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

INTRO: [B] [E] [B] [Abm] [B] [Gb] [B]

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

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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]