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Dubliners, Spanish Lady (1977)
Key: :[F#] (w: Traditional)

INTRO: [F#] [D#m] [F#] [C#] / [F#] [D#m] [G#m7] ^[C#7] [F#]

VERSE 1:
As [F#] I came down thru [D#m] Dublin city [G#m7] at the hour of [C#7] twelve at night
[F#] Who should I see but a [D#m] Spanish Lady, [G#m7] washing her feet by [C#7] candlelight
[F#] First she washed them [D#m] then she dried them [F#] over a fire of [C#] amber coals
[F#] In all my life I [D#m] ne'er did see a [G#m7] girl so sweet [C#7] about the soul

CHORUS:
[F#] Whack for the toora [D#m] loora laddy, [G#m7] whack for the toora [C#7] loora lay
[F#] Whack for the toora [D#m] loora laddy, [G#m7] whack for the toora [C#7] loora lay

VERSE 2:
As [F#] I came back thru [D#m] Dublin city [G#m7] at the hour of [C#7] half past eight
[F#] Who should I see but the [D#m] Spanish lady [G#m7] brushing her hair in [C#7] broad daylight
[F#] First she tossed it [D#m] then she combed it, [F#] on her lap was a silver [C#] comb
[F#] In all my life I [D#m] ne'er did see a [G#m7] girl so fair [C#7] since I did roam

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[F#] [D#m] [F#] [C#] / [F#] [D#m] [G#m7] ^[C#7] [F#]

VERSE 3:
[F#] As I came back thru [D#m] Dublin city [G#m7] as the sun began [C#7] to set
[F#] Who should I see but the [D#m] Spanish lady [G#m7] catching a moth in a [C#7] golden net
[F#] When see saw me [D#m] then she fled me lifting her [F#] petticoat over her [C#] knee
[F#] In all my life I [D#m] ne'er did see a [G#m7] girl so shy as the [C#7] Spanish Lady

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[F#] [D#m] [F#] [C#] / [F#] [D#m] [G#m7] ^[C#7] [F#]
[F#] [D#m] [F#] [C#] / [F#] [D#m] [G#m7] ^[C#7] [F#]

VERSE 4:
I've [F#] wandered north and south [D#m] through Stoney [G#m7] batter and Patrick's [C#7] Close
[F#] Up and around the by [D#m] the Gloucester [G#m7] Diamond and back by Napper Tandy's [C#7] house
[F#] Old age has laid her [D#m] hand on me [F#] cold as a fire of ashy [C#] coals
[F#] In all my life I [D#m] ne'er did see a [G#m7] girl so sweet [C#7] as the Spanish Lady

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[F#] [D#m] [F#] [C#] / [F#] [D#m] [G#m7] ^[C#7] [F#]
[F#] [D#m] [F#] [C#] / [F#] [D#m] [G#m7] ^[C#7] [F#]

ADDITIONAL INFO:

"Spanish Lady" is a traditional Irish folk song, also found in England. The Bodleian Library has several broadsides of an English ballad with this name, one dating from the 17th century.[1] Fragmentary or related versions from the US date from 1883 (141 years old as of 2024)

NOTE: The "ADDITIONAL INFO" section shows information based on the original song key only, and may not be modified when transposing.


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