These are the chords for Galway Races by The High Kings on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard
[Intro]
C G
With me whack-fa-la-do-for-
Am
the-diddle-ee-idle-eye
C G
And with me whack-fa-la-do-for-
Am
the-diddle-ee-idle-eye
[Verse 1]
C
As I rode down to Galway town
to seek for recreation
Am
On the seventeenth of August
G C
me mind being elevated
Am G
There were multitudes assembled
Am Em
with their tickets at the station
C
Me eyes began to dazzle and
Am G Am
I'm goin' to see the races
[Chorus]
C G
With me whack-fa-la-do-for-
Am
the-diddle-ee-idle-eye
[Verse 2]
C
There were passengers from Limerick
and more from Tipperary
Am
Boys from Connemara and
G C
the Claire unmarried maidens
Am G
There were people from Cork city
Am Em
who were loyal, true and faithful;
C
Who brought home the
Fenian prisoners
Am G Am
from dying in foreign nations
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[Chorus]
C G
With me whack-fa-la-do-for-
Am
the-diddle-ee-idle-eye
[Verse 3]
C
It's there you'll see the pipers
and the fiddlers competing
Am
And the spotting Wheel of Fortune
G C
with the four and twenty quarters
Am G
There was others without scruple
Am Em
pelting wattles at poor Maggie
C
And her father well-contented
Am G Am
and he lookin' at his daughter
[Chorus]
C G
With your whack-fa-la-do-for-
Am
the-diddle-ee-idle-eye
[Verse 4]
C
It's there you'll see the jockeys
and they're mounted out so stately
Am
The pink, the blue,
the orange, and green,
G C
the emblem of our nation
Am G
When the bell was rung for starting,
Am Em
all the horses seemed impatient
C
I thought they never stood on
Am G Am
ground their speed was so amazing
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[Chorus]
C G
With your whack-fa-la-do-for-
Am
the-diddle-ee-idle-eye
[Solo]
C Am G C Am G Am Em
C Am G Am C G Am
[Verse 5]
C
There was half a million people
there from all denominations
Am
The Catholic, the Protestant,
G C
the Jew, and Presbyterian
Am G
There was yet no animosity,
Am Em
no matter what persuasion
C Am
But "failte" hospitality inducin'
G Am
fresh acquaintance
[Chorus]
C G
With me whack-fa-la-do-for-
Am
the-diddle-ee-idle-eye
C G
With me whack-fa-la-do-for-
Am
the-diddle-ee-idle-eye