Fiddler Of Dooney

	  		
Intro 
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C   Am   C   Am 
C  G  C  Em  Am  E  A 

Verse 
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When I play on my fiddle in Dooney 
     G 
Folk dance like a wave on the sea 
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My cousin is priest in Kilvarnet 
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My brother in Moharabuiee 

Verse 
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Oh, I passed my brother and cousin 
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They read in their books of prayer 
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Ah, but I, I read in my book of songs 
        Am            E     Am     A 
Which I bought at the Sligo fair 

Verse 
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When we come to the end of our time 
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To Saint Peter, all sitting in state 
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He will smile on the three old spirits 
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But pass me first through the gate 

Verse 
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For the good are always the merry 
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Save by an evil chance 
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And the merry love the fiddle, aye 
        Am    E       Am      A 
And the merry love to dance 

Verse 
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Oh, when all the folk up there spy me 
          G 
They will all come and gather round me 
                                A 
Saying, "Here is the fiddler of Dooney!" 
        G                        A 
They'll dance like a wave on the sea 

Instrumental 
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C  G  C  Em  Am  E  A 
C   Am   C   Am 
C  G  C  Em  Am  E  A 

Verse 
                 G          Am 
For the good are always the merry 
           G    Am 
Save by an evil chance 
        C     G        C       Em 
And the merry love the fiddle, aye 
        Am    E       Am      A 
And the merry love to dance 

Verse 
    G                          A 
Oh, when all the folk up there spy me 
          G 
They will all come and gather round me 
                                A 
Saying, "Here is the fiddler of Dooney!" 
        G                        A 
They'll dance like a wave on the sea 
        G                        A 
They'll dance like a wave on the sea