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

INTRO: [Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Cm] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]

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

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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE 5:
[Eb] One fateful night in the [Ab] wind and the [Eb] rain
We set [Ab] sail from Killybegs [Eb] town
There were five of us from sweet [Cm] Donegal
And [Ab] one from County [Bb] Down

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

VERSE 9:
But the [Eb] raging sea was [Ab] rising [Eb] fast
As [Ab] we set out for the [Eb] land
And she fought with all her [Cm] cruelty
To [Ab] claim that gallant [Bb] band

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE 11:
[Eb] Ever since that night I've been [Ab] on the [Eb] road
[Ab] Travelling and trying to [Eb] forget
That awful night I lost [Cm] all my friends
I [Ab] see their faces [Bb] yet

VERSE 12:
And [Eb] often at night when the [Ab] sea is [Eb] high
And the [Ab] rain is tearing at my [Eb] skin
I can hear the cries of those [Cm] dying men
[Ab] floating over on the [Bb] wind

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]