Carrickfergus
The DublinersVersion1
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I wish I was in Carrickfergus, only for nights in Ballygrant
I would swim over the deepest ocean, only for nights in Ballygrant
But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over, neither have I the wings to fly
I must find me a handsome boatman to ferry me over to my love and die
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Readable chord sheet for Carrickfergus by The Dubliners
I wish I [Bm]was [E]in Carrickf[A]ergus,[F#m] only for ni[Bm]ghts[E] in Ballygra[A]nt[D] [A] I would swim [Bm]over [E]the deepest o[A]cean,[F#m] only for night[Bm]s in B[E]allygra[A]nt[D] [A] But t[E]he sea is w[A]ide[F#m] and I cannot swim [E]over, neither h[A]ave [F#m]I th[D]e wings t[E]o fly [A]I must [Bm]find me [E]a handsome b[A]oatman [F#m]to ferry me ov[Bm]er t[E]o my love and di[A]e