Carrickfergus Chords
by Joan Baez
Carrickfergus by Joan Baez is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Am, D, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G Am D G Em
I wish I was in Carrickfergus,
Am D C G
Only for nights in Ballygrant
Am D G Em
I would swim over the deepest ocean,
Am D C G
Only for nights in Ballygrant,
G D
But the sea is wide and I cannot cross over
Em C D
And neither have I the wings to fly
Am D G
I wish i could meet a handsome boatsman
Em Am D C G
To ferry me over, my love to find.
But in Kilkenny, it is reported,
On marble stones there as black as ink
With gold and silver I would support her,
But I'll sing no more now 'till I get a drink.
For i'm drunk today, and i'm seldom sober
A handsome rover from town to town,
Ah, but I'm sick now, my days are numbered,
Come all you young men and lay me down.