P:Introduction
c2 B d3|c2 B d3|c2 B3 G|A2 G4||
P:1st Part
D2 G4|G2 G B3|(G2 A4)|A2 A c3|
w:In Dublin's fair city where~~the girls are~~so pretty
A2 B2 A2|G2 d2 c2|B2 B A3|(G2 A4)||
w:I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone
D2 G4|G2 G B3|(G2 A4)|A2 A c3|
w:She~was pushin'~her wheel barrow through streets broad~and narrow
BAB d3|c2 B d3|c2 B3 G|A2 G4||
w:crying Cockels and Mussels alive aliveo
D2 G4|G2 G B3|(G2 A4)|A2 A c3|
w:alive aliveo alive aliveo
BAB d3|c2 B d3|c2 B3 G|A2 G4||
w:crying Cockels and Mussels alive aliveo
P:2nd Part
D2 G4|G2 G B3|(G2 A4)|A2 A c3|
w:She was a\fish monger and sure\'twas no wonder
A2 B2 A2|G2 d2 c2|B2 B A3|(G2 A4)||
w:for so was her Father and Mother before
D2 G4|G2 G B3|(G2 A4)|A2 A c3|
w:they both pushed\their barrows through streets broad~and narrow
BAB d3|c2 B d3|c2 B3 G|A2 G4||
w:crying Cockels and Mussels alive aliveo
D2 G4|G2 G B3|(G2 A4)|A2 A c3|
w:alive aliveo alive aliveo
BAB d3|c2 B d3|c2 B3 G|A2 G4||
w:crying Cockels and Mussels alive aliveo
P:3rd Part
D2 G4|G2 G B3|(G2 A4)|A2 A c3|
w:She died\from a fever and no\one could save her
A2 B2 A2|G2 d2 c2|B2 B A3|(G2 A4)||
w:so that was the end of sweet Molly Malone
D2 (G4|G2) G B3|(G2 A4)|(A2 A) c3|
w:Her ghost~~~~~~wheels her barrow through~~~the streets broad~~~~and narrow
BAB d3|c2 B d3|c2 B3 G|A2 G4||
w:crying Cockels and Mussels alive aliveo
D2 G4|G2 G B3|(G2 A4)|A2 A c3|
w:alive aliveo alive aliveo
BAB d3|c2 B d3|c2 B3 G|A2 G4||
w:crying Cockels and Mussels alive aliveo
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