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

INTRO: [Gb] [B] [Gb] [Ebm] [Gb] [Db] [Gb]

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

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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]