The Green And Red Of Mayo

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  • Chords (accoustic only)
     
    (Standard tuning)
  • G=320033
    C=x35553 (this sounds better than x32010)
    N.C.=No Chord
  •  
    Strum pattern (accoustic)
     
  • (\=downstroke /=upstroke)
     
    \ \/\ \/\ \/\/ \/
  • 1 2 3 4
     
    Verse 1:
  • N.C.
    Oh the green and red of mayo,
    N.C.
  • I can see it still,
    N.C.
    It's soft and craggy boglands,
  • N.C.
    It's tall magestic hills,
    G
  • Where the ocean kisses Ireland,
    C
    The waves caress it's shore
  • G
    The feelin' it came over me,
    C
  • To stay for ever more,
    G
    For ever more,
  •  
    C |G |C |
    1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |
  • (electric fill 1, lots of echo:)
    e|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
    B|---------------7-9--|9p7-----------------|-------------------|
  • G|--------------------|---------------8----|9~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|
    D|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
    A|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
  • E|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
     
    Verse 2:
  • G
    From it's rolling costal waters
    C
  • I can see Croagh Patrick's peak,
    G
    where one sunday every summer,
  • C
    the pilgrims climb the reek
    G
  • where St. Patrick in it's solitude,
    C
    looks out across Clew bay,
  • G
    and with the ringin' of his bell
    C
  • Called the faithful there to pray,
    G
    there to pray,
  •  
    (fill 2:)
    G
  • pray
    1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |
    e|7~~~~~~~~~~~~-9-7--|--------------------|
  • B|-------------------|8-6-----------------|
    G|-------------------|---9----------------|
    D|-------------------|--------------------|
  • A|-------------------|--------------------|
    E|-------------------|--------------------|
     
  • (fill 1)
     
    (fill 3:)
  • 1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |
    e|7~~~~-12----7---9~~|~~~~~~~-------------|
    B|-------------------|--------------------|
  • G|-------------------|--------------------|
    D|-------------------|--------------------|
    A|-------------------|--------------------|
  • E|-------------------|--------------------|
     
    (fill 1)
  •  
    Verse 3:
    (Chords as verse 2)
  •  
    Take me to Clare island,
    The home of Granuaile,
  • It's waters harbour fishes,
    From the herring to the whale,
    And now I must depart it,
  • And reality is plain,
    May the time not pass so slowly,
    Till I set sail again,
  • Set sail again,
     
    (fill 2)
  • (fill 1)
    (fill 3)
    (fill 1)
  •  
    Verse 4:
     
  • Lyrics as verse 1,
    Chords as verse 2.
     
  • (fill 2)
    (fill 2)
     
  • Held noton electric: fret 19 on the B string.
     
    acoustic fades out.
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The Green And Red Of Mayo
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