Duffys Cut - Christy Moore Chords
Chords: D, A, Em, G, Bm, A7, From
More chords by Christy Moore
Genre: folk, irish, singer-songwriter
This song is in the key of D
Play along at:
https://youtu.be/yZDerJw93mE
[Verse]
D
In the summer of 1832
A
The sailing ship John Stamp
Em G
Tied up into the port of Pennsylvania
D
Up the ladder from the cargo deck
A
Men and women crept
Em Bm
Into the open skies above
[Verse]
D
Dia is Muire Dhuit agus Failte Romhat
A
Duffy’s my name, I cut through stone
Em
Work for me, I’m one of your own
G A7
In dollars I will pay you
[Verse]
D
57 men signed up,
A
Duffy promised to fill their cup
Em
If they cut the Malvern Valley up
G Bm G A
Mile 59 had to be on time for the railway line
[Chorus]
A D
From Ballyshannon and The Glenties
D
They sailed right into hell
D G A
They suffered like the weeping Christ
G A
Down Duffy’s Cut they sweat their blood
Bm G
Into his wishing well
[Bridge]
D
Were they taken by the sickness?
D
Were they hunted down like scum?
D G A
Was there poison in the water?
A G A
Was it cholera or murder?
Bm G
The smoke that hid the bullets
G D G Bm A
From the barrel of the boss’s g u n
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