The Night Visit Chords
The Night Visit by Christy Moore is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
The Night Visit - Christy Moore
1. 8 Bar intro.
Am G Am G
Am G Am G
2.
Am G
Who are you, me pretty fair maid
Am G
And who are you, me honey?
Am G
Who are you, me pretty fair maid
Am G
And who are you, me honey?
Am G
She answered me modestly,
G
"Well I am me mammy's darling."
Am
With me too-rye-ah
G
Fal-de-diddle-ah
G
A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Am G
Dairy oh
Am G
3.
Am G
Will you come to me mammy's house
Am G
When the moon is shining clearly.
Am G
Will you come to me mammy's house
Am G
When the moon is shining clearly.
Am G
I'll open the door and I'll let you in
G
And divil the one will hear us.
Am
With me too-rye-ah
G
Fal-de-diddle-ah
G
A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Am G
Dairy oh
Am G
4.
Am G
So I went to her house in the middle of the night
Am G
When the moon was shining clearly.
Am G
So I went to her house in the middle of the night
Am G
When the moon was shining clearly.
Am G
She opened the door and she let me in
G
And divil the one did hear us.
Am
With me too-rye-ah
G
Fal-de-diddle-ah
G
A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Am G
Dairy oh
Am G
5.
Am G
She took me horse by the bridle and the bit
Am G
And she led him to the stable
Am G
She took me horse by the bridle and the bit
Am G
And she led him to the stable
Am G
Saying "There's plenty of oats for a soldier's horse,
G
To eat it if he's able. "
Am
With me too-rye-ah
G
Fal-de-diddle-ah
G
A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Am G
Dairy oh
Am G
6.
Am G
And She took me by the lily-white hand
Am G
she led me to the table
Am G
She took me by the lily-white hand
Am G
And she led me to the table
Am G
"There's plenty of wine for a soldier boy,
G
Drink it if you're able. "
Am
With me too-rye-ah
G
Fal-de-diddle-ah
G
A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Am G
Dairy oh
Am G
7.
Am G
She got up and she made the bed
Am G
And she made it nice and aisy
Am G
She got up and she made the bed
Am G
And she made it nice and aisy
Am G
Then she took me by the hand
G
Saying â??I hope that you are able!â?�
Am
With me too-rye-ah
G
Fal-de-diddle-ah
G
A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Am G
Dairy oh
Am G
8. 8 Bar Lead Break
Am G Am G
Am G Am G
9.
Am G
There we lay till the break of the day
Am G
And divil the one could hear us
Am G
There we lay till the break of the day
Am G
And divil the one could hear us
Am G
She arose and put on her clothes
G
Saying "Darling, you must leave me."
Am
With me too-rye-ah
G
Fal-de-diddle-ah
G
A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Am G
Dairy oh
Am G
10.
Am G
When can I return again
Am G
And when might we get married
Am G
When can I return again
Am G
And when might we get married
Am G
When broken shells make Christmas bells
G
We might well get married.
Am
With me too-rye-ah
G
Fal-de-diddle-ah
G
A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Am G
Dairy oh
Am G