An Páistín Fionn
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
F A# F Gm F A# F
F
Mo Pháistín Fionn is my heart's delight,
Her heart shines out through her two eyes so bright.
And the bloom of the apple in her cheeks so bright
And her neck like the swan on a March morn bright.
F A# F Gm
Is tusa mo rún, mo rún, mo rún
F A# F
Is tusa mo rún is mo ghrá gheal
F D# A# F
You are my delight and my comfort all night
F A# F
And I'd wrap you up tight in my arms
F
O love of my heart my fair páistin
Your lips are as red as the roses sheen.
F Gm C
But mine have touched no other I wheen
Gm D# A# F
Than the glass that I drank to the health of my queen.
F A# F Gm
Is tusa mo rún, mo rún, mo rún
F A# F
Is tusa mo rún is mo ghrá gheal
F D# A# F
You are my delight and my comfort all night
F A# F
And I'd wrap you up tight in my arms
F Gm C
Were I in the town where sports prevail
F Gm C
Between two barrels of sweet brown ale
F
And my fond páistín upon my knee
F A# F
'Tis I would sing to her pleasantly.
F A# F Gm
Is tusa mo rún, mo rún, mo rún
F A# F
Is tusa mo rún is mo ghrá gheal
F D# A# F
You are my delight and my comfort all night
F A# F
And I'd wrap you up tight in my arms
F Gm C
Nine nights I have lain in sorrow and pain
F Gm C
Beneath your window, love, under the rain,
F Gm C
Thinking of you my love once again
F A# F
That some whisper or thought might awaken you.
F A# F Gm
Is tusa mo rún, mo rún, mo rún
F A# F
Is tusa mo rún is mo ghrá gheal
F D# A# F
You are my delight and my comfort all night
F A# F
And I'd wrap you up tight in my arms
F Gm C
Kind friends and neighbours they say I'd go
F Gm C
From all of the prettiest girls that I know,
F Gm C
But from you my dear o never o no!
F A# Gm C
'Til I lie in a coffin stretched cold and low.
F A# F Gm
Is tusa mo rún, mo rún, mo rún
F A# F
Is tusa mo rún is mo ghrá gheal
F D# A# F
You are my delight and my comfort all night
F A# F
And I'd wrap you up tight in my arms
F A# F Gm
Is tusa mo rún, mo rún, mo rún
F A# F
Is tusa mo rún is mo ghrá gheal
F D# A# F
You are my delight and my comfort all night
F A# F
And I'd wrap you up tight in my arms
How to play An Páistín Fionn
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.