# Guitar/song examples/Campfire Diploma/Spanish Lady

< G Em C D

# Spanish Lady

The 4th verse of the original lyrics of this old folk song refers to historical places and figures who lived at the end of the 18th century and were part of the first revolutionary movement in Irish history.

## Ukulele (gcea)

| G | Em | C | D |

## The Spanish Lady
### 1st

As [G]I came down through [Em]Dublin City [C]at the hour of [D]twelve at night [G]Who should I see but a [Em]Spanish lady [C]washing her feet by [D]candle light [G]First she washed them, [Em]then she dried them [G]over a fire of [D]amber coal In [G]all my life I [Em]never did see a [C]maid so sweet a-[D]bout the sole

### Chorus

[G]Whack for the toora [Em]loora laddy, [C]whack for the toora [D]loora lay [G]Whack for the toora [Em]loora laddy, [C]whack for the toora [D]loora lay

### 2nd

As [G]I came back through [Em]Dublin city [C]at the hour of [D]half past eight [G]Who should I spy but the [Em]Spanish lady [C]brushing her hair in [D]broad daylight [G]First she tossed it, [Em]then she brushed it [G]on her lap was a [D]silver comb In [G]all my life I [Em]never did see a [C]maid so fair since [D]I did roam

### 3rd

As [G]I went back through [Em]Dublin city [C]as the sun be-[D]gan to set [G]Who should I spy but the [Em]Spanish lady [C]catching a moth in a [D]golden net [G]When she saw me [Em]then she fled me [G]lifting her petticoat [D]over her knee In [G]all my life I [Em]never did see a [C]maid so shy as the[D]Spanish lady

### 4th

I’ve [G]wandered north and I’ve [Em]wandered south through [C]Stonybatter and[D]Patrick’s Close [G]Up and around the [Em]Glouster diamond and [C]back by Napper [D]Tandy’s house [G]Old age has her [Em]hand laid on me, [G]cold as a fire of [D]ashy coals But in [G]all my life I [Em]never did see a [C]maid so sweet as the [D]Spanish lady
"Spanish Lady" (mit Lagerfeuereschlag) (help·info)
Since the places in the fourth verse are not so well known outside Ireland, and the text is not easy to interpret (does an old man remember a pretty Spanish woman, did he marry her, or have his once hot embers died out in the meantime?

## Weblinks

* Spanish Lady
* YT Spanish Lady

## Song Examples:
### (4) G Em C D

At first, practice mainly songs with the chord combination G-Em-C-D. Especially prefer those where each chord is held for two bars. After a very short time, the change will become automatic and you can focus more on singing. The chord sequence G-Em-C-D makes the following lesson with the quick chord change easier. The other suggested songs will be for repetition later.
* Spanish Lady (Irish Folk) YT Spanish Lady
* Whiskey in the Jar YT Whiskey in the Jar
* YT His Latest Flame (Elvis Presley) (!!!) © G Em (X-x) C D ...
* YT Love the Lord © G G Em Em; C C D D (Hymn)
    The order of the chords remains the same, but the duration varies.
* YT Stand By Me (Ben E. King) //: G G Em Em; C D G G ://
* YT Let's Twist again (Chubby Checker) //: G G Em Em; C C D D; G G Em Em; C D(7) G G; C C G G; C C D D(7) ://
* YT Hey Hey Baby (Refrain) G G Em Em; C D G G
    The pop formula G D Em C or Em C G D
* YT Someone Like You (Adele)(Original In A = Capo 2. Fret)
* YT Superman (Boyce Avenue)
* YT Under The Bridge (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
* YT When I Come Around (Green Day)
* YT 80 Millionen(Max Giesinger) C G D Em
* YT Flash Mich (Mark Forster) easy: Em C G D or (Em G) C G D (original)
* YT Geiles Leben (Glasperlenspiel) Em C G D (Capo = 1)
* YT Namika Lieblingsmensch (Namika) Em C G D
    Compound chord progressions with G Em C D and/or G D Em C
* YT Father and Son (Cat Stevens) © //G D Em C; G Em C D// at the end of the son(C D) G C G C
* YT Let it Be (Beatles) © G D Em C; G D C G // Em D C G; D D C G
* YT Country Roads (John Denver) © //: G G Em Em; D D C G ;// G G D D; Em Em C C; G G D D; C C G G
    other with Em
* YT Das Ist Dein Leben (Philipp Dittberner)
* YT Wir sind groß (Mark Forster) © Em G D C
* YT 99 Red Ballons (Nena) D Em G A (Possibly with capo 2nd fret and an add an A between the verses)
* YT Lady in Black (Uriah Heep) © Em---; D D Em Em
* YT Dieser Weg (Xavier Naidoo) © G D Em Em (Original is a semitone lower)
* YT Walking in Memphis (Marc Cohn/Cher) C C D D; G G Em Em (hier die höhere Version von Cher)
* YT Viva La Vida (Coldplay) © (!!!) //: C C D D; G G Em Em :// (instead of Bm in the original just play G) Accompaniment suggestion: 4/4 + campfire beat 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 1 . 2 + . + 4 . A - A - A - A - | A - A V - V A - :Original 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 + | . + . + 3 . 4 . A - A - A - A V | - V - V A - A -
* YT (Photograph (Ed Sheeran))