The Galway Girl – Steve Earle – Ukulele Chords

Play The Galway Girl by Steve Earle on ukulele with chords and lyrics in a clean, easy-to-follow layout. This lesson is suited for Beginner Players who want to work on Melody Playing. For help with the timing and feel of this song, see the video link below.

DGBmA
Intro:
INTRO : D | D | D | D
Verse:
Well, I D took a stroll on the old long walk
Of a day-i-ay-i- G ay
I Bm met a little A girl and we G stopped to D talk
Of a fine soft A day-i- D ay
Chorus:
And G I ask you D friend
What’s a G fella to D do
‘Cause her Bm hair was A black and her G eyes were D blue
And I G knew right D then
I’d be G takin’ a D whirl
‘Round the Bm Salthill A Prom with a G Galway D girl
Instrumental:
D | D | G | D
G D | A D | A | D
Verse:
We were D halfway there when the rain came down
Of a D day-i-ay-i- G ay
She Bm asked me A up to her G flat down- D town
Of a fine soft A day-i- D ay
Chorus:
And G I ask you D friend
What’s a G fella to D do
‘Cause her Bm hair was A black and her G eyes were D blue
And I G took her D hand
and I G give her a D twirl
ohh I Bm lost my A heart to a G Galway D girl
Instrumental Part A:
D | D | G | D
G D | A D | A | D
D | D | G | D
G D | A D | A | D
Instrumental Part B:
G | G D | D | A
G D | A D | A | D
When D I woke up I was all alone D | G
With a Bm broken A heart and a G ticket D home
D A | D
Chorus:
And I G ask you now D
Tell me G what would you D do
If her Bm hair was A black and her G eyes were D blue
And I’ve G traveled a- D -round
Been all G over this D world
Boys I 'aint Bm never seen A nothin’ like a G Galway D girl
Instrumental Part A:
D | D | G | D
G D | A D | A | D
D | D | G | D
G D | A D | A | D
Instrumental Part B:
D | D | G | D
G D | A D | A | D
Intro:
INTRO : D | D | D | D
Verse:
Well, I D took a stroll on the old long walk
Of a day-i-ay-i- G ay
I Bm met a little A girl and we G stopped to D talk
Of a fine soft A day-i- D ay
Chorus:
And G I ask you D friend
What’s a G fella to D do
‘Cause her Bm hair was A black and her G eyes were D blue
And I G knew right D then
I’d be G takin’ a D whirl
‘Round the Bm Salthill A Prom with a G Galway D girl
Instrumental:
D | D | G | D
G D | A D | A | D
Verse:
We were D halfway there when the rain came down
Of a D day-i-ay-i- G ay
She Bm asked me A up to her G flat down- D town
Of a fine soft A day-i- D ay
Chorus:
And G I ask you D friend
What’s a G fella to D do
‘Cause her Bm hair was A black and her G eyes were D blue
And I G took her D hand
and I G give her a D twirl
ohh I Bm lost my A heart to a G Galway D girl
Instrumental Part A:
D | D | G | D
G D | A D | A | D
D | D | G | D
G D | A D | A | D
Instrumental Part B:
G | G D | D | A
G D | A D | A | D
When D I woke up I was all alone D | G
With a Bm broken A heart and a G ticket D home
D A | D
Chorus:
And I G ask you now D
Tell me G what would you D do
If her Bm hair was A black and her G eyes were D blue
And I’ve G traveled a- D -round
Been all G over this D world
Boys I 'aint Bm never seen A nothin’ like a G Galway D girl
Instrumental Part A:
D | D | G | D
G D | A D | A | D
D | D | G | D
G D | A D | A | D
Instrumental Part B:
D | D | G | D
G D | A D | A | D

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