Dubliners, Spanish Lady (1977)
^{Key: :[G] (w: Traditional)}

INTRO: [G] [Em] [G] [D] / [G] [Em] [Am7] [D7] [G]

VERSE 1:
As [G] I came down thru [Em] Dublin city [Am7] at the hour of [D7] twelve at night
[G] Who should I see but a [Em] Spanish Lady, [Am7] washing her feet by [D7] candlelight
[G] First she washed them [Em] then she dried them [G] over a fire of [D] amber coals
[G] In all my life I [Em] ne'er did see a [Am7] girl so sweet [D7] about the soul

CHORUS:
[G] Whack for the toora [Em] loora laddy, [Am7] whack for the toora [D7] loora lay
[G] Whack for the toora [Em] loora laddy, [Am7] whack for the toora [D7] loora lay

VERSE 2:
As [G] I came back thru [Em] Dublin city [Am7] at the hour of [D7] half past eight
[G] Who should I see but the [Em] Spanish lady [Am7] brushing her hair in [D7] broad daylight
[G] First she tossed it [Em] then she combed it, [G] on her lap was a silver [D] comb
[G] In all my life I [Em] ne'er did see a [Am7] girl so fair [D7] since I did roam

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[G] [Em] [G] [D] / [G] [Em] [Am7] [D7] [G]

VERSE 3:
[G] As I came back thru [Em] Dublin city [Am7] as the sun began [D7] to set
[G] Who should I see but the [Em] Spanish lady [Am7] catching a moth in a [D7] golden net
[G] When see saw me [Em] then she fled me lifting her [G] petticoat over her [D] knee
[G] In all my life I [Em] ne'er did see a [Am7] girl so shy as the [D7] Spanish Lady

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[G] [Em] [G] [D] / [G] [Em] [Am7] [D7] [G]
[G] [Em] [G] [D] / [G] [Em] [Am7] [D7] [G]

VERSE 4:
I've [G] wandered north and south [Em] through Stoney [Am7] batter and Patrick's [D7] Close
[G] Up and around the by [Em] the Gloucester [Am7] Diamond and back by Napper Tandy's [D7] house
[G] Old age has laid her [Em] hand on me [G] cold as a fire of ashy [D] coals
[G] In all my life I [Em] ne'er did see a [Am7] girl so sweet [D7] as the Spanish Lady

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[G] [Em] [G] [D] / [G] [Em] [Am7] [D7] [G]
[G] [Em] [G] [D] / [G] [Em] [Am7] [D7] [G]