Ronan Keating - Carrickfergus: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Carrickfergus" 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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
C#m F# B G#m I wish I was, in Carrickfergus F#sus4 F# B Only for nights, in Ballygrant C#m F# B G#m I would swim over the deepest ocean F#sus4 F# B The deepest ocean to be by your side B G#m F# But the sea is wide and I can’t swim over G#m F# And nor have I the wings to fly C#m F# B G#m If I could find me a handy boatman C#m F# B To ferry me over to my love and die My childhood days bring back sad reflections Of happy time spend so long ago My boyhood friends and my own relations Have all passed on like the melting snow I'll spend my days in endless roving Soft is the grass and my bed is free Oh to be home now in Carrickfergus On the long road down to the salty sea And in Kilkenny it is reported On marble stone as black as ink With gold and silver I did support her But I'll sing no more now till I get a drink For I'm drunk today and I'm rarely sober A handsome rover from town to town Oh but I am sick now and my days are numbered So come on ye young men and lay me down." You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsB  C#m  F#  F#sus4  G#m  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 "Carrickfergus" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Carrickfergus" by Ronan Keating.