Muirsheen Durkin The Dubliners
This is exactly how the Dubliners play it, without a capo.
Basically the whole song just goes D A.
Intro (flutes): D A A D x4
VERSE I:
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In the [D]days I went a [A]courtin',
I was [A]never tired re[D]sortin'.
To an [D]ale house or a [A]playhouse,
And [A]many's the house be[D]sides
But I [D]told me brother [A]Seamus,
I'd go [A]off and be right [D]famous,
And I [D]never would re[A]turn again,
Until I [A]roamed the w[D]orldwide.
CHORUS:
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[D]Goodbye, Muirsheen [A]Durkin,
Sure I'm [A]sick and tired of [D]workin'
No [D]more I'll dig for [A]praties,
And no [A]longer I'll be [D]fooled
As [D]sure as me name is [A]Carney,
I'll be [A]off to Cali[D]forny
Where ins[D]tead of digging [A]praties,
I'll be [A]digging lumps of [D]gold.
Inst. (flutes): D A A D x1
VERSE II:
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I've [D]courted girls in [A]Blarney,
in Kan[A]turk and in [D]Killarney
In passage and in [A]Queenstown,
that [A]is the Cobh of [D]Cork.
Good[D]bye to all this [A]pleasure,
I'll be [A]off to take me [D]leisure
And the [D]next time that you'll [A]hear from me,
will be a [A]letter from New [D]York.
CHORUS:
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[D]Goodbye, Muirsheen [A]Durkin,
I'm [A]sick and tired of [D]workin'
No more I'll dig for [A]praties,
And no [A]longer I'll be [D]fooled
As sure as me name is [A]Carney,
I'll be [A]off to Cali[D]forny
Where instead of digging [A]praties,
I'll be [A]digging lumps of [D]gold.
VERSE III:
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[D]Goodbye to the [A]girls at home,
I'm [A]going far across the [D]foam.
To [D]try and make me [A]fortune,
in [A]far Ameri[D]kay.
There's [D]gold and jewels and [A]plenty,
For the [A]poor and for the [A]gentry
And [D]when I return [A]again,
I [A]never more will [D]say:
CHORUS:
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[D]Goodbye, Muirsheen [A]Durkin,
Sure I'm [A]sick and tired of [D]workin'
No [D]more I'll dig for [A]praties,
And no [A]longer I'll be [D]fooled
As [D]sure as me name is [A]Carney,
I'll be [A]off to Cali[D]forny
Where ins[D]tead of digging [A]praties,
I'll be [A]digging lumps of [D]gold.
Inst.: D A A D to fadeout.
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