Declan Nerney – Rosie Donahue chords

[Intro]
E    B    F#    B7     E     B     F#    B

[Verse 1]
     B                 B             E              BWhen I was here on me holidays from far across the sea,
    E                    B               B        F#I stayed in the town of Wexford near our J F Kennedy,
    B                 B              E                BWas in New Ross at a dance I met a charming girl so sweet,
     E7             B               F#              B     BHer name was Rosie Donahue and she swept me off my feet.

[Verse 2]
   B               B                   E              BI asked her for a dance that night to which she did agree,
    E                 B                B                F#And as we danced the night away these words she said to me,
           B              B               E             BThat she lived off near Taghmon, on her Fathers little farm,
    E               B              F#7                B     BAnd if I'd like to see her home if not there'd be no harm.

[Chorus 1]
    B         B        E            BOh Rosie Donahue,  I really do not view,
    E                    B          C#            F#Although I'm bound for America, to you I will be true,
       B                  B             E                 BBut before I leave this country,  I'll tell you what I'll do,
         E            B             F#7            BIf you wanna take my surname,  then I'll take Donahue.

[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
     C                C           F              CWhen I went back to America and tried to settle down,
     F            C                        C            G7But everyday my heart would yearn for the love I left behind,
      C              C           F             CSo I sent to her a letter,  and said Miss Donahue,
      F                 C            G                C     CThis heart of mine is lonely now without the love of you.

[Verse 4]
      C                C              F               CShe wrote me back an answer,  sayin' that she would accept,
     F              C               C            G7The generous offer that I made, to her before I left,
       C                C           F               CShe'd take my hand in marriage,  if I would still agree,
        F              C                  G              C     CSo I'm headed back to Wexford now that's where I long to be.

[Chorus 2]
    C         C        F            COh Rosie Donahue,  I really do not view,
    F                    C          D             GAlthough I'm bound for America, to you I will be true,
       C                  C             F                 CBut before I leave this country,  I'll tell you what I'll do,
         F             C             G7            C     CIf you wanna take my surname,  then I'll take Donahue.

[Chorus 3]
    C         C        F            COh Rosie Donahue,  I really do not view,
    F                    C          D             GAlthough I'm bound for America, to you I will be true,
       C                  C             F                 CBut before I leave this country,  I'll tell you what I'll do,
         F             C             G7            CIf you wanna take my surname,  then I'll take Donahue.

[Outro]
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