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NANCY  SPAIN

Time signature:  4/4
Tempo: ~  120 bpm.
​
Composed by Barnie Rushe,
and popularized by Christy Moore
ACCORDION NOTATION

Verse 1 (of 3)

.5   |  ;5   "5     .5      .4   |    .3*  .3     .3
Of     all  the  stars  that      ev - er  shone,           

                              .3   |   .5*     .5*    .5*    .5*  |   .5     .5      .5      .4   |   ::3*  |  .:r 
                             not    one  does  twin - kle     like  your  pale  blue    eyes;  /

  .4   |  .4*    .4*    .4*   .4   |   .3*     .3*     .3     .3*   |   ::4~  |  ~::   |    
Like    gol - den  corn  at      har - vest  time  your      hair.     /

  .5     .5   .5   .4   |  :3*    .3     .3   |   .5*   .5*   .5*      .5*  |  .:5   .4  |  ::3*  |   .:r
Sail - ing  in  my    boat  the  wind   gen - tly  blows, and    fills  my   sails;   /

   .4   |    :4*       .4*    .4   |    .3*     .3*  .3     .2*   |   ::3~   |  ~.: 
Your    sweet  scen - ted    breath  is    ev' - ry -    where.    /

_
 Chorus:


.6*  |   .6     .6    .6     .7*  |   .8*    .7     .7*  .6   |   .6     .6   .6    .5*  |  ::5~  |  ~.:  |
No    mat - ter where  I      wan - der,  I'm  still   haun-ted  by  your   name;     /

  .4   |   .4*   .4*   .4*  .4   |    .3*    .3*   .3      .3*   |   ::4~   |   ~.:     .r  |
The    por - trait  of  your   beau - ty  stays  the       same.    /

   .6     .6    .6   .7*   |   .8*    .7          .7*   .6    |   .6        .6       .6  
Stand-ing  by  the        o - cean,  Wond'-ring   where you've gone,

                                                                    .5*  |   .5     .5     .5    .4   |  ::3*~  | ~.:
                                                                     if      you'll  re - turn   a  -  gain;
    /

    .4     |  .4*  .4*   .4* .4   |   .3*   .3*   .3     .2*  |   ::3~  | ~.:   
Where     is  the  ring  I      gave  to  Nan - cy      Spain?   /


Embedded youTube VIDEOS

Key:  A

Tempo: ~ 120 bpm

Singer:  Alfonso Armenta:

Posted by:  Alfonso Armenta
​
(This was the only youTube performance that I found to be suitable for an A-D accordion. There were lots keyed to G or C, and a few in other keys.)

Key: G

Tempo ~ 125 bpm

Singer: Christy Moore

Posted by: Elaine McDonald

Skaters:  Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (former British, Europen, Olympic and World "ice-dance" champions).

Key: C

Tempo ~ 110 bpm.

Singer:  Stephen Rowe

Posted by: rowesicky



Key: C

Tempo ~ 120 bpm.

Performers: Paul ? and
                    Myra Bennett?

Posted by: myra bennett

Excellent accordion accompaniment.


Key: Ab

Tempo ~ 120 bpm.

Singer: D'arcy Broderick

Posted by: vilesling97

Key: B

Tempo ~  175 bpm.

Performers: Dublin City Ramblers

Posted by:  gwenbull29

Key:  G

Tempo:  varies

Singer:  Liosa Murphy

​Posted by:  Liosa Murphy

​

Key: Bb

Tempo ~ 115 bpm

Singer: Gerry Burns

Posted by: ejburns1

Key: C

Tempo ~ 125 bpm

Group:  Damien Varley


Posted by: lobhar

BACKGROUND MATERIALS, INFORMATION & LINKS

Remaining Lyrics:

Verse 2:
Daylight peeping through the curtain
Of the passing night-time is your smile;
The sun in the sky is like your laugh.
Come back to me, my Nancy,
Linger for just a little while;
Since you left these shores I've known no peace nor joy.

Verse 3:
On the day in spring-time
when the snow starts to melt,
and streams to flow,
With the birds, I'll sing to you a song;
In the while, I'll wander down by bluebell grove, where wildflowers grow;
And I hope that lovely Nancy will return.

Background Links:
Click HERE for  background info about this song, its composer Barnie Roushe, and about the real Nancy Spain.

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