The Irish Rovers – The Banshees Cry (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
Cm Eb Fm Gm
Cm Eb F Gm
[Verse 1]
Cm Me name is frankie kavanagh in ireland i do dwell Eb F Gm Cm it’s of a family curse i sing the truth to you i’ll tell Cm a banshee does appear to us a harbinger of death Eb F Gm Cm a warning that soon one of us will draw their final breath
[Instrumental]
Cm Eb F Gm Cm
[Verse 2]
Cm It was a dark and stormy night no moon to light the sky Eb Fm G Cm i wasn’t more than four or five when first i heard her cry Cm a wailing lamentation that filled me with the fright Eb F Gm Cm and in the morning i was told your grandad died last night
[Chorus]
Ab Bb Eb Perhaps it’s just the wind that’s whistling round the window pane Fm Ab G7 Cm or maybe it was thunder or the rhythm of the rain Ab Bb Eb the old ones say an omen and death won’t be denied Fm Ab G7 Cm the devil’s out of a-hunting when you hear the banshee’s cry [Post-Chorus] Ab Gm Cm Fm Gm Cm oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh Ab Gm Cm Fm Ab Gm Cm oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh
[Instrumental]
Cm Eb F Gm Cm
[Verse 3]
Cm She comes to warn the family that death is creeping near Eb Fm G Cm her eyes are red from crying as she sheds her bitter tears Cm a woman of the fairy folk she sings in mournful tones Eb F Gm G Cm and if you heard her keening it would chill you to the bone
[Chorus]
Ab Bb Eb Perhaps it’s just the wind that’s whistling round the window pane Fm Ab G7 Cm or maybe it was thunder or the rhythm of the rain Ab Bb Eb the old ones say an omen and death won’t be denied Fm Ab G7 Cm the devil’s out of a-hunting when you hear the banshee’s cry [Post-Chorus] Ab Gm Cm Fm Gm Cm oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh Ab Gm Cm F Ab Gm Cm oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh
[Instrumental]
Cm Eb F Gm Cm
Cm Eb Fm Gm Cm
[Verse 4]
Cm to hear the banshee howling is to make your blood run cold Eb F Gm Cm knowing that the devil’s come to claim another soul Cm the family are all gone now i’m the last you see Eb F Gm Cm and every night i wait in dread to hear her cry for me
[Chorus]
Ab Bb Eb Perhaps it’s just the wind that’s whistling round the window pane Fm Ab G7 Cm or maybe it was thunder or the rhythm of the rain Ab Bb Eb the old ones say an omen and death won’t be denied Fm Ab G7 Cm the devil’s out of a-hunting when you hear the banshee’s cry [Post-Chorus] Ab Gm Cm Fm Gm Cm oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh Ab Gm Cm F Ab Gm Cm oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh Ab Gm Cm Fm Gm Cm oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh Ab Gm Cm F Ab Gm Cm oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh
[Outro]
Cm Eb F Gm Cm
Cm Eb F Gm Cm