Dropkick Murphys – Fields Of Athenry (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
      G                     C                G  D
By a lonely prison wall I heard a young girl calling

 G                  C          D
Michael, they have taken you away

         G                 C           G                   D
For you stole Trevelyan's corn so the young might see the morn

      D                               G
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay
[Chorus]
G   C       G              Em       G                                    D
Low lie the fields of Athenry where once we watched the small free birds fly

     G               C            G                   D
Our love was on the wing, we had dreams and songs to sing

        D                               G
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry
[Verse 2]
      G                    C                G  D
By a lonely prison wall I heard a young man calling

 G               C                 D
Nothing matters Mary, when you're free

             G              C        G                    D
Against the famine and the crown I rebelled, they cut me down

    D                                G
Now you must raise a child with dignity
[Chorus]
G   C       G              Em       G                                    D
Low lie the fields of Athenry where once we watched the small free birds fly

     G               C            G                   D
Our love was on the wing, we had dreams and songs to sing

        D                               G
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry
[Verse 3]
      G                       C                    G  D
By a lonely harbour wall she watched the last star falling

         G                 C              D
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky

             G                 C           G               D
Sure she'll wait and hope and pray for her love in Botany Bay

        D                               G
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry
[Chorus]
G   C       G              Em       G                                    D
Low lie the fields of Athenry where once we watched the small free birds fly

     G               C            G                   D
Our love was on the wing, we had dreams and songs to sing

        D                               G
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry