Misc Traditional – Back Home In Derry (Guitar)
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[Verse 1]
Cm Gm In eighteen-o-three we sailed out to sea Bb F Cm Out from the sweet town of Derry Cm Gm For Australia bound, if we didn't all drown Bb F Cm The marks of our fetters we carried F Cm In our rusty iron chains we cried for our weans F Cm Our good women we left in sorrow F Cm As the main sails unfurled, our curses we hurled Bb F Cm On the English and thoughts of tomorrow
[Verse 2]
Cm Gm At the mouth of the Foyle, bade farewell to the soil Bb F Cm As down below decks we were lying Cm Gm O'Doherty screamed, woken out of a dream Bb F Cm By a vision of bold Robert dying F Cm The sun burnt cruel as we dished out the gruel F Gm Dan O'Conner was down with a fever Cm Cm Sixty rebels today, bound for Botany Bay Bb F Cm How many will reach their receiver
[Chorus]
Eb Bb Cm Bb Cm Oh oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in Derry Eb Bb Cm Bb Cm Oh oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in Derry
[Verse 3]
Cm Gm I cursed them to hell as our bow fought the swell Bb F Cm Our ship danced like a moth in the firelight Cm Gm White horses rode high as the devil passed by Bb F Cm Taking souls to Hades by twilight F Cm Five weeks out to sea, we were now forty-three F Cm We buried our comrades each morning F Cm In our own slime we were lost in the time Bb F Cm Endless night without dawning
[Chorus]
Eb Bb Cm Bb Cm Oh oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in Derry Eb Bb Cm Bb Cm Oh oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in Derry
[Verse 4]
Cm Gm Van Diemen's Land is a hell for a man Bb F Cm To end out his whole life in slavery Cm Gm Where the climate is raw and a gun makes the law Bb F Cm Neither wind nor rain care for bravery F Cm Twenty years have gone by, I have ended my bond F Cm My comrades' ghosts walk beside me F Cm A rebel I came, I'm still the same Bb F Cm On the cold winds of night you will find me
[Chorus]
Eb Bb Cm Bb Cm Oh oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in Derry Eb Bb Cm Bb Cm Oh oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in Derry