red haired mary chords by Dervish (Ireland)

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Verse 1
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 (C major)  (G major)  (F major)  (C major)  (F major)  (C major) 
As I was
going to the fair of Dingle
One fine morning last July
A fine young man came
up behind me
"Red- haired Mary," did he cry
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 (F major) "Will you  (C major) come with me, my

Verse 2
red- haired Mary?
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The donkey, he can carry  (F major) two"
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I  (C major) looked at him, me eyes
did twinkle
Me cheeks, they were a rosy hue
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"Thank you kindly,  (F major) sir," I answered Then

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tossed me light red hair

Says I, "Will you hold the donkey

And I'll ride with you to the Dingle fair"

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When we reached the town of Dingle

He caught me hand to say good- bye

Hit him in his left eye

Chorus: Take your hands off red- haired Mary

Verse 5

She and I

are to be wed

We were with the priest this

very morn

Interlude 1
Tonight we'll lie in our marriage bed
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 (G major)  (F major)  (C major)  (F major)  (G major)  (C major)  (F major)  (G major) 
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 (C major)  (F major) 
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 (C major) Well,

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he was feeling very peevish
His poor eye was sad and sore
He kicked the tinker with his hobnails
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Knocked him  (F major) through Tom  (G major) Murphy's  (C major) door
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 (F major) He  (C major) galloped

Verse 7
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off to  (F major) meet his father
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The tallest  (C major) man  (F major) you e'er did see
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He  (C major) tapped him gently
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 (F major) with his knuckles
And now he's missing two front teeth
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 (G major) Oh and I, the  (F major) happy  (C major) cailin

Verse 8
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"Man, with you I'll go," I  (F major) said
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"Never  (C major) mind the priest this very morn
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To (F major) night we'll  (C major) sleep in
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 (G major) Murphy's  (C major) shed"
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 (F major) (Chorus) Around

Verse 9
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 (C major)  (F major) 
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 (C major) the
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corner  (F major) came a peeler
Told him I had broke the law
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The  (C major) donkey kicked  (F major) him on the kneecap
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He fell down and  (C major) broke his  (F major) jaw

Verse 10
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 (G major) Through the fair we
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 (F major) roamed together
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 (C major) His black eye and my red  (F major) hair
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 (C major) Gazing gaily at the tinker
Weren't we the happy pair?