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Danny Boy lyrics were written in 1910

The lyrics to Danny Boy were written by Fred Weatherly in 1910.

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Weatherly was an English lawyer who also carved a successful career for himself as a songwriter of some note.

The lyrics were first set to a completely different melody and the song proved unsuccessful.

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It was only when Weatherly set the Danny Boy lyrics to the Londonderry Air that the song really took off.

Danny Boy lyrics and chords in just two magical verses

G7 

Oh Danny  

C 

Boy, the pipes, the  

C7 

pipes are  

F 

calling

 

From glen to  

C 

glen, and  

Em 

down the  

F 

mountain 

 

 

G7 

side

G7 

The summer’s  

C 

gone, and all the  

C7 

flowers are  

F 

dying

 

‘Tis you, ’tis  

C 

you must  

Dm 

go and  

G7 

I must  

C 

bide.

G7 

 

But come ye  

Am 

back when  

F 

summer’s 

 

 

G7 

in the  

C 

meadow

 

Or when the  

Am 

valley’s 

 

 

F 

hushed and  

Em 

white with  

D7 

snow 

 

 

G7 

 

‘Tis I’ll be  

C 

here in  

F 

sunshine or in  

C Am 

shadow

 

Oh Danny  

C 

Boy, oh Danny  

F 

Boy, I  

G7 

love you  

C G7 

so.

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And if you  

C 

come, when all the  

C7 

flowers are  

F 

dying

 

And I am  

C 

dead, as  

Em 

dead I  

F 

well may  

G7 

be

G7 

You’ll come and  

C 

find the place where  

C7 

I am  

F 

lying

 

And kneel and  

C 

say an  

Dm 

“Ave” 

 

 

G7 

there for  

C 

me.

G7 

 

And I shall  

Am 

hear, though  

F 

soft you  

G7 

tread 

 

 

C 

above 

 

me

 

And all my  

Am 

dreams will  

F 

warm and  

Em 

sweeter 

 

 

D7 

be

G7 

 

If you’ll not  

C 

fail to  

F 

tell me that you  

C 

love 

 

 

Am 

me

 

I’ll sleep in  

C 

peace 

 

un

F 

til you  

G7 

come to  

C 

me.

G7 

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