Danny Boy (C Major)
Artist:
Fred Weatherly
Genre:
Old Time
Tempo:
slow
Strum Pattern:
D Du D Du D Du
Roman Numerals:
I, I7, IV, V7, vi
Instrument:
Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Entered by:
PollyEV
C
(C,E,G)
-
C
E
G
C
E
C7
(C,E,G,B♭)
-
C
E
B♭
C
E
F
(F,A,C)
F
C
F
A
C
F
G7
(G,B,D,F)
G
B
D
G
B
F
Am
(A,C,E)
-
A
E
A
C
E
Intro
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Verse 1
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Oh Danny boy, the
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
pipes, the pipes are
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
calling
From glen to
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
glen, and
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
down the mountain-
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
side
The summer's
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
gone, and
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
all the roses
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
falling
It's you, it's
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
you must
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
go and I must
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
bide
Chorus
But
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
come ye
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
back when
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
summer's in the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
meadow
Or
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
when the
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
valley's
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
hushed and white with
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
snow
Tis I'll be
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
here in
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
sunshine or in
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
shadow
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Oh Danny
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
boy, oh Danny
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
boy, I
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
love you
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
so
Verse 2
But if you come, and
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
all the flowers are
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
dying
And I am
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
dead, as
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
dead I may well
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
be
You'll come and
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
find the
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
place where I am
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
laying
And kneel and
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
say an
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
"Ave" there for
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
me
Chorus variation
And
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
I will
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
know, though
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
soft you tread a-
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
bove me
And
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
then my
[
Am
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
grave, will
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
richer sweeter
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
be
And you'll bend
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
down and
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
tell me that you
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
love me
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
And I will
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
rest in peace un-
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
til you
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
come to
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
me
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
And I will
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
rest in peace un-
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
til you
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
come to
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
me
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