Cockles and Mussels (C Major)
Artist:
Traditional English
Genre:
Traditional Folk
Tempo:
Moderate
Strum Pattern:
D - d u d D - d u d
Roman Numerals:
I, ii, V, vi
Instrument:
Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Entered by:
PollyEV
C
(C,E,G)
-
C
E
G
C
E
Dm
(D,F,A)
-
-
D
A
D
F
G
(G,B,D)
G
B
D
G
B
G
Am
(A,C,E)
-
A
E
A
C
E
Verse 1
In
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Dublin's fair
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
city, where the
[
Dm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
girls are so
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
pretty
I
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
first set my
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
eyes on sweet
[
Dm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
Molly Ma-
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
lone
As she
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
wheeled her wheel-
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
barrow
Through
[
Dm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
streets broad and
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
narrow
Crying
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
cockles and
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
mussels, a-
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
live, alive-
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
O!
Chorus
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Alive, alive-
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
O! a-
[
Dm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
live, alive-
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
O!
Crying
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
cockles and
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
mussels, a-
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
live, alive-
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
O!
Verse 2
She
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
was a fish-
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
monger, but
[
Dm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
sure 'twas no
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
wonder
For
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
so were her
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
father and
[
Dm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
mother be
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
fore
And they
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
each wheeled their
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
barrow
Through
[
Dm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
streets broad and
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
narrow
Crying
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
cockles and
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
mussels, a
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
live, alive-
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
O!
Chorus
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Alive, alive-
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
O! a
[
Dm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
live, alive-
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
O!
Crying
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
cockles and
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
mussels, a
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
live, alive-
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
O!
Verse 3
She
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
died of a
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
fever, and
[
Dm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
no one could
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
save her
And
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
that was the
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
end of sweet
[
Dm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
Molly Ma-
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
lone
But her
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
ghost wheels her
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
barrow
Through
[
Dm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
streets broad and
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
narrow
Crying
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
cockles and
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
mussels, a-
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
live, alive-
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
O!
Chorus
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Alive, alive-
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
O! a
[
Dm
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
live, alive-
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
O!
Crying
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
cockles and
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
mussels, a-
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
live, alive-
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
O!
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