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

INTRO: [C] [F] [C] [Am] [C] [G] [C]

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

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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]