Carrickfergus

	  		G            Am    D             G Em 
I wish I was in Carrickfergus, 
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Only for nights in Ballygrant 
Am           D                                  G    Em 
I would swim over the deepest ocean, 
Am              D              C        G 
Only for nights in Ballygrant, 
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But the sea is wide and I cannot cross over 
Em                      C                     D 
And neither have I the wings to fly 
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I wish i could meet a handsome boatsman 
Em                Am  D      C       G  
To ferry me over, my love to find. 

But in Kilkenny, it is reported, 
On marble stones there as black as ink 
With gold and silver I would support her, 
But I'll sing no more now 'till I get a drink. 
For i'm drunk today, and i'm seldom sober 
A handsome rover from town to town, 
Ah, but I'm sick now, my days are numbered, 
Come all you young men and lay me down.