This is a beautiful version of Steve Earle's "Galway Girl" by Stewart Lee. I love
how he gives the song the tragic and sad mood it deserves - this is about a broken
heart, after all. This song was played at the very end of his 2010 show "If You
Prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask For One" with Nick Pynn on the violin. Do
yourself a favour and buy that amazing DVD. You can find the song on that YouTube
they have now, but experiencing the full performance is a must. Couple of things:
Play the A like x02230,
Light strums without hitting the e string (xx023x) in the verse sounds better to me,
On the D chord, hammer the G string on the 2nd fret when it feels right,
He does a run on the G chord sometimes, like ( E |--3--2--0-) but I'm not sure.
Intro (with Violin):
D-G-D-G-D
A-G-A-D
Bm-A-G-D
A-G-A-G-D
A-G-D
D
I took a stroll on the old long walk
A G
On a day -I-ay-I-ay
G
I met a little girl and we stopped to talk
A G D
On a fine day -I-ay-I-ay
G D G D
And I'm asking you son, what would you do
Bm A G D
For her hair was black and her eyes were blue
G D G D
And I knew right then I'd be takin' a whirl
Bm A G D
I lost my heart to a Galway Girl
D-G-D-G-D
A-G-A-D
D A G
When I woke up I was all alone
G A G
With a broken heart and a ticket home
G D G D
And I'm asking you son, what'd you have done
Bm A G D
For her hair was black and her eyes were blue
G D G D
And I've been all over this big old world
Bm A G D
And I ain't never seen nothin' like a Galway Girl
G D
And I give it to you straight
G D
Like a cyder that's made
Bm A G
From one hundred percent pear---s
Bm A G
From one hundred percent pears
Bm A G
From one hundred percent pears
Bm A G
From one hundred percent pears
Bm A G
Is there any disapointment in there?
Bm A G
Is your bread and butter salting with regrets?
Bm A G
Do you ever get the feeling you've been cheated...
Bm A G
Well maybe Johnny just a bit
Well the Galway Girl by Steve Earle
G
Was my favorite song
G A
But they sold it off to a cyder ad
G D
And my memories went wrong
G D
And I'm asking you son
G D
What's an artist to do?
Bm A G D
For the kind of money they ain' offering you!
G D
And I drop the needle
G D
Give the record a whirl
Bm A G D
But I just can't listen to the Galway Girl
A G (GGGGGGG!)
And Iggy Pop wants to be
D
Wants to be your dog!