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

INTRO: [Db] [Gb] [Db] [Bbm] [Db] [Ab] [Db]

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

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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]