C F G Am
Well I’ve not been honest darling, no I’ve not been straight at all
C F G F
Well, I beg your pardon; the night we jumped McCormack’s Wall
C F G Am
I was so happy just to be with you, I would have said anything at all
C F
Now I could scream your name, till you do the same,
G F
But I know you won’t respond
(slow)
G F
Well, here we are. What’s there to do?
C F G Am
Dai dal dai, dai dal dai, del dai del dai del do
C F G F
Dai dal dai, dai dal dai, I’m gonna ride black river
C F G Am
With the lark in the morning and the dew upon the dawn
C F G F
Well, a-home we came a-crawling with our sickness and our song
C F G Am
For all guitar makers; for the prisoners and the law
C F G F
And to the fine wine drinkers who drank their bellies raw
C F G Am
And to all the good samaritans, whoever found us in the dark
C F G F
And to all who’ve been or come between the lovers in the park
C F G Am
And to all the Ó Díomasaigh singers with their roots in holy ground
C F G F
And forgiveness still lingers in the bells above the town
(slow)
G F
Well, here we are. What’s there to do?
C F G Am
Dai dal dai, dai dal dai, del dai del dai del do
C F G Am
Dai dal dai, dai dal dai, I’m gonna ride black river
C F G Am
Dai dal dai, dai dal dai, del dai del dai del do
C F G F
Dai dal dai, dai dal dai, I’m gonna ride black river
(pause)
C F
Well, this is a song of drinking,
G Am
And for a drink it will be sung,
C F
And I’ll sing it right, and I’ll say goodnight
G F
Unless they're serving another one
(pause) this next part is played on piano and fiddle
C F G Am
C F G F
C F G Am
C F G F
Pause and then fiddle tune starts 3:26
C C F F C C G G
C C F F C C G C X8
If playing the ending on guitar count 1-2-3-4 and strum the two chords on the 1-2 with a mute on the 3-4
or play the melody
3:26
C C F F C C G G C C F F C C G C
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0-2-5-2-0------------------------------0-2-5-2-0-----------------|
D|-------0-2-----------2-2-2-0-2-0---------------0-2----------2-2-0-0-2-------|
A|-/3-3-3---------------------3---3-0-3---/3-3-3-------------------3---3-3-3--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3:45
C C F F C C G G C C F F C C G C
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
B|--------------3-5-3---------------------------------3-5-3-------------------|
G|----0-0-0-0-5------5-----------------------0-0-0-0-5------5-----------------|
D|-2-3-----2-----------2-2-2-0-2-0--------2-3-----2-----------2-2-0-0-2-------|
A|----------------------------3---3-0-3----------------------------3---3-3-3--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4:02
C C F F C C G G C C F F C C G C
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0-2-5-2-0------------------------------0-2-5-2-0-----------------|
D|-------0-2-----------2-2-2-0-2-0---------------0-2----------2-2-0-0-2-------|
A|-/3-3-3---------------------3---3-0-3---/3-3-3-------------------3---3-3-3--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4:19
C C F F C C G G C C F F C C G C
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
B|--------------3-5-3---------------------------------3-5-3-------------------|
G|----0-0-0-0-5------5-----------------------0-0-0-0-5------5-----------------|
D|-2-3-----2-----------2-2-2-0-2-0--------2-3-----2-----------2-2-0-0-2-------|
A|----------------------------3---3-0-3----------------------------3---3-3-3--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
If playing the ending on mandolin
3:26
C C F F C C G G C C F F C C G C
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-------------0-3-0--------------------------------0-3-0-------------------|
D|-------0-2-5------5-2-2-2-0-2-0--------------0-2-5-----5-2-2-0-0-2--------|
G|-/5-5-5--------------------5---5-2-5---/5-5-5-----------------5---5-5-5---|
3:45
C C F F C C G G C C F F C C G C
E|-----------------0---------------------------------------0------------------| x2
A|--------------3-5-5-3---------------------------------3-5-5-3---------------|
D|-2-3-5-5-5-2-5-------2-2-2-0-2-0---------2-3-5-5-5-2-5-------2-2-0-0-2------|
G|----------------------------5---5-2-5-----------------------------5---5-5-5-|
4:02
C C F F C C G G C C F F C C G C
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-------------0-3-0--------------------------------0-3-0-------------------|
D|-------0-2-5------5-2-2-2-0-2-0--------------0-2-5-----5-2-2-0-0-2--------|
G|-/5-5-5--------------------5---5-2-5---/5-5-5-----------------5---5-5-5---|
4:19
C C F F C C G G C C F F C C G C
E|-----------------0---------------------------------------0------------------| x2
A|--------------3-5-5-3---------------------------------3-5-5-3---------------|
D|-2-3-5-5-5-2-5-------2-2-2-0-2-0---------2-3-5-5-5-2-5-------2-2-0-0-2------|
G|----------------------------5---5-2-5-----------------------------5---5-5-5-|
