The Night Visit Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays528

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.

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  			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  
    	

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