Capo II Em G She played the fiddle in an Irish band D C But she fell in love with an English man C G Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand D Said, "baby, I just want to dance" Em G I meet her on Grafton street right outside of the bar D C She shared a cigarette with me while her brother played the guitar Em G She asked me what does it mean, the Gaelic ink on your arm? D Said it was one of my friend's songs, do you want to drink on? Em G She took Jamie as a chaser, Jack for the fun D C She got Arthur on the table with Johnny riding as a shotgun Am G Chatted some more,one more drink at the bar D Then put Van on the jukebox, got up to dance C G You know, she played the fiddle in an Irish band D Em But she fell in love with an English man C G Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand D Em Said, "baby, I just want to dance" C G D Em With my pretty little Galway girl C G D Em You're my pretty little Galway girl Em G You know she beat me at darts and then she beat me at pool D G And then she kissed me like there was nobody else in the room Em G As last orders were called was when she stood on the stool D After dancing to Kaleigh, singing to trad tunes C G I never heard Carrickfergus ever sang so sweet D Em A capella in the bar using her feet for a beat Am G Oh, I could have that voice playing on repeat for a week D And in this packed out room swear she was singing to me C G You know, she played the fiddle in an Irish band D Em But she fell in love with an English man C G Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand D Em Said, "baby, I just want to dance" C G My pretty little Galway girl D Em My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway girl C G My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway girl D Em My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway girl Em G And now we've outstayed our welcome and it's closing time D C I was holding her hand, her hand was holding mine Em G Our coats both smell of smoke,whisky and wine D As we fill up our lungs with the cold air of the night Em G I walked her home then she took me inside D C To finish some Doritos and another bottle of wine Am G I swear I'm gonna put you in a song that I write D About a Galway girl and a perfect night C G You know, she played the fiddle in an Irish band D Em But she fell in love with an English man C G Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand D Em Said, "baby, I just want to dance" C G My pretty little Galway girl D Em My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway girl C G My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway girl D Em My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway girl, hey |