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

INTRO: [D] [G] [D] [Bm] [D] [A] [D]

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

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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]