The Fields Of Athenry chords by The High Kings
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Capo on 5th
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Difficulty: Novice
Verse:
C
By a lonely prison wall
F C G
I heard a young girl calling
C F G G7
"Michael, they have taken you away
C F
For you stole Trevelyn's corn
C G
So the young might see the morn
Dm7 G C F C F
As a prison ship lies waiting in the bay"
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Chorus:
C F C Am
Low lie the fields of Athenry
C F G G7
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
C F
Our love was on the wing
C G
We had dreams and songs to sing
Dm7 G C F Am C F
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry
Verse:
C
By a lonely prison wall
F C G
I heard a young man calling
C F G G7
"Nothing matters, Mary, when you're free
C F
Against the famine and the Crown
C G
I rebelled, they cut me down
Dm7 G C F C F
Now you must raise our child with dignity"
Chorus:
C F C Am
Low lie the fields of Athenry
C F G G7
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
C F
Our love was on the wing
C G
We had dreams and songs to sing
Dm7 G C F
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry
Verse:
C
By a lonely harbour wall
F C G
She watched the last star falling
C F G G7
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky
C F
For she lives to hope and pray
C G
For her love in Botany Bay
Dm7 G C F C
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry
Chorus:
C F C Am
Low lie the fields of Athenry
C F G G7
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
C F
Our love was on the wing
C G
We had dreams and songs to sing
Dm7 G C
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry
Chorus:
F C Am
Low lie the fields of Athenry
C F G G7
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
C F
Our love was on the wing
C G
We had dreams and songs to sing
Dm7 G C
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry
Dm7 G C
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry
The Fields Of Athenry chords