Declan Galbraith (born December 19, 1991, in Hoo St Werburgh, Kent, England) is an English singer of Scottish and Irish origin.
He has been hailed as a '‘once in a lifetime’' phenomenal talent and a rising media star.
The control and range of his voice, as well as his ability to interpret and adapt material of differing genres, are the cornerstones of his unique talent.
Declan Galbraith and his family live in the UK, in Hoo, a village near Rochester, Kent.
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1)Danny Boy Use a Capo on fret 1 for this song.
G7CF Oh, Dan-ny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are call - ing ____from glen to CAmD7G7 Glen and down the moun-tain side ________ The sum - mer's CC7FG Gone, and all the flowers are dying, ______ Tis you, tis CG7CG7CFG7 You must go, and I must bide,___But come ye back when sum-mer's in CG7CFC the Mea - dow, ___Or when the val - ley's hushed and white with D7G7CC7F Snow _______ Tis I'll be here in sun - shine or in CAmFG7CAmG7 Sha - dow. ____ Oh, Dan-ny Boy, oh Dan-ny Boy, I Love you CFG7CG7 So!______ And if you
CF Come, when all the flowers are dy - ing,__ if I am CAmD7G7 Dead, as dead I well may be,_________ I pray You'll CC7FG Find the place where I am ly - ing, ____ and kneel and CG7CG7CFG7 Say an A - ve there for me;__And I shall hear, though soft you tread CFG7CFC Above_ me,_____ and all my grave shall war-mer, sweet-er D7G7CC7F Be, _____ Then you will kneel and whisper that you CAmCAmDm7G7C Love- me,___ and I shall sleep in peace un-til you come to me. AmCAmDm7GC and I shall sleep in peace un-til you come to me.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2)Carrickfergus CGCFC I wish I was in Carrickfergus. Where she is waiting, my rainbows end. GCFC I would swim over the deepest ocean just to see her sweet smile again.
Chorus: FGFG But the sea is wide and I cannot get over. Nor have I the wings to fly. FCFC GFC I wish I knew a friendly boatsman to ferry me back to my sweethearts side.
GCFC I close my eyes and I remember the fields of green and flowers gold. GCFC Where we would walk in sunlit meadows. How my hearts longing to be back home.
Chorus: FGFG But the sea is wide and I cannot get over. Nor have I the wings to fly. FCFC So I'll just dream of Carrickfergus and the day I said goodbye. FCFG Now and forever, my love and I.
FCFC So I'll just dream of Carrickfergus and the day I said goodbye. FC Now and forever my love and I. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3)Imagine
ADAD Imagine there's no heaven. It's easy if you try. ADAD No hell below us. Above us only sky. DABEE7 Imagine all the people living for today.
ADAD Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do. ADAD Nothing to kill or die for, and no religion too. DABEE7 Imagine all the people living life in peace.
E7DEADb Oooooo you may say I'm a dreamer. DE7ADb But I'm not the only one. DEADb I hope some day you'll join us. DE7A And the world will live as one.
ADAD Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can. ADAD No need for greed or hunger, a brotherhood of man. DABEE7 Imagine all the people sharing all the world.
E7DEADb Oooooo you may say I'm a dreamer. DE7ADb But I'm not the only one. DEADb I hope some day you'll join us. DE7A And the world will live as one. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4)I'll Be There
FCDmAm You and I must make a pact, we must bring salvation back BbCF where there is love, I'll be there FCDmAm I'll reach out my hand to you, I'll have faith in all you do BbCF just call my name and I'll be there
chorus: AbEb And oh - I'll be there to comfort you, BbF build my world of dreams around you, I'm so glad I that I found you AbEb I'll be there with a love thats strong BbF I'll be your strength, I'll keep holding on Oooo Oooo
FC Let me fill your heart with joy and laughter DmAm Togetherness, well thats all I'm after BbCF Just call my name and, I'll be there FCDmAm I'll be there to protect you, yeah baby with an unselfish love I respect you BbCF Just call my name and I'll be there (chorus)
FCDmAm If you should ever find someone new, I know he'd better be good to you BbCFC cause if he doesn't, I'll be there CF Don't you know, baby, yeah yeah CDmAmBbCF I'll be there, I'll be there, just call my name and I'll be there
just look over your shoulders
FCDmAmBbCF I'll be there, I'll be there, just call my name and I'll be there
Don't you know, baby, yeah yeah FCDmAmBbCF I'll be there, I'll be there, just call my name and I'll be there -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5)It All Begins With Love GEmCD Rain has to fall if the flower is to grow. GEmCD And the night has to come, if the moonlight is to glow.
CDG And although my eyes may cry a thousand tears in the end I'm sure theyll fill DCDG With laughter. And if by chance I live a million years I believe one thing D Will still be true.
Chorus: GEmCD In love I'll find the answer to the question that is written in my heart. GEmCD Have faith and it will guide me on my journey if I remember from the start. EmDEm-D-C It all begins with love. It all begins with love.
