Intro
C A# F A# F Dm C Gm Am A# F A#
[Verse 1]
C A# F
There were two sisters of County Clare
Gm7 C
Oh, the wind and rain
Dm7 F
One was dark and the other was fair
Gm7 F A# C
Oh, the dreadful wind and rain
[Verse 2]
A# F
And they both had the love of the miller's son
Gm7 C
Oh, the wind and rain
Dm7 F
But he was fond of the fairer one
Gm7 F A# C
Oh, the dreadful wind and rain
[Verse 3]
A# F
So she pushed her into the river to drown
Gm7 C
Oh, the wind and rain
Dm7 F
And watched her as she floated out
Eb C
Oh, the dreadful wind and rain
[Interlude]
F C F Gm A#
[Verse 4]
C A# F
She floated 'til she came to the miller's pond
Gm7 C
Oh, the wind and rain
Dm7 F
Dead on the water like a golden swan
Gm7 F A# C
Oh, the dreadful wind and rain
[Verse 5]
A# F
And she came to rest on the riverside
Gm7 C
Oh, the wind and rain
Dm7 F
And her bones were washed by the rolling tide
Gm7 F A# C
Oh, the dreadful wind and rain
[Verse 6]
A# F
And along the road came a fiddler fair
Gm7 C
Oh, the wind and rain
Dm7 F
And found her bones just lying there
Eb C
Crying, oh, the dreadful wind and rain
[Interlude]
F C F Gm A#
[Verse 7]
C A# F
So he made a fiddle peg of her long finger bone
Gm7 C
Oh, the wind and rain
Dm7 F
He made a fiddle peg of her long finger bone
Gm7 F A# C
Crying, oh, the dreadful wind and rain
[Verse 8]
A# F
And he strung his fiddle bow with her long yellow hair
Gm7 C
Oh, the wind and rain
Dm7 F
He strung his fiddle bow with her long yellow hair
Gm7 F A# C
Crying, oh, the dreadful wind and rain
[Verse 9]
A# F
And he made a little fiddle of her little breast bone
Gm7 C
Oh, the wind and rain
Dm7 F
He made a little fiddle of her little breast bone
Gm7 F A# C
Crying, oh, the dreadful wind and rain
[Verse 10]
A# F
But the only tune that the fiddle would play
Gm7 C
Was 'Oh the Wind and Rain'
Dm7 F
The only tune that the fiddle would play
Gm7 F A# C
Was 'Oh, the Dreadful Wind and Rain'