Recorded by Enya on Shepard Moon
Originally written by Michael Balfe (1883)
for the opera “Bohemian Girl; Balfe was a musical prodigy
born in Dublin, Ireland.

TAB VERSION:
3/4 (key of A)

E --0--0---5--4--- --0---4----2---- --0--2--0-------------
B ---------------- ---------------- -----------2----------
G ---------------- ---------------- ----------------2-----
D ---------------- ---------------- --------------2-------
A -----0---------- ---------------- --0--------0----------
E ---------------- --0------------- ----------------------
E ----0----------- --0------------- ----------------
B -2-----3-----0-- -----3-----2-0-- ---------0------
G ---------3------ ---------------- -2-----------1--
D ---------------- ---------------- ------------0---
A ----0--2-------- ---------------- -0---------2----
E ---------------- --0------------- ---------0------
E --0--0--2--7-5-5 --2--7---5---2-- --7---5--0------
B ---------------- ---------------- ---------2------
G ---------------- ---------------- ---------2------
D --------0------- -------------0-- ----------------
A --0------------- -----7---------- ---------0------
E ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
E -0--0----0---2-- --2-4------5---- --4-----2--- -0--0--5--4--0--
B ------4--------- ---------------- ------------ ----------------
G ---------------- ---------------- ------------ ----------------
D ---------------- --0------------- --2--------- ----------------
A ------2--------- ---------------- ------------ ----0-----------
E ---------------- ---------------- --0--------- -------------0-- 

but I also…

E --4--2--0---2-0- ------------ -0-------------- -0--------------
B ---------------- --2-----2--- ----3----------- ----3-2-0-------
G ---------------- ------------ -------3--4--0-- -----------2----
D ---------------- ------------ ---------------- -----------2----
A --------0------- --0--------- ----2----------- -0---------0----
E ---------------- ------------ ---------------- ---------------- 

REPEAT ONCE:

E --0-0--2--7--5-- --0-0--2--7--5-- --4----2-------- -4----5-----
B ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------5-----
G ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------6-----
D --2----0-------- -------1-------- --2------------- -2----------
A ---------------- --0------------- ---------------- ------7-----
E ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------ 

E -0--0--2--4--5-- --9--7----2----- --4--------- --5-------------
B ---------------- ---------------- ------------ ------5-----5---
G ---------------- -------------2-- ------------ --6------6------
D -------0-------- --7-------0----- --2--------- ----------------
A -0-------------- ---------------- ------------ --7-------------
E ---------------- ---------------- --------0--- ---------------- 

FINAL ENDING:

E ---------------- ---------------- ------------ ---------
B ---------------- --2--0---------- ------------ --2------
G ----------1--2-- ---------------- ----1------- --2------
D --2-2--4-------- --------4------- ------------ --2------
A ---------------- --------5------- ------------ --0------
E ----------0----- ---------------- ----0------- --------- 

“The original appears to be in key of Bf; if you love bar chords
try this with bflat, F7, cminor instead. I have written it in the
key of A for sanity.

Enya does this with a simple pick: T234 T3 (or some variation thereof)

VOCAL VERSION:
(it’s simple, but it works) -just pick the chords; this song is meant to
show off vocal improvisation, and the very nice slides up to the higher
notes. And don’t spare the sentimentality; Remember valentine’s day
isn;t that far away!
Time sig: feels like a 3/4 to me:

I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls
with vassals [(bm)]and serfs[(E7)] by my side
And-of all those who assembled within those walls
that I was the[(Bm)] hope and [(E7)]the pride.

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if picking ignore the optional chords; nice for strumming)

I had riches too great to count
and a high ancestral name …… but
I also dreamt which pleased me most …..that
you loved[(Bm)] me still the same.
A Bm (A) E7 Bm A
That you loved me…. you loved still the same;
that you loved me …y[(A)]ou loved me still the same;
that you loved me s[(Bm)]till.……..the same..

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vocal note: keep up the momentum, building on the last
4 lines; don’t insert a rest between lines.
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ENDING TAB:

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-------------------2---0-----------2-----------
-----------1--2----------------1---2------------
--2--2--4------------------4-------2------------
-------------------0-------0-------0-----------
-----------0-----------------------------------

Second verse:

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I dreamt that suitors sought my hand
that knights[(bm)] upon bended knee
and with vows no maiden’s heart could withstand
they pledged [(bm)]their faith to me.

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And I dreamt that one of the noble host
came forth my hand to claim…..But
.. I also dreamt which pleased me most….that
you loved me , [(A)]you loved me still the same……..
that you loved me …y[(A)]ou loved me still the same;
that you loved me s[(Bm)]till.……..the same..

(REPeATS)