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Version 1 Version 2Galway Girl Steve Earle [Verse 1] D G Well, I took a stroll on the old long walk. Of a day -I-ay-I-ay D G D D A D I met a little girl and we stopped to talk. Of a fine soft day-i-ay G D G D And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do Bm A G D 'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue G D G D And I knew right then I'd be takin' a whirl Bm A G D 'Round the Salthill Prom with a Galway girl [solo] D G D G D A D A D e|------------------------|7-7-7-9-10-9-7---------|7-7----------------|------------------| B|----7----------7-7-7----|---------------10-10-10|----10-10--8-7---7-|------7-8-7-------| G|7-9---9-7--7-9-------9-7|-----------------------|---------------9---|9-9-9-------9-7-7-| D|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------| A|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------| E|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------| [Verse 2] D G We were halfway there when the rain came down. Of a day -I-ay-I-ay Bm A G D D A D And she asked me up to her flat downtown. Of a fine soft day-i-ay G D G D And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do Bm A G D 'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue G D G D So I took her hand and I gave her a twirl Bm A G D And I lost my heart to a Galway girl [solo] D G D G D A D A D e|------------------------|7-7-7-9-10-9-7---------|7-7---------------|------------------| B|----7----------7-7-7----|---------------10-10-10|----10-10--8-7---7|-------7-8-7------| G|7-9---9-7--7-9-------9-7|-----------------------|---------------9--|-9-9-9-------9-7-7| D|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------| A|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------| E|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------| D G D G D A D A D e|------------------------|7-7-7-9-10-9-7--------|7-7----------------|------------------| B|----7----------7-7-7----|--------------10-10-10|----10-10--8-7---7-|------7-8-7-------| G|7-9---9-7--7-9-------9-7|----------------------|---------------9---|9-9-9-------9-7-7-| D|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|------------------| A|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|------------------| E|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|------------------| G D A G D A D A D e|----7-7-7----7-9-10-7-|----------------|----7-7--------------|------------------| B|-10-------10----------|-10-10-10-8-7---|-10----10-10-8-7---7-|------7-8-7-------| G|----------------------|--------------9-|-----------------9---|-9-9-9------9-7-7-| D|----------------------|----------------|---------------------|------------------| A|----------------------|----------------|---------------------|------------------| E|----------------------|----------------|---------------------|------------------| [Verse 3] D D G When I woke up I was all alone. [melody only on this line] Bm A G D D A D With a broken heart and a ticket home. [melody only on this line] G D G D And I ask you now, tell me what would you do Bm A G D If her hair was black and her eyes were blue G D G D I've traveled around I've been all over this world Bm A G D Boys I ain't never seen nothin' like a Galway girl [Solo] D G D G D A D A D e|------------------------|-7-7-7-9-10-9-7----------|-7-7----------------|------------------| B|----7----------7-7-7----|----------------10-10-10-|-----10-10--8-7---7-|-------7-8-7------| G|7-9---9-7--7-9-------9-7|-------------------------|----------------9---|-9-9-9-------9-7-7| D|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------| A|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------| E|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------| D G D G D A D A D e|------------------------|-7-7-7-9-10-9-7----------|-7-7----------------|------------------| B|----7----------7-7-7----|----------------10-10-10-|-----10-10--8-7---7-|-------7-8-7------| G|7-9---9-7--7-9-------9-7|-------------------------|----------------9---|-9-9-9-------9-7-7| D|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------| A|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------| E|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------| D G D G D A D A D e|------------------------|-7-7-7-9-10-9-7----------|-7-7----------------|------------------| B|----7----------7-7-7----|----------------10-10-10-|-----10-10--8-7---7-|-------7-8-7------| G|7-9---9-7--7-9-------9-7|-------------------------|----------------9---|-9-9-9-------9-7-7| D|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------| A|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------| E|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------|