Maid of Culmore - traditional Irish, I believe, has been recorded by Cara Dillon, Celtic Thunder
and the Bothy Band, among others
I play this on capo 3 with a basic strumming pattern
INTRO: Em D G D C
Em D G D C
Leaving sweet lovely Derry for fair London town
Em D Em Bm
There is no finer harbour all around can be found
Em D Em Bm
Where the youngsters each evening go down to the shore
Em D G D C
And the sweet bells are ringing for the maid of Culmore
Em D G D C
The first time I saw her, she passed me by
Em D Em Bm
And the next time I saw her, she bid me goodbye
Em D Em Bm
And the last time I saw her, it grieved my heart sore
Em D G D C
For she sailed down Lough Foyle, away from Culmore
Em D G D C
If I had the power the storms for to rise
Em D Em Bm
I would make the wind blow out and I'd darken the skies
Em D Em Bm
I'd make the wind blow high and the salt seas to roar
Em D G D C
'Til the day that my darling sailed away from Culmore
Instrumental, as verse
Em D G D C
To the far parts of America, my love I'll go seek
Em D Em Bm
For it's there I know no one and no one knows me
Em D Em Bm
But if I don't find her, I'll return home no more
Em D G D C
Like a pilgrim I'll wander for the maid of Culmore
Em D G D C
Like a pilgrim I'll wander for the maid of Culmore