first 3 verses written by Patsy O'Halloran of Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, last verse added by Christy Moore Album (self titled) Christy Moore; released 1976 Time Signature 3/4 Tempo: 104 bpm (for me anyway) Tuning: I play this half step down ignore the automatic chord diagrams, use what ive given here Chords and picking pattern xx3211 F 432123 x32010 C 543123 320033 G 643123 (note chord variation) INTRO C G F C VERSES C G F C C G C C C C G C F G C C C C G C F G C C C G F C C G C C (as the last line of last verse or after last verse repeat last line; swap 2nd last C chord with F and last bar of C single strum or root note... or just do your own thing) chord repetition: first and last the same... 2 middle the same Lyric variation: I like to sing: Fare "thee" well to Tipp... timing stays the same as Fare Thee become two 1/8 notes instead of fare as a 1/4 note VERSE 1

I ^Cjoined the ^Gfly- ing ^Fcol- ^Cumn in ^Cnine- ^Gteen six-^Cteen ^C In ^CCork with ^CSean ^GMoy- ^Clan, in ^FTipperary ^Gwith Dan ^CBreen ^C A-^Crre- sted ^Cby free ^Gstat- ^Cers and ^Fsen- ^Gtenced for ^Cto die^C Fare ^Cwell to ^GTipp- er-^Far- ^Cy said the ^CGal- tee ^Gmoun- ^Ctain boy ^C

We ^Cwent a-^Gcross the ^Fvall- ^Ceys and ^Co'er the ^Ghill- tops ^Cgreen ^C Where we ^Cmet with ^CDin- ny ^GLa- ^Ccey, Sean ^FHo- gan ^Gand Dan ^CBreen ^C Sean ^CMoy- lan ^Cand his ^Ggall- ant ^Cmen they ^Fkept the ^Gflag flying ^Chigh ^C Fare ^Cwell to ^GTipp- er-^Far- ^Cy said the ^CGal- tee ^Gmoun- ^Ctain boy ^C

We ^Ctracked the ^GDub- lin ^Fmoun- ^Ctains we were ^Crebels ^Gon the ^Crun ^C Though ^Chun- ted ^Cnight and ^Gmor- ^Cning we were ^Foutlaws ^Gbut free ^Cmen ^C We ^Ctracked the ^CWick- low ^Gmoun- ^Ctains as the ^Fsun was ^Gshin- ing ^Chigh ^C Fare ^Cwell to ^GTipp- er-^Far- ^Cy said the ^CGal- tee ^Gmoun- ^Ctain boy ^C

I ^Cbid fare-^Gwell to ^Fold ^CClon-mel that I ^Cnever ^Gmore will ^Csee ^C And ^Cto the ^CGal- tee ^Gmoun- ^Ctain that ^Foft times ^Gshel- tered ^Cme ^C The ^Cmen who ^Cfought for their ^Gli- ber-^Cty and who ^Fdied with-^Gout a ^Csigh ^C May their ^Ccause be ^Gne'er for-^Fgo- ^Ctten said the ^CGal- tee ^Gmoun- ^Ctain boy ^C

Christy Moore - Galtee mountain boy