flaherty's drake.

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

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Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

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E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

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C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

C
F
G
Am

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Nell Flaherty's Drake by The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem is C major.

The primary chords used in Nell Flaherty's Drake are C, F, G, Am.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like C, F, G, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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