Original by Pádraig MacCumhail 1936 Shortened version (this version) by Colm O'Laughlin Numerous covers Capo wherever you want to put it its comfortable for me vocally in standard tuning, but depends on your voice. time signature 4/4 chords and patterns xx3211 F 43212343 x32010 C 54312353 320033 G 64312353 022000 Em not picked (single whole note strum of strings 6,5 & 4) intro, doesn't need it, but the first 7 bars would work, and you could hum to it also verses C G F C C G C C G F G F C Em C G F G F C Em C G F C C G C (or optionally F for last verse) C last bar of C is just a C note string 5 fret 3 (next verse lyrics start on the last beat of this bar) good symmetry for easy memory, first 3 bars the same, and first and last lines thes same (excluding the bar of C note that joins the verses) as well as middle two VERSE 1

Oh, then ^Cfare ye ^Gwell, sweet ^FDone^Cgal, the ^CRosses ^Gand Gwee-^Cdore. I'm ^Ccrossing ^Gthe main ^Fo-^Gcean, where the ^Ffoaming ^Cbillows ^Emroar, it ^Cbreaks my ^Gheart from ^Fyou to ^Gpart, where I ^Fspent many ^Chappy ^Emdays. Fare-^Cwell to ^Gkind re-^Fla-^Ctions for I'm ^Cbound for A-^Gmer-i-^Ckay. ^C

VERSE 2

Oh, then ^CMary, ^Gyou're my ^Fhearts de-^Clight, my ^Cpride and ^Gonly ^Ccare, it ^Cwas your ^Gcruel ^Ffath^Ger would ^Fnot let ^Cme stay ^Emthere. But ^Cabsence ^Gmakes the ^Fheart grow ^Gfond and ^Fwhen I'm ^Co'er the ^Emmain, may the ^CLord pro-^Gtect my ^Fdarling ^Cgirl till ^CI re-^Gturn a-^Cgain. ^C

VERSE 3

And I ^Cwished I ^Gwas in ^Fsweet Dun-^Cgloe and ^Cseated ^Gon the ^Cgrass. And ^Cby my ^Gside a ^Fbottle of ^Gwine and ^Fon my ^Cknee a ^Emlass. I'd ^Ccall for ^Gliquor ^Fof the ^Gbest and I'd ^Fpay be-^Cfore I ^Emgo and I'd ^Croll my ^GMary ^Fin my ^Carms in the ^Ctown of ^Gsweet Dun-^Fgloe. ^C

Christy Moore - Mary from dungloe