The Isle Of Malachy Chords
The Isle Of Malachy by Maura O'Connell is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords G, C, Am, F, Bb, D, Em, Dm7 and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G C Am F C G
verse 1
N.C. C Bb Am
I am high upon a mountain
C D
When morning comes around it
G F Am
Where I was all with my love
F G
Birds fly upon the way
verse 2
C Bb Am
There horses go a-riding
C D
Messengers bring tidings
G F Am
And every day they sail away
F G
Like the sun beneath the sea
F Em G
Search where no ships are sailing
C Am G
No sound of hearts breaking
C F C Dm7
Or down in deepest Africa
D7 G
No one will find him there
C F C
But down the sands of evening
Am D7
In days of my love leaving
G F Am
You will hear the dance rise all around
F G
The Isle of Malachy
Instrumental
G C Bb Am C D G F Am F G
G C Bb Am C D G F Am F G
verse 3
C Bb Am
Now waves of stars are breaking
C D
They lie on shores of evening
G F Am
They burn at my eyes dreaming
F G
Like fire on the sea
verse 4
C Bb Am
I will make a prayer forever
C D
I will go with light and thunder
G F Am
And tell each soul and stranger
F G
The tale and history
F Em G
Search where no ships are sailing
C Am G
No sound of hearts breaking
C F C Dm7
Or down in deepest Africa
D7 G
No one will find him there
C F C
But down the sands of evening
Am D7
In days of my love leaving
G F Am
You will see the fires all around
F G
The Isle of Malachy
Outro: G F Am F G