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Irish Traditional - Fields Of Athenry

Misc. Traditional
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D-DU-UDU
 By a lonely  prison wall
 I heard  a young girl calling
Michael,  they have taken  you away
 For you stole  Trevelyn's corn
 So the young  might see the morn
 Now a prison  ship lies waiting  in the bay
Low lie  the fields  of Athenry
Where  once we watched the small  free birds fly
Our  love was on the wing  we had dreams  and songs to sing
 It's so lonely  'round the fields  of Athenry
 By a lonely prison wall
 I heard a young man calling
 Nothing matters, Mary when you're free
 Against the famine and the crown
 I rebelled, they cut me down
 Now you must raise our child with dignity
 Low lie the fields of Athenry
 Where once we watched the small free birds fly
 Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing
 It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry
 By a lonely harbor wall
 She watched the last star falling
 As that prison ship sailed out against the sky
 Sure she'll wait and hope and pray
 For her love in Botany Bay
 It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry
 Low lie the fields of Athenry
 Where once we watched the small free birds fly
 Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing
 It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry

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Readable chord sheet for Irish Traditional - Fields Of Athenry by Misc. Traditional

By a [G]lonely prison wall
I [C]heard a young girl [G]calli[D]ng   [D7]
[G]Michael, they have [C]taken you [D]away [D7]
For you [G]stole Trevelyn's [C]corn
So the y[G]oung might see the [D]morn
Now a [D]prison ship lies [D7]waiting in the [G]bay

[G]Low [C]lie the [G]fields of Athen[Em]ry
[G]Where once we watched the [Em]small free birds [D]fly [D7]
[G]Our love was on the [C]wing we had [G]dreams and songs to [D]sing
It's so [D]lonely 'round the [D7]fields of Athen[G]ry

By a lonely prison wall
I heard a young man calling
Nothing matters, Mary when you're free
Against the famine and the crown
I rebelled, they cut me down
Now you must raise our child with dignity

Low lie the fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry

By a lonely harbor wall
She watched the last star falling
As that prison ship sailed out against the sky
Sure she'll wait and hope and pray
For her love in Botany Bay
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry

Low lie the fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry

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