This is a beautiful version of Steve Earle's "Galway Girl" by Stewart Lee. I love
how he gives the song the tragic and sad mood it deserves - this is about a broken
heart, after all. This song was played at the very end of his 2010 show "If You
Prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask For One" with Nick Pynn on the violin. Do
yourself a favour and buy that amazing DVD. You can find the song on that YouTube
they have now, but experiencing the full performance is a must. Couple of things:
Play the A like x02230,
Light strums without hitting the e string (xx023x) in the verse sounds better to me,
On the chord, hammer the string on the 2nd fret when it feels right,
He does a run on the chord sometimes, like ( |--3--2--0-) but I'm not sure.
(with Violin):
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I took a stroll on the old long walk
On a day -I-ay-I-ay
I met a little girl and we stopped to talk
On a fine day -I-ay-I-ay
And I'm asking you son, what would you do
For her hair was black and her eyes were blue
And I knew right then I'd be takin' a whirl
I lost my heart to a Galway Girl
When I woke up I was all alone
With a broken heart and a ticket home
And I'm asking you son, what'd you have done
For her hair was black and her eyes were blue
And I've been all over this big old world
And I ain't never seen nothin' like a Galway Girl
And I give it to you straight
Like a cyder that's made
From one hundred percent pears
From one hundred percent pears
From one hundred percent pears
Is there any disapointment in there?
Is your bread and butter salting with regrets?
Do you ever get the feeling you've been cheated...
Well maybe Johnny just a bit
Well the Galway Girl by Steve Earle
Was my favorite song
But they sold it off to a cyder ad
And my memories went wrong
And I'm asking you son
What's an artist to do?
For the kind of money they ain' offering you!
And I drop the needle
Give the record a whirl
But I just can't listen to the Galway Girl
(--!)
And Iggy Pop wants to be
Wants to be your dog!
https://lyrics.primanota.net/misc-television/stewart-lee-galway-girl.htm