Stewart Lee - Galway Girl

this is a beautiful version of steve earle’s "galway girl" by stewart lee . i love how he gives the song the tragic and sad mood it deserves - this is about a broken heart , after all . this song was played at the very end of his 2010 show "if you prefer a milder comedian , please ask for one" with nick pynn on the violin . do yourself a favour and buy that amazing dvd . you can find the song on that youtube they have now , but experiencing the full performance is a must . couple of things : play the a like x02230 , light strums without hitting the E string ( xx023x ) in the Verse sounds better to me , on the D chord , hammer the G string on the 2nd fret when it feels right , he does a run on the G chord sometimes , like ( E | - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 - ) but i’m not sure . Intro ( with violin ) : D - G - D - G - D A - G - A - D Bm - A - G - D A - G - A - G - D A - G - D D i took a stroll on the old long walk A G on a day - i - ay - i - ay G i met a little girl and we stopped to talk A G D on a fine day - i - ay - i - ay G D G D and i’m asking you son , what would you do Bm A G D for her hair was black and her eyes were blue G D G D and i knew right then i’d be takin’ a whirl Bm A G D i lost my heart to a galway girl D - G - D - G - D A - G - A - D D A G when i woke up i was all alone G A G with a broken heart and a ticket home G D G D and i’m asking you son , what’d you have done Bm A G D for her hair was black and her eyes were blue G D G D and i’ve been all over this big old world Bm A G D and i ain’t never seen nothin’ like a galway girl G D and i give it to you straight G D like a cyder that’s made Bm A G from one hundred percent pear - - - s Bm A G from one hundred percent pears Bm A G from one hundred percent pears Bm A G from one hundred percent pears Bm A G is there any disapointment in there? Bm A G is your bread and butter salting with regrets? Bm A G do you ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated . . . Bm A G well maybe johnny just a bit well the galway girl by steve earle G was my favorite song G A but they sold it off to a cyder ad G D and my memories went wrong G D and i’m asking you son G D what’s an artist to do? Bm A G D for the kind of money they ain’ offering you! G D and i drop the needle G D give the record a whirl Bm A G D but i just can’t listen to the galway girl A G ( ggggggg! ) and iggy pop wants to be D wants to be your dog!