Will They Lie There Ever More
Irish DescendantsVersion1
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Intro
I was born under the stars,
Never meant to journey far
From all the faces and the place
That I called home
And my father lived the same
And his father before him
But now I see in my son's eyes
Something has changed
And the smoke it has stopped rising
From the chimney up the road
And the light no longer shines over the door
Last year I lent a hand
The haul the boats unto the land
They've been lyin' there for nineteen months Or more
And I wonder will they lie there evermore
Wasn't many years ago
That the men 'round here would go
Out in there skiffs and haul their traps out on the bay
And then shortly they'd return
Loaded down from stem to stern
And we'd off the fish then stow the gear away
Now the waters are as barren
As the cliff that guard the cove
And catch the north wind blowin' off the shore
And I wonder how an ocean
Turns as lifeless as a stone
And I wonder can the sea revive once more
And I wonder will they lie there evermore
Well I hear some people say
We'd be better off to stay ashore
And train for jobs outside the fishery
Now wouldn't I look like a fool?
To go traipsin' off to school
After forty years of livin' of the sea
Now my son he's barely twenty-one
And handy at the trawl
For years he helped my fish the Labrador
Now he's movin' to Ontario before the first snowfall
Dad theirs nothin' left for me 'round here no more
And I wonder will I see his children born
And I wonder will they lie there evermore
THAIR YA GO
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Readable chord sheet for Will They Lie There Ever More by Irish Descendants
Intro [D] [A] [Em] [D] [A] [D]
I was [D]born under the stars,
Never [A]meant to journey f[D]ar
From all the faces and the place
That I c[G]alled [A]home
And my [D]father lived the same
And his f[A]ather before [D]him
But now I see in my son's eyes
Something [G]has c[A]hanged
And the [G]smoke it has stopped r[A]ising
From the [G]chimney up the [D]road
And the light no longer s[A]hines over the d[G]oor
Last y[D]ear I lent a [A]hand
The haul the [D]boats unto the l[Em]and
They've been l[D]yin' there for n[A]ineteen months Or [G]more
And I [D]wonder will they [A]lie there everm[D]ore
Wasn't [D]many years ago
That the [A]men 'round here would [D]go
Out in there skiffs and haul their traps out [G]on the [A]bay
And then [D]shortly they'd return
Loaded d[A]own from stem to s[D]tern
[D]And we'd off the fish then stow the gear [G]aw[A]ay
Now the [G]waters are as [A]barren
As the c[G]liff that guard the [D]cove
And catch the north wind [A]blowin' off the s[G]hore
And I [D]wonder how an [A]ocean
Turns as [D]lifeless as a s[Em]tone
And I [D]wonder can the s[A]ea revive once [G]more
And I [D]wonder will they [A]lie there ever[D]more
Well I [D]hear some people say
We'd be [A]better off to [D]stay ashore
And [D]train for jobs outside the fish[G]er[A]y
Now wouldn't [D]I look like a fool?
To go t[A]raipsin' off to [D]school
After forty years of livin' o[G]f the [A]sea
Now my s[G]on he's barely [A]twenty-one
And h[G]andy at the [D]trawl
For [D]years he helped my [A]fish the Labra[G]dor
Now he's [D]movin' to On[A]tario bef[G]ore the first snow[Em]fall
Dad theirs [D]nothin' left for [A]me 'round here no [G]more
And I [D]wonder will I [A]see his children [G]born
And I [D]wonder will they l[A]ie there ever[D]more
THAIR YA GO
DUDE