GEmCDGEm The river has to bend on it's journey to the sea, then the tide has to turn, CD If the ocean is to breath.
CDG Maybe I will search this world a hundred times, or maybe I'll find my dream DCDG Tomorrow. But somewhere deep within this heart of mine I believe one thing D Will never change.
Chorus: GEmCD In love I'll find the answer to the question that is written in my heart. GEmCD Have faith and it will guide me on my journey if I remember from the start. EmCEm It all begins with love. It all begins with love, with love, with love.
Chorus: EbAbFmDbEb In love I'll find the answer to the question that is written in my heart. AbFmDbEb Have faith and it will guide me on my journey if I remember from the start. FmDbFmDbFm It all begins with love. It all begins with love. It all begins with love. DbFm It all begins with love.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6)Your Friend EF#m If you're feeling all alone, if somebody makes you cry. AF#m (A-B-B) Don't you worry 'bout a thing I'll dry your eyes.
EF#m Everything'll be alright, the sun is gonna shine on you. AF#m I will bring a summer breeze, turn your grey skies into blue.
BA If you need a helping hand just call me. F#mB Coz you don't have to face it on your own.
Chorus: E (Remember) Everybody needs affection, everybody needs a friend. AB Everybody wants the same thing in this world. (Remember) E Someone who will always be there, right until the very end. AB No matter where you are, you can count on me. F#mE I'll always be. . . . .Your friend.
EF#m If you need a place to run to, a shelter when the rain comes down. AF#m (A-B-B) I'll be there to make you smile when the circus leaves town.
EF#m And even in your darkest hour, when every little thing goes wrong. AF#m Let me be your satellite, I will guide you thru the night.
BA If your ever need a helping hand just call me F#mB And I will come running back to you.
CHORUS BA Together we will face the world and try to live our dreams. F#mE I'll always pick you up when you are down. BA And if we have to say goodbye and go our separate ways F#mE I want you to remember I'll always feel this way.
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Alt Chorus: ABE Everybody wants the same thing in this world. Please remember AB No matter where you are, you can count on me F#mE I'll always be . . . . .Your friend -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7)Love Can Build A Bridge
EA I'd gladly walk across the desert with no shoes upon my feet BAE To share with you the last bite of bread I had to eat A I would swim out to save you in your sea of broken dreams EB When all your hopes are sinkin' let me show you what love means
Chorus: EBB7E Love can build a bridge, between your heart and mine E7AEBE Love can build a bridge, don't you think it's time, don't you think its time.
EA I would whisper love so loudly every heart would understand BAE But love and only love can join the tribes of man C#m I would give my hearts desire so that you might see EB The first step is to realize, that it all begins with you and me
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ABE When we stand together, it's our finest hour
We can do anything, anything A Keep believin' in the power
CHORUS X 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8)Mamma Said AbEb I couldn't sleep last night, there was something on my mind. DbEb I lay there wishin' in the dark, someone could tell me why. AbEb If you love somebody from the bottom of your heart. DbEb Why do you hurt each other. How does it fall apart?
C7Ab An' then I heard a voice, as she sat down on my bed. DbEb And I can still remember the words my mamma said.
Chorus: AbDbAbDb Love can give, love can take, love can bend and love can break. AbEbAbDb When you think it's over, it's not the end. Don't give in, just be strong. AbDbEb And please remember son, my mamma said. DbAb There ain't no broken heart love cannot mend.
AbEb My mamma said no one knows what your life has got in store. DbEb You may go walking on the Moon, you may be rich or poor. AbEb But I know for certain, if you try to reach the stars. DbEb Anything is possible, your dreams are what you are.
C7Ab But when it comes to matters of the heart there is no guarantees. DbEb All that I can say to you is what my mamma said to me.
CHORUS DbAbDb So one day in my lifetime, when my world falls apart. DEA I won't cry, I'll just tell my heart, my heart. . . . .
Chorus: ADAD Love can give, love can take, love can bend and love can break. AEAD When you think it's over, it's not the end. Don't give in, just be strong. ADE And please remember son, my mamma said. DA There ain't no broken heart love cannot mend. DA There ain't no broken heart love cannot mend.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9)Till The Day We Meet Again BAF# Well, here we are, just time for one more song, before another show is thru. BC#mF# It's to bad the curtain has to fall, it's been a perfect night with you. AbmEF# So dance and let the music play, until we meet another day.
Chorus: BC#mF# So dont say goodbye, there is no need to cry,the love we share will never end BC#mF# Because you and me, we'll have this memory, one we can turn to now and then. BE Till the day we meet again.
BAF# So raise your hands and sing along with me, I dedicate these words to you. BC#mF# It feels as though I've known you all my life, yet this magic is so new. AbmEF# So please remember when I say, good friends are never far away.
Chorus: BC#mF# So dont say goodbye, there is no need to cry,the love we share will never end BC#mF# Because you and me, we'll have this memory, one we can turn to now and then. BF# Till the day we meet again.
C#mF#EF# No looking back with regret, cos tonight, I've found here with you C#mAF# Something I'll never forget, won't forget.
