Dubliners, Donegal Danny (1967)
^{Key: :[F] (w: Phil Coulter)}

INTRO: [F] [A#] [F] [Dm] [F] [C] [F]

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

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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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