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

INTRO: [Ab] [Db] [Ab] [Fm] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab]

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

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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]