Dublin

thin lizzy - dublin album : thin lizzy ( 1971 ) written by phil lynott transcribed by jon malmin ( jogusmal@hotmail . com ) tuning : standard E the whole song is just these chords fingerpicked on an acoustic . simple and very beautiful . . . Intro : Am Bm G Am x3 E after our affair F#m i swore A that i’d leave dublin Cmaj7/G and in that line i’d left behind the years , the tears , the memories A and you , in dublin E at the quays F#m friends come A to say farewell Cmaj7/G we’d laugh and joke and smoke and later on the boat A i’d cry over you Dsus2 - A how can i Bm leave the town that brings me down that has no jobs Bm/A is blessed by god and makes me cry A dublin . . . Am Bm G Am x3 E and at sea F#m with flowing hair A i’d think of dublin Cmaj7/G of grafton street and derby square and those of whom i care A and you , in dublin Cmaj7/G and you , in dublin [ ends with a gently finger - picked E major ] Cmaj7/G : 3 - 3 - 2 - 0 - 0 - x