The Bard of Armagh chords by
The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem

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Key: Db major•

Verse 1

C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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F

F

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C

C

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Oh list to the lay of

G

G

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a poor Irish harper

C

C

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G

G

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And scorn not the strains of his old,

C

C

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F

F

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withered hands

C

C

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F

F

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But remember his fingers,

C

C

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G

G

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they once could move sharper

C

C

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Am

Am

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G

G

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To raise up the memory of

C

C

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G

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C

C

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his dear native land

Verse 2

C

C

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F

F

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At a fair or a wake,

C

C

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G

G

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I could twist my shillelagh

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Or trip through a jig with my

G

G

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brogues bound with straw

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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And all the pretty colleens

C

C

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G

G

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around me assembled

C

C

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G

G

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Loved their bold Phelim Brady,

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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the bard of Armagh

F

F

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Oh, how I long to muse

Verse 3

C

C

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on

G

G

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the days of my boyhood

C

C

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G

G

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But four score and three years

C

C

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F

F

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have flitted since then

C

C

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F

F

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But they bring sweet reflections,

C

C

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G

G

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as every young joy should

C

C

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G

G

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For, the merry hearted boys

C

C

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makes the best of old men

F

F

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And when sergeant death, in his

Verse 4

C

C

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G

G

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cold arms shall embrace me

C

C

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G

G

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And lull me to sleep with

C

C

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E

E

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sweet Erin go bragh

G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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By the side of my Kathleen,

C

C

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G

G

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my young wife then place me

F

F

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C

C

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B

B

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G

G

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Then forget Phelim Brady,

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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the bard of Armagh

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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

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

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
G
Am
F
E
B

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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The original key of The Bard of Armagh by The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem is Db major.

The primary chords used in The Bard of Armagh are Db, Ab, Bbm, Gb, F, C.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, Ab, Bbm, Gb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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