C ~
C G
Am C
1. It was down by Christ Church that I first met with Annie,
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a
nice little girl and not a bit shy.
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She told me her father had come from Dungannon,
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would take her back home in
the sweet bye and bye.
Am Em
And what’s it to any man, whether or no,
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G
whether I’m easy, or whether I’m true.
Am Em
As I lifted her petticoat, easy and slow,
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F C
and I tied up my sleeve for to
buckle her shoe.
C G Am C
2. We wandered by Thomas Street, down to the Liffey,
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the
sunlight was gone, and the evening drew dark,
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along
Whitemans Bridge, and by God in a jiffy,
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Am F C
my
arm was around her, beyond in the park.
+ CHORUS
(midi moves up a full step to
capo 2nd here)
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3. In city or country a girl is a jewel,
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and
well made for holding, the most of the while.
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But any young fellow is really
a fool,
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if he
tries at the first time to go a bit far.
Am Em
And what’s it to any man, whether or no,
Am
Dm G
whether I’m easy, or whether I’m
true.
Am Em
As I lifted her petticoat, easy and slow,
C F C
and I tied up my sleeve for to
buckle her shoe.
C G Am C
4. If you chance for to go to the town of Dungannon,
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you
can search till your eyeballs are empty and blind.
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Am C
Be you sitting or walking or
sporting or standing,
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Am
F C
another
like Annie you never will find.
+ CHORUS (2x) + C - F - C
(midi=no capo; Dubliners=capo 2nd: G-D-Em-G...)(Trad.)