Van Morrison - Celtic Ray: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Celtic Ray" 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.
G C G C G When Lewellen comes around, C G And he goes through market town Am C G You'll be on the Celtic Ray, G C G C Are you ready When McManus comes around On his early morning round Cryin' "Heron 'a' lay" You'll be on the Celtic Ray (Are you ready?) Am G/B C G/B Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales Am G/B C G/B I can hear those Mothers voices calling, Am G Am G Am G D Children, Children Children, When the coalbrick man comes round On a cold November day (You'll be on) You'll be on the Celtic Ray (Are you ready?) Are you ready? Are you ready? Chorus Listen Jimmy (Listen Jimmy), I wanna go home Listen Jimmy (Listen Jimmy), I wanna go home I've been away (Too long) from the Ray too long I've been away from the (Too long), from the Ray too long All over Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales I can hear the mother voices calling "Children, children (Children), come home children (Children)" "Children, come home on the Celtic Ray" (Children, children) In the early morning we'll go walkin' where the light comes shining through On the Celtic Ray (Children, children) (I've been away too long) Oh, children (Children) (I've been away too long, children) (I've been away too long, children) (I've been away too long) You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  B  C  D  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 "Celtic Ray" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Celtic Ray" by Van Morrison.