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Dubliners, Spanish Lady (1977)
 Key: :[F] (w: Traditional)
INTRO: [F] [Dm] [F] [C] / [F] [Dm] [Gm7] ^[C7] [F]

VERSE 1:
As [F] I came down thru [Dm] Dublin city [Gm7] at the hour of [C7] twelve at night
[F] Who should I see but a [Dm] Spanish Lady, [Gm7] washing her feet by [C7] candlelight
[F] First she washed them [Dm] then she dried them [F] over a fire of [C] amber coals
[F] In all my life I [Dm] ne'er did see a [Gm7] girl so sweet [C7] about the soul

CHORUS:
[F] Whack for the toora [Dm] loora laddy, [Gm7] whack for the toora [C7] loora lay
[F] Whack for the toora [Dm] loora laddy, [Gm7] whack for the toora [C7] loora lay

VERSE 2:
As [F] I came back thru [Dm] Dublin city [Gm7] at the hour of [C7] half past eight
[F] Who should I see but the [Dm] Spanish lady [Gm7] brushing her hair in [C7] broad daylight
[F] First she tossed it [Dm] then she combed it, [F] on her lap was a silver [C] comb
[F] In all my life I [Dm] ne'er did see a [Gm7] girl so fair [C7] since I did roam

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[F] [Dm] [F] [C] / [F] [Dm] [Gm7] ^[C7] [F]

VERSE 3:
[F] As I came back thru [Dm] Dublin city [Gm7] as the sun began [C7] to set
[F] Who should I see but the [Dm] Spanish lady [Gm7] catching a moth in a [C7] golden net
[F] When see saw me [Dm] then she fled me lifting her [F] petticoat over her [C] knee
[F] In all my life I [Dm] ne'er did see a [Gm7] girl so shy as the [C7] Spanish Lady

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[F] [Dm] [F] [C] / [F] [Dm] [Gm7] ^[C7] [F]
[F] [Dm] [F] [C] / [F] [Dm] [Gm7] ^[C7] [F]

VERSE 4:
I've [F] wandered north and south [Dm] through Stoney [Gm7] batter and Patrick's [C7] Close
[F] Up and around the by [Dm] the Gloucester [Gm7] Diamond and back by Napper Tandy's [C7] house
[F] Old age has laid her [Dm] hand on me [F] cold as a fire of ashy [C] coals
[F] In all my life I [Dm] ne'er did see a [Gm7] girl so sweet [C7] as the Spanish Lady

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[F] [Dm] [F] [C] / [F] [Dm] [Gm7] ^[C7] [F]
[F] [Dm] [F] [C] / [F] [Dm] [Gm7] ^[C7] [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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