The Mad Lady & Me chords by Christy Moore

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Em
C
B
Bsus4
G
D
D#dim
Am
F#dim

Verse 1

Among the walls and ruins,

Of the horrid civic stone,

I walked without a lover,

For my older bones.

Verse 2
Em 
The sun  (E minor) was strong and going down,
C 
It  (C major) was a dreamlike day,
B 
Bsus4 
It's  (B major) there I met the trin (Bsus4) ity,
C 
B 
It's  (C major) there I heard  (B major) them say.
Em 
 (E minor) And she said

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Verse 3

bye bye Mama,

Goodbye brother John,

Fare thee well ye Shandon bells,

Ring on, ring on.

Verse 4
Em 
She leaned  (E minor) and  leaned much closer,
C 
And she  (C major) hugged them all goodbye,
B 
Her  (B major) mother said "Don't go my love",
C 
B 
Em 
We  (C major) all must  (B major) by and by,  (E minor) 
A drunken tongue said
"leave her off",
C 
She'll  (C major) drive us all crazy,
B 
She turned  (B major) around and saw my face,
C 
B 
Em 
And  (C major) both of us  (B major) was she.  (E minor) 
G 
And she said bye  (G major) 

Verse 5

bye Mama,

Goodbye brother John,

Fare thee well ye Shandon bells,

Ring on, ring on.

Verse 6
Em 
Up on  (E minor) to the limestone wall,
C 
And  (C major) down the level steps,
B 
She threw  (B major) herself into the stream,
C 
B 
With a splash  (C major) and no  (B major) regrets,
Em 
 (E minor) Sidestroke swimming midstream,
C 
Throwing kisses  (C major) to the crowd,
B 
And  (B major) everything was silent,
C 
B 
Em 
And the sky  (C major) had  (B major) not one cloud.  (E minor) 

Verse 7
G 
D 
And she said  (G major) bye bye  (D major) Mama,
C 
Em 
 (C major) Goodbye brother John,  (E minor) 
G 
D 
Fare  (G major) thee well ye Shan (D major) don bells,
D#dim 
Em 
Ring on,  (D sharpdim) ring on.  (E minor) 
G 
We were swim (G major) ming

Verse 8
D 
out in the sun (D major) set,
C 
We were swim (C major) ming out to sea,
Em 
 (E minor) 
G 
D 
Swimming down  (G major) by the  (D major) opera house,
C 
B 
Em 
 (C major) The Mad Lady  (B major) and  (E minor) Me.