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

INTRO: [D] [Bm] [D] [A] / [D] [Bm] [Em7] ^[A7] [D]

VERSE 1:
As [D] I came down thru [Bm] Dublin city [Em7] at the hour of [A7] twelve at night
[D] Who should I see but a [Bm] Spanish Lady, [Em7] washing her feet by [A7] candlelight
[D] First she washed them [Bm] then she dried them [D] over a fire of [A] amber coals
[D] In all my life I [Bm] ne'er did see a [Em7] girl so sweet [A7] about the soul

CHORUS:
[D] Whack for the toora [Bm] loora laddy, [Em7] whack for the toora [A7] loora lay
[D] Whack for the toora [Bm] loora laddy, [Em7] whack for the toora [A7] loora lay

VERSE 2:
As [D] I came back thru [Bm] Dublin city [Em7] at the hour of [A7] half past eight
[D] Who should I see but the [Bm] Spanish lady [Em7] brushing her hair in [A7] broad daylight
[D] First she tossed it [Bm] then she combed it, [D] on her lap was a silver [A] comb
[D] In all my life I [Bm] ne'er did see a [Em7] girl so fair [A7] since I did roam

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[D] [Bm] [D] [A] / [D] [Bm] [Em7] ^[A7] [D]

VERSE 3:
[D] As I came back thru [Bm] Dublin city [Em7] as the sun began [A7] to set
[D] Who should I see but the [Bm] Spanish lady [Em7] catching a moth in a [A7] golden net
[D] When see saw me [Bm] then she fled me lifting her [D] petticoat over her [A] knee
[D] In all my life I [Bm] ne'er did see a [Em7] girl so shy as the [A7] Spanish Lady

REPEAT CHORUS:

BREAK:
[D] [Bm] [D] [A] / [D] [Bm] [Em7] ^[A7] [D]
[D] [Bm] [D] [A] / [D] [Bm] [Em7] ^[A7] [D]

VERSE 4:
I've [D] wandered north and south [Bm] through Stoney [Em7] batter and Patrick's [A7] Close
[D] Up and around the by [Bm] the Gloucester [Em7] Diamond and back by Napper Tandy's [A7] house
[D] Old age has laid her [Bm] hand on me [D] cold as a fire of ashy [A] coals
[D] In all my life I [Bm] ne'er did see a [Em7] girl so sweet [A7] as the Spanish Lady