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

INTRO: [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Gm] [Bb] [F] [Bb]

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

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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]