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{t: Fields of Athenry }
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{artist:The Dubliners}
Pete St John, The Dubliners : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtzEaWc36lw Capo on 2 to play along
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[D] By a lonely prison wall, I [G] heard a young girl [D] call-[A]ing,
[D] Michael they have [G] taken you a-[A]way,
For you [D] stole Trevelyn’s [G] corn,
so the [D] young might see the [A] morn,
Now a [Em] prison ship lies [A7] waiting in the [D] bay.
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[D] Low [G] lie the [D] fields of Athen-[Bm]ry,
Where [D] once we watched the small free birds [A] fly,
Our [D] love was on the [G] wing,
We had [D] dreams and songs to [A] sing,
It's so [Em] lonely round the [A7] fields of Athen-[D]ry.
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By a [D] lonely prison wall, I [G] heard a young man [D] call-[A]ing,
[D] Nothing matters [G] Mary when you’re [A] free,
Against the [D] famine and the [G] Crown,
I re-[D]belled, they cut me [A] down,
Now [Em] you must raise our [A7] child with digni-[D]ty.
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[D] Low [G] lie the [D] fields of Athen-[Bm]ry,
Where [D] once we watched the small free birds [A] fly,
Our [D] love was on the [G] wing,
We had [D] dreams and songs to [A] sing,
It's so [Em] lonely round the [A7] fields of Athen-[D]ry.
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By a [D] lonely harbour wall,she [G] watched the last star [D] fall-[A]ing,
As the [D] prison ship sailed [G] out against the [A] sky,
For she’ll [D] live in hope and [G] pray, for her [D] love in Botany [A] Bay,
It's so [Em] lonely round the [A7] fields of Athen-[D]ry
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[D] Low [G] lie the [D] fields of Athen-[Bm]ry,
Where [D] once we watched the small free birds [A] fly,
Our [D] love was on the [G] wing,
We had [D] dreams and songs to [A] sing,
It's so [Em] lonely round the [A7] fields of Athen-[D]ry.
It's so [Em] lonely round the [A7] fields of Athen-[D]ry.
