The Galway Girl (Steve Earle)

Intro:

D D

Verse 1:

D Well, I took a stroll on the old long walk

G Of a day -I-ay-I-ay

D I met a little girl and we stopped to talk

Of a fine soft day -I-ay-I-ay

G D G D And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do

A G G D 'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue

G D G D And I knew right then I'd be takin' a whirl

A G G D 'Round the Salthill Prom with a Galway girl

Bridge:

D G D G D G D A D

Verse 2:

D We were halfway there when the rain came down

G Of a day -I-ay-I-ay

D And she asked me up to her flat downtown

G D Of a fine soft day -I-ay-I-ay

G D G D And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do

A G G D 'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue

G D G D So I took her hand and I gave her a twirl

A G G D And I lost my heart to a Galway girl

BRIDGE (2X)

Verse 3:

D G When I woke up I was all alone

D G D With a broken heart and a ticket home

G D G D And I ask you now, tell me what would you do

A G G D If her hair was black and her eyes were blue

G D G D I've traveled around I've been all over this world

A G G D Boys I ain't never seen nothin' like a Galway girl

BRIDGE (3X)