Ronan Keating - Raglan Road: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Raglan Road" 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.

    D                         G
On Raglan Road, on an autumn day
   A                  D
I saw her first and knew
      G           D
That her dark hair would weave a snare
        Bm            A
That I might one day rue
   G             D
I saw the danger, yet I passed
             Bm      A
Along the enchanted way
       D                           G
And I said, let grief be a fallen leaf
        D      A       D
At the dawning of the day

On Grafton Street, in November
We tripped lightly along the ledge
Of the deep ravine where can be seen
The worth of passion's pledge
The Queen of Hearts, still making tarts
And I not makin' hay
Oh, I loved too much and by such, by such
Is happiness thrown away

I gave her gifts of the mind
I gave her the secret sign
That's known to the artists who have known
The true gods of sound and stone
And word and tint without stint
For I gave her poems to say
With her own name there and her own dark hair
Like clouds over fields of May

On a quiet street where old ghosts meet
I see her walking now
Away from me so hurriedly
My reason must allow
That I had loved not as I should
A creature made of clay
When the angel woos the clay, he'd lose
His wings at the dawn of day


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Raglan Road" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Raglan Road" by Ronan Keating.