Suzanne Vega – Galway (Guitar)
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As recorded by Suzanne Vega
(From the 2025 Album FLYING WITH ANGELS)
[Intro]
G Am C D
G Am C D
[Verse 1]
G Am C D I want to take you to the west coast of Ireland G Am C D To Galway to play in the spray and the sea Em A I've dreamed about you, yes, that's what he told me G Am C G He said, I will take you if you'll come with me
[Interlude]
Am C D G Am C D
[Verse 2]
G Am C D I laughed and I said now you wait just a minute G Am C D There's somebody else I am fighting with now Em A I've seen my future and you aren't in it G Am D G But I'll let you know if it changes somehow
[Interlude]
Am C D
[Chorus]
F C G We know the winds of time hold a mystery F C G Who knows the workings of fate and of destiny? F C G We look back on it and see that it's history D Now
[Verse 3]
G Am C D A couple months later, I saw him again G Am C D He was across the room at thе bar in a crowd Em A I said hello, and he said without warning G Am G Am I'll take you to Galway, hе said this out loud
[Interlude]
Am C D
[Chorus]
F C G We know the winds of time hold a mystery F C G Who knows the workings of fate and of destiny? F C G We look back on it and see that it's history D Now
[Verse 4]
A Bm D E Somebody else took up my hand that night A Bm D E He said, he's too young, as though he had that right F#m G So Mr. Galway, he faded from view Bm A D And the other man took up the game for two
[Interlude]
G Am D G Am C D
[Verse 5]
G Am C D Months after that, across the whole country G Am C D In a hotel hallway I went for some ice Em A I saw a man and his face was familiar G Am D G My eyes met his, and I stared at him twice
[Interlude]
Am C D G Am C D
[Verse 6]
G Am C D I said is it you? And he said, it is me G Am C D He said I am asking again if you're free Em A Well you won't believe this but I'm to be wed Em A I said I'm so sorry not to share your bed Em A So I can't join you for the spray and the sea G Am D G And the romance of Galway still waiting for me
[Interlude]
Am C D
[Chorus]
F C G We know the winds of time hold a mystery F C G Who knows the workings of fate and of destiny? F C G We look back on it and see that it's history D Now
[Verse 7]
G Am C D I tease my daughter and sometimes I say G Am D Your dad could have been Irish but he's not, anyway Em A Sometimes at night in my dreams I do hear Em A The gray and the spray of Galway so near Em And the roar of the sea A And the things that could be G Am D G And I will take you if you'll come with me Am D G Yes I will take you if you'll come with me
[Outro]
Am D G