Fiddler Of Dooney Chords
by Gordon Bok
Fiddler Of Dooney by Gordon Bok is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, A, C, Am, Em and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
G A G
G A G A
C Am C Am
C G C Em Am E A
Verse
G A
When I play on my fiddle in Dooney
G
Folk dance like a wave on the sea
A
My cousin is priest in Kilvarnet
G A
My brother in Moharabuiee
Verse
G Am
Oh, I passed my brother and cousin
G Am
They read in their books of prayer
C G C Em
Ah, but I, I read in my book of songs
Am E Am A
Which I bought at the Sligo fair
Verse
G A
When we come to the end of our time
G
To Saint Peter, all sitting in state
A
He will smile on the three old spirits
G A
But pass me first through the gate
Verse
G Am
For the good are always the merry
G Am
Save by an evil chance
C G C Em
And the merry love the fiddle, aye
Am E Am A
And the merry love to dance
Verse
G A
Oh, when all the folk up there spy me
G
They will all come and gather round me
A
Saying, "Here is the fiddler of Dooney!"
G A
They'll dance like a wave on the sea
Instrumental
C Am C Am
C G C Em Am E A
C Am C Am
C G C Em Am E A
Verse
G Am
For the good are always the merry
G Am
Save by an evil chance
C G C Em
And the merry love the fiddle, aye
Am E Am A
And the merry love to dance
Verse
G A
Oh, when all the folk up there spy me
G
They will all come and gather round me
A
Saying, "Here is the fiddler of Dooney!"
G A
They'll dance like a wave on the sea
G A
They'll dance like a wave on the sea