Chorus: DbEbmAb So dont say goodbye, there is no need to cry,the love we share will never end DbEbmAb Because you and me, we'll have this memory, one we can turn to now and then. Db Till the day we meet again. DbEbmAb Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la. Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la. Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. Db Till the day we meet again. DbEbmAb Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la. Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la. Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. Db Till the day we meet again. DbEbmAb Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la. Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la. Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. Db Till the day we meet again. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10)Amazing Grace EAEB Amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a boy like me EAEBE I once was lost, but now am found. Was blind but now I see.
EAEB T'was grace that taught my heart to sing, and grace my soul relieved. EAEBE How precious did that grace appear, the hour I first believed.
EAEB If I should live ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun EAEBE I would need more days to sing Gods praise, than when I first begun
EAEB Amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a boy like me EAEBABE I once was lost, but now am found. Was blind but now I see----I See.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11)Circles In The Sand CFCFG I know your backs against the wall. Nothing is easy, the world is closing in. FCFC But you won't let me fall, you keep on fightin', you don't give in. BbF One day I'll give to you, all that you deserve. BbG You are the sweetest thing living on this Earth.
Chorus: FCFC If I am lost upon the ocean, youll be my guiding star to lead me to dry land. FCBbFC And on the beach we'll walk together drawing circles in the sand.
FCFG In the name of love, now and forever, always there for me. FCFC But when the time is right, you'll be the first one to set me free. BbF And when I spread my wings, you'll teach me how to fly. BbG Although your heart will break the day we say goodbye.
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BbFBbF God only knows where I am going. What kind of man I will become. BbFBb But when I stand alone, out there in the world, one thing I know will CFBbFC Never change, I love you, and I will forever and a day.
Chorus: FCFC If I am lost upon the ocean, youll be my guiding star to lead me to dry land. FCBbFC And on the beach we'll walk together drawing circles in the sand. FBbBb-C-F Circles in the sand. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12)Angels
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Verse: CFAmG I sit and wait. Does an angel contemplate my fate. CFAmG And do they know the places were we go when we're grey and old. FAmF Cuz I have been told that salvation lets their wings unfold. Bb So when I'm lying in my bed, F Thoughts running through my head, C And I feel that love is dead. BbFC I'm loving angels instead.
Chorus: GAm And through it all she offers me protection, FC A lot love and affection, whether I'm right or wrong. GAm And down the waterfall wherever it may take me, F I know that life won't break me. EmDm When I come to call, she won't forsake me. BbFC I'm loving angels instead.
Verse: CFAmG When I'm feeling weak and my pain walks down a one way street. CFAmG I look above and I know I'll always be blessed with love. Bb And as the feeling grows F she breathes flesh to my bones C And when love is dead, BbFC I'm loving angels instead.
CHORUS Instrumental bit CHORUS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13)Tell Me Why F#mBmDF#m In my dream, children sing a song of love for every boy and girl. BmD The sky is blue and fields are green and laughter is the language of the F#mAEBmF#m world. Then I wake and all I see is a world full of people in need.
Chorus: DF#mBm Tell me why (why) does it have to be like this? DF#mBm Tell me why (why) is there something I have missed? DF#mBmD Tell me why (why) cos I don't understand. When so many need somebody. BmF#m We don't give a helping hand. Tell me why?
F#mBmDF#m Every day I ask myself what will I have to do to be a man? BmDF#m Do I have to stand and fight to prove to everybody who I am? AEBmF#m Is that what my life is for to waste in a world full of war?
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F#mEF#m (Tell me why?) Tell me why? (Tell me why?) Tell me why? (Tell me why?) E Just tell me why, why, why?
Chorus & chant: EAbmC#m Tell me why (why) does it have to be like this? EAbmC#m Tell me why (why) is there something I have missed? EAbmC#mE Tell me why (why) cos I don't understand. When so many need somebody. C#m We don't give a helping hand. Abm Tell me why (why, why, does the tiger run). C#m Tell me why (why, why, do we shoot the gun). Abm Tell me why (why, why, do we never learn). C#m Can someone tell us why we let the forest burn? Abm (Why, why, do we say we care) C#m Tell me why (why, why, do we stand and stare) Abm Tell me why (why, why, do the dolphins cry) C#m Can someone tell us why we let the oceans die? Abm (Why, why, if we're all the same) C#m Tell me why (why, why, do we pass the blame) Abm Tell me why (why, why, does it never end) C#m Can someone tell us why we cannot just be friends? AbmC#m Why, why (do we close our eyes). Why, why (do the greedy lie). Abm Why, why (do we fight for land). C#mAbm Can someone tell us why cos we don't understand? Why, why?? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14)Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Declan's Prayer) EA Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are? F#mB Looking at your magic light, watching over us tonight.
EA Before my dreams take me away, I kneel beside my bed and prey. F#mB For all the children in the dark, till tomorrow, AF#mBABA twinkle little star. F#mAF#mBABA Promise me you'll twinkle little star. F#mAmBABAF#m Cos everybody needs a little star. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------