Johnny Cash - Danny Boy: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Danny Boy" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

          G        G7                   C
Oh Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
               G                        D  D7
From glen to glen and down the mountainside
              G       G7             C
The summer's gone and all the roses falling
          G             D7             G
It's you, It's you must go and I must bide

Chorus:
             G         C               G    Em
But come ye back when summer's in the meadow
             G        A                      D D7
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow
         G       C               G
I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow
          G             C   D7          G
Oh Danny Boy, oh Danny Boy, I love you so

But if you come, when all the flowers are dying
And I am dead, as dead I well may be
You'll come and find the place where I am lying
And kneel and say an "ave" there for me

Chorus:
And I will know, though soft you tread above me
And then my grave will richer, sweeter be
And you'll bend down and tell me that you love me
And I will rest in peace until you come to me

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D7

Guitar chord D7

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

G7

Guitar chord G7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Danny Boy" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Danny Boy" by Johnny Cash.

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