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Dubliners, Spanish Lady (1977)
 Key: :[C#] (w: Traditional)
INTRO: [C#] [A#m] [C#] [G#] / [C#] [A#m] [D#m7] ^[G#7] [C#]

VERSE 1:
As [C#] I came down thru [A#m] Dublin city [D#m7] at the hour of [G#7] twelve at night
[C#] Who should I see but a [A#m] Spanish Lady, [D#m7] washing her feet by [G#7] candlelight
[C#] First she washed them [A#m] then she dried them [C#] over a fire of [G#] amber coals
[C#] In all my life I [A#m] ne'er did see a [D#m7] girl so sweet [G#7] about the soul

CHORUS:
[C#] Whack for the toora [A#m] loora laddy, [D#m7] whack for the toora [G#7] loora lay
[C#] Whack for the toora [A#m] loora laddy, [D#m7] whack for the toora [G#7] loora lay

VERSE 2:
As [C#] I came back thru [A#m] Dublin city [D#m7] at the hour of [G#7] half past eight
[C#] Who should I see but the [A#m] Spanish lady [D#m7] brushing her hair in [G#7] broad daylight
[C#] First she tossed it [A#m] then she combed it, [C#] on her lap was a silver [G#] comb
[C#] In all my life I [A#m] ne'er did see a [D#m7] girl so fair [G#7] since I did roam

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[C#] [A#m] [C#] [G#] / [C#] [A#m] [D#m7] ^[G#7] [C#]

VERSE 3:
[C#] As I came back thru [A#m] Dublin city [D#m7] as the sun began [G#7] to set
[C#] Who should I see but the [A#m] Spanish lady [D#m7] catching a moth in a [G#7] golden net
[C#] When see saw me [A#m] then she fled me lifting her [C#] petticoat over her [G#] knee
[C#] In all my life I [A#m] ne'er did see a [D#m7] girl so shy as the [G#7] Spanish Lady

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[C#] [A#m] [C#] [G#] / [C#] [A#m] [D#m7] ^[G#7] [C#]
[C#] [A#m] [C#] [G#] / [C#] [A#m] [D#m7] ^[G#7] [C#]

VERSE 4:
I've [C#] wandered north and south [A#m] through Stoney [D#m7] batter and Patrick's [G#7] Close
[C#] Up and around the by [A#m] the Gloucester [D#m7] Diamond and back by Napper Tandy's [G#7] house
[C#] Old age has laid her [A#m] hand on me [C#] cold as a fire of ashy [G#] coals
[C#] In all my life I [A#m] ne'er did see a [D#m7] girl so sweet [G#7] as the Spanish Lady

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[C#] [A#m] [C#] [G#] / [C#] [A#m] [D#m7] ^[G#7] [C#]
[C#] [A#m] [C#] [G#] / [C#] [A#m] [D#m7] ^[G#7] [C#]

ADDITIONAL INFO:

"Spanish Lady" is a traditional Irish folk song, also found in England. The Bodleian Library has several broadsides of an English ballad with this name, one dating from the 17th century.[1] Fragmentary or related versions from the US date from 1883 (141 years old as of 2024)

NOTE: The "ADDITIONAL INFO" section shows information based on the original song key only, and may not be modified when transposing.


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