INTRO: [G] [C] [G] [Em] [G] [D] [G]

VERSE 1:
[G] I remember the night that [C] he came [G] in
From the [C] wintery cold and [G] damp
A giant of a man in an [Em] oilskin coat
And the [C] bundle that told he was a [D] tramp

VERSE 2:
He [G] stood at the bar and he [C] called a [G] pint
Then [C] turned and gazed at the [G] fire
On a night like this to be [Em] safe and dry
Is my [C] one and only [D] desire

CHORUS:
So [G] here's to those who are [C] dead and [G] gone
The friends that I loved [D] dear
And [G] here's to you and I'll [C] bid you [G] adieu
Sayin' Donegal [D] Danny's been [G] here me [Em] boys
[G] Donegal [D] Danny's been [G] here

VERSE 3:
[G] Then in a voice that was [C] hushed and [G] low
Said [C] listen I'll tell you a [G] tale
How a man of the sea became a [Em] man of the road
And [C] never more will set [D] sail

VERSE 4:
I [G] fished out of Howth and [C] Killy-[G]-begs
Ard-[C]-glass and Balti-[G]-more
But the cruel sea has [Em] beaten me
And I'll [C] end my days on the [D] shore

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE 5:
[G] One fateful night in the [C] wind and the [G] rain
We set [C] sail from Killybegs [G] town
There were five of us from sweet [Em] Donegal
And [C] one from County [D] Down

VERSE 6:
We were [G] fishermen who [C] worked the [G] sea
And [C] never counted the [G] cost
But I never thought when that [Em] night was done
That [C] my fine friends would all be [D] lost

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE 7:
[G] Then a storm it broke and [C] rolled the [G] boat
On the [C] rocks about ten miles from [G] shore
As we fought the tide we [Em] hoped inside
To [C] see our homes once [D] more

VERSE 8:
Then [G] we struck a rock and [C] holed the [G] bow
And [C] all of us knew she'd go [G] down
So we jumped right into the [Em] icy sea
And [C] prayed to God we wouldn't [D] drown

VERSE 9:
But the [G] raging sea was [C] rising [G] fast
As [C] we set out for the [G] land
And she fought with all her [Em] cruelty
To [C] claim that gallant [D] band

VERSE 10:
By [G] St Johns Point in the [C] early [G] dawn
I [C] dragged myself on the [G] shore
And I cursed the sea for [Em] what she'd done
And [C] vowed to sail her never [D] more

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE 11:
[G] Ever since that night I've been [C] on the [G] road
[C] Travelling and trying to [G] forget
That awful night I lost [Em] all my friends
I [C] see their faces [D] yet

VERSE 12:
And [G] often at night when the [C] sea is [G] high
And the [C] rain is tearing at my [G] skin
I can hear the cries of those [Em] dying men
[C] floating over on the [D] wind

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]