The Irish Rovers – Dear Little Shamrock Shore (Guitar)
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Chords: C F G G7 Am Dm
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Verse 1
C F G Twas the landlords that drove us from Ireland Am F G High rents were our prison walls Am F Then the famine came round G Am And blackened the ground F G C And the auctioneers hammer did fall
Chorus
C F C Farewell to the ones I adore F Am Dm And the land I will see never more G7 C F For I'm saying goodbye G Am With a tear in me eye F G C To the dear little shamrock shore
Verse 2
C F G A ship lies in Fairbury harbour Am F G Barely safe over the foam Am F But to Halifax town G Am I soon will be bound F G C Far away from me native home
Chorus
C F C Farewell to the ones I adore F Am Dm And the land I will see never more G7 C F For I'm saying goodbye G C With a tear in me eye F G C To the dear little shamrock shore
Verse 3
C F G Well they all came to wish me safe journey Am F G The parting still grieves on me mind Am F Me parents so dear G Am Me friends far and near F G C And the girl I left behind
Chorus
C F C Farewell to the ones I adore F Am Dm And the land I will see never more G7 C F For I'm saying goodbye G C With a tear in me eye F G C To the dear little shamrock shore
Verse 4
C F G There's work to be had if your able Am F G The new world has treated me fine Am F With me shovel and spade G Am I toil at me trade F G C But riches will never be mine
Chorus
C F C Farewell to the ones I adore F Am Dm And the land I will see never more G7 C F For I'm saying goodbye G C With a tear in me eye F G C To the dear little shamrock shore
Verse 5
C F G Well rivers still run to the ocean Am F G The wee birds on feathered wings soar Am F I dream of the day G Am When home I will stray F G C To the dear little shamrock shore
Chorus
C F C Farewell to the ones I adore F Am Dm And the land I will see never more G7 C F For I'm saying goodbye G C With a tear in me eye F G C To the dear little shamrock shore