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Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl Chords

ChordsEm, G, D, C, Am
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram


She [Em]played the fiddle in [G]an Irish band
But she [D]fell in love with [C]an English man
[C]Kissed her on the neck and [G]then I took her by the hand
Said [D]baby I just want to dance


I met her on [Em]Grafton street [G]right outside of the bar
She shared a [D]cigarette with me while [C]her brother played the guitar
She asked me [Em]what does it mean the [G]Gaelic ink on your arm?
Said it was [D]one of my friend’s songs do you want to drink [C]on?


She took [Em]Jamie as a [G]chaser, Jack for the fun
She got [D]Arthur on the table, [C]with Johnny riding a shotgun
[Am]Chatted some more, [G]one more drink at the bar
[D]Then put Van on the jukebox, got up to dance, you know


She [C]played the fiddle [G]in an Irish band
But she [D]fell in love [C]with an English man
[C]Kissed her on the neck and [G]then I took her by the hand
Said [D]baby I just want to dance
With my pretty little [C]Galway [G]Girl [D] [Em]
You’re my pretty little [C]Galway [G]Girl [D] [Em]


You know she [Em]beat me at darts and [G]then she beat me at pool
And then she [D]kissed me like there was [C]nobody else in the room
As last [Em]orders were called [G]was when she stood on the stool
After [D]dancing to Ceili singing to trad [G]tunes


I never [Em]heard Carrickfergus [G]ever sung so sweet
A [D]cappella in the bar [C]using her feet for the beat
Oh, I could [Am]have that voice [G]playing on repeat for a week
And in this [D]packed out room swear she was singing to me


She [C]played the fiddle [G]in an Irish band
But she [D]fell in love [C]with an English man
[C]Kissed her on the neck and [G]then I took her by the hand
Said [D]baby I just want to dance


With my pretty little [C]Galway [G]Girl
[D]My, my, my, my, [Em]my, my, my [C]Galway [G]Girl
[D]My, my, my, my, [Em]my, my, my [C]Galway [G]Girl
[D]My, my, my, my, [Em]my, my, my [C]Galway [G]Girl [D] [Em]


Now we’ve [Em]outstayed our [G]welcome and it’s closing time
I was [D]holding her hand, her hand [C]was holding mine
Our [Em]coats both smell [G]of smoke, whisky and wine
As we [D]fill up our lungs with the cold air of the night


I [Em]walked her home [G]then she took me inside
Finish [D]some Doritos and [C]another bottle of wine
I [Em]swear I’m going to put you [G]in a song that I write
About a [D]Galway Girl and a perfect night


She [C]played the fiddle [G]in an Irish band
But she [D]fell in love [C]with an English man
[C]Kissed her on the neck and [G]then I took her by the hand
Said [D]baby I just want to dance


With my pretty little [C]Galway [G]Girl
[D]My, my, my, my, [Em]my, my, my [C]Galway [G]Girl
[D]My, my, my, my, [Em]my, my, my [C]Galway [G]Girl
[D]My, my, my, my, [Em]my, my, my [C]Galway [G]Girl [D] [Em]


[C] [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [Em]
[C] [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [Em]

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GenresFolk, Pop
Year2017
KeyEm

How to play Galway Girl on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl on guitar requires 5 chords and 8 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Galway Girl uses these transitions most often: G → D (34), C → G (21), and D → C (17). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - G chord transition.

1. Em → G chord transition

To move from Em to G;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.
Em to G

2. G → D chord transition

To move from G to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
G to D

3. D → C chord transition

To move from D to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
D to C

4. C → G chord transition

To move from C to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
C to G

5. D → Em chord transition

To move from D to Em;

  1. While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

6. C → Em chord transition

To move from C to Em;

  1. While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

7. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

8. Am → G chord transition

To move from Am to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Galway Girl.

  • Galway Girl includes 121 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Galway Girl contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Galway Girl connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → D: 24%
    • G → Em: 9%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → Em: 17%