Sinéad O’Connor - Raglan Road: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Raglan Road" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Raglan Road Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Sinéad O’Connor

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Raglan Road" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

   A                         D
On Raglan Road on an autumn day,
   A       E          A
I saw her first and knew
      D                   A
That her dark hair would weave a snare,
                      E
That I might one day rue
   D       Bm     A
I saw the danger yet I walked,
                     E7
A-long the enchanted way,
       A                             D
And I said: 'Let grief, be a fallen leaf
        A      E       A
At the dawning of the day'

On Grafton Street in November
We tripped lightly along the ledge
Of a deep ravine where can be seen
The worth of passions pledge
The Queen of Hearts still making tarts
And I not making hay
Oh, I loved too much by such, by such
Is happiness blown 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 I did not stint
For I gave her poems to say
With her own name there and her 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'll lose his wings at the dawn of day


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

E7

Guitar chord E7

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 Sinéad O’Connor.