Intro
G A G
G A G A
C Am C Am
C G C Em Am E A
Verse
G A
When I play on my fiddle in Dooney
G
Folk dance like a wave on the sea
A
My cousin is priest in Kilvarnet
G A
My brother in Moharabuiee
Verse
G Am
Oh, I passed my brother and cousin
G Am
They read in their books of prayer
C G C Em
Ah, but I, I read in my book of songs
Am E Am A
Which I bought at the Sligo fair
Verse
G A
When we come to the end of our time
G
To Saint Peter, all sitting in state
A
He will smile on the three old spirits
G A
But pass me first through the gate
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
Instrumental
C Am C Am
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