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Dubliners, Spanish Lady (1977)
^{Key: :[D#] (w: Traditional)}

INTRO: [D#] [Cm] [D#] [A#] / [D#] [Cm] [Fm7] ^[A#7] [D#]

VERSE 1:
As [D#] I came down thru [Cm] Dublin city [Fm7] at the hour of [A#7] twelve at night
[D#] Who should I see but a [Cm] Spanish Lady, [Fm7] washing her feet by [A#7] candlelight
[D#] First she washed them [Cm] then she dried them [D#] over a fire of [A#] amber coals
[D#] In all my life I [Cm] ne'er did see a [Fm7] girl so sweet [A#7] about the soul

CHORUS:
[D#] Whack for the toora [Cm] loora laddy, [Fm7] whack for the toora [A#7] loora lay
[D#] Whack for the toora [Cm] loora laddy, [Fm7] whack for the toora [A#7] loora lay

VERSE 2:
As [D#] I came back thru [Cm] Dublin city [Fm7] at the hour of [A#7] half past eight
[D#] Who should I see but the [Cm] Spanish lady [Fm7] brushing her hair in [A#7] broad daylight
[D#] First she tossed it [Cm] then she combed it, [D#] on her lap was a silver [A#] comb
[D#] In all my life I [Cm] ne'er did see a [Fm7] girl so fair [A#7] since I did roam

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[D#] [Cm] [D#] [A#] / [D#] [Cm] [Fm7] ^[A#7] [D#]

VERSE 3:
[D#] As I came back thru [Cm] Dublin city [Fm7] as the sun began [A#7] to set
[D#] Who should I see but the [Cm] Spanish lady [Fm7] catching a moth in a [A#7] golden net
[D#] When see saw me [Cm] then she fled me lifting her [D#] petticoat over her [A#] knee
[D#] In all my life I [Cm] ne'er did see a [Fm7] girl so shy as the [A#7] Spanish Lady

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[D#] [Cm] [D#] [A#] / [D#] [Cm] [Fm7] ^[A#7] [D#]
[D#] [Cm] [D#] [A#] / [D#] [Cm] [Fm7] ^[A#7] [D#]

VERSE 4:
I've [D#] wandered north and south [Cm] through Stoney [Fm7] batter and Patrick's [A#7] Close
[D#] Up and around the by [Cm] the Gloucester [Fm7] Diamond and back by Napper Tandy's [A#7] house
[D#] Old age has laid her [Cm] hand on me [D#] cold as a fire of ashy [A#] coals
[D#] In all my life I [Cm] ne'er did see a [Fm7] girl so sweet [A#7] as the Spanish Lady

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[D#] [Cm] [D#] [A#] / [D#] [Cm] [Fm7] ^[A#7] [D#]
[D#] [Cm] [D#] [A#] / [D#] [Cm] [Fm7] ^[A#7] [D#]

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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