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Dubliners, Spanish Lady (1977)
^{Key: :[A] (w: Traditional)}
INTRO: [A] [F#m] [A] [E] / [A] [F#m] [Bm7] ^[E7] [A]

VERSE 1:
As [A] I came down thru [F#m] Dublin city [Bm7] at the hour of [E7] twelve at night
[A] Who should I see but a [F#m] Spanish Lady, [Bm7] washing her feet by [E7] candlelight
[A] First she washed them [F#m] then she dried them [A] over a fire of [E] amber coals
[A] In all my life I [F#m] ne'er did see a [Bm7] girl so sweet [E7] about the soul

CHORUS:
[A] Whack for the toora [F#m] loora laddy, [Bm7] whack for the toora [E7] loora lay
[A] Whack for the toora [F#m] loora laddy, [Bm7] whack for the toora [E7] loora lay

VERSE 2:
As [A] I came back thru [F#m] Dublin city [Bm7] at the hour of [E7] half past eight
[A] Who should I see but the [F#m] Spanish lady [Bm7] brushing her hair in [E7] broad daylight
[A] First she tossed it [F#m] then she combed it, [A] on her lap was a silver [E] comb
[A] In all my life I [F#m] ne'er did see a [Bm7] girl so fair [E7] since I did roam

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[A] [F#m] [A] [E] / [A] [F#m] [Bm7] ^[E7] [A]

VERSE 3:
[A] As I came back thru [F#m] Dublin city [Bm7] as the sun began [E7] to set
[A] Who should I see but the [F#m] Spanish lady [Bm7] catching a moth in a [E7] golden net
[A] When see saw me [F#m] then she fled me lifting her [A] petticoat over her [E] knee
[A] In all my life I [F#m] ne'er did see a [Bm7] girl so shy as the [E7] Spanish Lady

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[A] [F#m] [A] [E] / [A] [F#m] [Bm7] ^[E7] [A]
[A] [F#m] [A] [E] / [A] [F#m] [Bm7] ^[E7] [A]

VERSE 4:
I've [A] wandered north and south [F#m] through Stoney [Bm7] batter and Patrick's [E7] Close
[A] Up and around the by [F#m] the Gloucester [Bm7] Diamond and back by Napper Tandy's [E7] house
[A] Old age has laid her [F#m] hand on me [A] cold as a fire of ashy [E] coals
[A] In all my life I [F#m] ne'er did see a [Bm7] girl so sweet [E7] as the Spanish Lady

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[A] [F#m] [A] [E] / [A] [F#m] [Bm7] ^[E7] [A]
[A] [F#m] [A] [E] / [A] [F#m] [Bm7] ^[E7] [A]

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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