The Night Visit Chords & Lyrics - Christy Moore

1. 8 Bar intro.
[Am] [G] [Am] [G]
[Am] [G] [Am] [G]

2.
[Am]Who are you, me [G]pretty fair maid
[Am]And who are you, me [G]honey?
[Am]Who are you, me [G]pretty fair maid
[Am]And who are you, me [G]honey?
[Am]She answered me [G]modestly,
"[G]Well I am me mammy's darling."

[Am]With me too-rye-ah
[G]Fal-de-diddle-ah
[G]A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Dairy [Am]oh [G]
[Am] [G]

3.
[Am]Will you come to me [G]mammy's house
[Am]When the moon is shining [G]clearly.
[Am]Will you come to me [G]mammy's house
[Am]When the moon is shining [G]clearly.
[Am]I'll open the door and [G]I'll let you in
[G]And divil the one will hear us.

[Am]With me too-rye-ah
[G]Fal-de-diddle-ah
[G]A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Dairy [Am]oh [G]
[Am] [G]

4.
[Am]So I went to her house in the [G]middle of the night
[Am]When the moon was shining [G]clearly.
[Am]So I went to her house in the [G]middle of the night
[Am]When the moon was shining [G]clearly.
[Am]She opened the door and she [G]let me in
[G]And divil the one did hear us.

[Am]With me too-rye-ah
[G]Fal-de-diddle-ah
[G]A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Dairy [Am]oh [G]
[Am] [G]

5.
[Am]She took me horse by the [G]bridle and the bit
[Am]And she led him to the [G]stable
[Am]She took me horse by the [G]bridle and the bit
[Am]And she led him to the [G]stable
[Am]Saying "There's plenty of oats for a [G]soldier's horse,
[G]To eat it if he's able. "

[Am]With me too-rye-ah
[G]Fal-de-diddle-ah
[G]A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Dairy [Am]oh [G]
[Am] [G]

6.
[Am]And She took me by the [G]lily-white hand
[Am]she led me to the [G]table
[Am]She took me by the [G]lily-white hand
[Am]And she led me to the [G]table
[Am]"There's plenty of wine for a [G]soldier boy,
[G]Drink it if you're able. "

[Am]With me too-rye-ah
[G]Fal-de-diddle-ah
[G]A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Dairy [Am]oh [G]
[Am] [G]

7.
[Am]She got up and she [G]made the bed
[Am]And she made it nice and [G]aisy
[Am]She got up and she [G]made the bed
[Am]And she made it nice and [G]aisy
[Am]Then she took me [G]by the hand
[G]Saying "I hope that you are able!”

[Am]With me too-rye-ah
[G]Fal-de-diddle-ah
[G]A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Dairy [Am]oh [G]
[Am] [G]

8. 8 Bar Lead Break
[Am] [G] [Am] [G]
[Am] [G] [Am] [G]

9.
[Am]There we lay till the [G]break of the day
[Am]And divil the one could [G]hear us
[Am]There we lay till the [G]break of the day
[Am]And divil the one could [G]hear us
[Am]She arose and put [G]on her clothes
[G]Saying "Darling, you must leave me."

[Am]With me too-rye-ah
[G]Fal-de-diddle-ah
[G]A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Dairy [Am]oh [G]
[Am] [G]

10.
[Am]When can I [G]return again
[Am]And when might we get [G]married
[Am]When can I [G]return again
[Am]And when might we get [G]married
[Am]When broken shells make [G]Christmas bells
[G]We might well get married.

[Am]With me too-rye-ah
[G]Fal-de-diddle-ah
[G]A eye-ree Fal-de-diddle
Dairy [Am]oh [G]
[Am] [G]

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Notes.

The choruses above I’ve written phonetically
What follows is closer to the original

With me too-ry-ah
Fol-de-diddle-dah
Me Day-re fol-de-diddle
Dai-rie oh.

The final line in 8.

Saying "Blow out the candle!”

was changed to

Saying "I hope that you are able!”

as this version is closer to
the intent of the original song.

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