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Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl Chords

Chord reference Em, G, D, C, Am
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

She [Em]played the fiddle in [G]an Irish band But she [D]fell in love with [C]an English man [C]Kissed her on the neck and [G]then I took her by the hand Said [D]baby I just want to dance

I met her on [Em]Grafton street [G]right outside of the bar She shared a [D]cigarette with me while [C]her brother played the guitar She asked me [Em]what does it mean the [G]Gaelic ink on your arm? Said it was [D]one of my friend’s songs do you want to drink [C]on?

She took [Em]Jamie as a [G]chaser, Jack for the fun She got [D]Arthur on the table, [C]with Johnny riding a shotgun [Am]Chatted some more, [G]one more drink at the bar [D]Then put Van on the jukebox, got up to dance, you know

She [C]played the fiddle [G]in an Irish band But she [D]fell in love [C]with an English man [C]Kissed her on the neck and [G]then I took her by the hand Said [D]baby I just want to dance With my pretty little [C]Galway [G]Girl [D] [Em] You’re my pretty little [C]Galway [G]Girl [D] [Em]

You know she [Em]beat me at darts and [G]then she beat me at pool And then she [D]kissed me like there was [C]nobody else in the room As last [Em]orders were called [G]was when she stood on the stool After [D]dancing to Ceili singing to trad [G]tunes

I never [Em]heard Carrickfergus [G]ever sung so sweet A [D]cappella in the bar [C]using her feet for the beat Oh, I could [Am]have that voice [G]playing on repeat for a week And in this [D]packed out room swear she was singing to me

She [C]played the fiddle [G]in an Irish band But she [D]fell in love [C]with an English man [C]Kissed her on the neck and [G]then I took her by the hand Said [D]baby I just want to dance

With my pretty little [C]Galway [G]Girl [D]My, my, my, my, [Em]my, my, my [C]Galway [G]Girl [D]My, my, my, my, [Em]my, my, my [C]Galway [G]Girl [D]My, my, my, my, [Em]my, my, my [C]Galway [G]Girl [D] [Em]

Now we’ve [Em]outstayed our [G]welcome and it’s closing time I was [D]holding her hand, her hand [C]was holding mine Our [Em]coats both smell [G]of smoke, whisky and wine As we [D]fill up our lungs with the cold air of the night

I [Em]walked her home [G]then she took me inside Finish [D]some Doritos and [C]another bottle of wine I [Em]swear I’m going to put you [G]in a song that I write About a [D]Galway Girl and a perfect night

She [C]played the fiddle [G]in an Irish band But she [D]fell in love [C]with an English man [C]Kissed her on the neck and [G]then I took her by the hand Said [D]baby I just want to dance

With my pretty little [C]Galway [G]Girl [D]My, my, my, my, [Em]my, my, my [C]Galway [G]Girl [D]My, my, my, my, [Em]my, my, my [C]Galway [G]Girl [D]My, my, my, my, [Em]my, my, my [C]Galway [G]Girl [D] [Em]

[C] [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [Em]

Artist Ed Sheeran
Album ÷
Genres Folk, Pop
Year 2017
Key Em

How to Play Galway Girl on Guitar?

Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl can be played in the key of Em using the Em, G, D, C, Am chords.

  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Galway Girl with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.