Chord Req: The Mad Lady and Me

Subject: Chord Req: The Mad Lady and Me
From: The Maverick
Date: 06 Oct 14 - 03:58 PM

Struggling to find or work out the chords to Christy Moores version of Jimmy McCarthy's The Mad Lady and Me - can anyone help?

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Mad Lady and Me
From: maeve
Date: 06 Oct 14 - 04:39 PM

Here are lyrics and a sound file to assist chord suggestions.
Jimmy MacCarthy: The Mad Lady and Me youtube

The Mad Lady And Me

Jimmy McCarthy

Among the walls and ruins,
Of the horrid civic stone,
I walked without a lover,
For my older bones.

The sun was strong and going down,
It was a dreamlike day,
It's there I met the trinity,
It's there I heard them say.

Chorus:
And she said bye bye Mama,
Goodbye brother John,
Fare thee well ye Shandon bells,
Ring on, ring on.

She leaned and leaned much closer,
And she hugged them all goodbye,
Her mother said "Don't go my love",
We all must by and by,
A drunken tongue said "leave her off",
She'll drive us all crazy,
She turned around and saw my face,
And both of us was she.

Up on to the limestone wall,
And down the level steps,
She threw herself into the stream,
With a splash and no regrets,
Sidestroke swimming midstream,
Throwing kisses to the crowd,
And everything was silent,
And the sky had not one cloud.

We were swimming out in the sunset,
We were swimming out to sea,
Swimming down by the opera house,
The Mad Lady and Me.

http://www.christymoore.com/lyrics/the-mad-lady-and-me/

There is a Jimmy McCarthy songbook here, also: http://www.musik-schiller.com/Jimmy_Mccarthy_Songbook_No_Frontiers_p120145.html

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Mad Lady and Me
From: The Maverick
Date: 06 Oct 14 - 04:44 PM

Thanks - I found that but it was the chords I needed help with

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Mad Lady and Me
From: GUEST,#
Date: 06 Oct 14 - 04:58 PM

It's easier for people to help with chords if they have both lyrics and the artist's rendition readily available.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Mad Lady and Me
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 06 Oct 14 - 06:08 PM

I absolutely love Jimmy McCarthy's songs. I know at least one bloke here who wouldn't agree! ;-) If you've never seen it (and I'm no good at links), find Jimmy and Christy on Youtube doing "Bright Blue Rose". Peerless!

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Mad Lady and Me
From: GUEST,#
Date: 06 Oct 14 - 06:12 PM

There ya go, Steve.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glGdAwGBt8s

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Mad Lady and Me
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 06 Oct 14 - 08:26 PM

Cheers!

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Mad Lady and Me
From: The Maverick
Date: 07 Oct 14 - 05:06 PM

Chords anyone?

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Mad Lady and Me
From: michaelr
Date: 08 Oct 14 - 03:21 PM

Do you want the original or the Christy version?

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Mad Lady and Me
From: maeve
Date: 09 Oct 14 - 06:13 AM

I believe the OP said 'twas "Christy Moore's version of Jimmy McCarthy's The Mad Lady and Me", michaelr.
Thanks.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Mad Lady and Me
From: GUEST,#
Date: 09 Oct 14 - 08:30 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJzJGm4F6MM

There it is with lyrics all typed out.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Mad Lady and Me
From: maeve
Date: 09 Oct 14 - 04:32 PM

Could someone please help The Maverick with chords for this song?
Thank you.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Mad Lady and Me
From: maeve
Date: 09 Oct 14 - 04:35 PM

I found what appears to be chords/tab for this on the following website (membership apparently required): http://www.tabcrawler.com/1301423/Christy-Moore/The-Mad-Lady-&-Me

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Mad Lady and Me
From: michaelr
Date: 10 Oct 14 - 12:25 AM

Verse:

Em   C    B    C B Em   (2x)


Chorus:

G D C   Em

G D C B Em

Feel free to play B7 instead of B whenever it feels good.


Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Mad Lady and Me
From: maeve
Date: 10 Oct 14 - 03:27 AM

Well done, michaelr. Thank you for helping.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Mad Lady and Me
From: michaelr
Date: 10 Oct 14 - 09:24 PM

bump

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Mad Lady and Me
From: michaelr
Date: 12 Oct 14 - 12:36 PM

bump again

Subject: RE: Chord Req: The Mad Lady and Me
From: The Maverick
Date: 12 Oct 14 - 01:55 PM

Many thanks all - will give those a try - it would have to be B7 as I cant do a B !