Mother Mo Chro
The PoguesVersion1
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It was 1962, I was two years out of school
When I got on board a boat that was bound for Liverpool
The day we sailed away I remember it so well
Took a look at the North Wall and bid a fond farewell
It's a hard thing to leave the land of your childhood
Touched by the rivers and kissed by the sea
The places you played with your childhood companions
To leave dear old Ireland and Mother Mo Chro?
Though I'm going far away and I may never return here
There's one thing I always will keep within me
Deep in my heart a furious devotion
The love of old Ireland and Mother Mo Chroi
Though I'm going away and I may never return here
There is always one thing that I will keep within me
Deep in my heart a furious devotion
The love of old Ireland and Mother Mo Chroi
On the top of the Pentonville Road I saw the sun setting
The town laid out before me looked beautiful to me
Away from all the sighing, the suffering and the dying
I dreamed of the future, the young and the free
But the years they go by quickly, now I know I can't remain here
Where each day brings me closer to that final misery
My kids will never scrape shit round here, and I won't die crying in a pint of beer
I'm going back to Ireland and Mother Mo Chro?
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Readable chord sheet for Mother Mo Chro by The Pogues
[G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [Em] [C] [D] [G] [Em] [C] [D] [G] [C] [D] [G] It was [G]1962, I was [C]two years out of [D]school When I [G]got on board a boat that was [C]bound for Liver[D]pool The [G]day we sailed away I re[C]member it so [D]well Took a [G]look at the North [Em]Wall and [D]bid a fond fare[G]well It's a [G]hard thing to leave the [C]land of your [G]childhood Touched by the rivers and [Em]kissed by the [C]sea The [G]places you [D]played with your [C]childhood com[G]panions To [C]leave dear old [G]Ireland and [D]Mother Mo [G]Chro? Though I'm [G]going far away and I may [C]never re[G]turn here There's one thing I always will [Em]keep within [C]me [G]Deep in my [D]heart a [C]furious de[G]votion The [C]love of old [G]Ireland and [D]Mother Mo [G]Chroi [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [Em] [C] [D] [G] [Em] [C] [D] [G] [C] [D] [drop final measure] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [Em] [C] [D] [G] [Em] [C] [D] [G] [C] [D] [G] Though I'm [G]going away and I may [C]never re[G]turn here There is always one thing that I will [Em]keep within [C]me [G]Deep in my [D]heart a [C]furious [G]devotion The [C]love of old [G]Ireland and [D]Mother Mo [G]Chroi [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [Em] [C] [D] [G] [Em] [C] [D] [G] [C] [D] [G] On the [G]top of the Pentonville Road I [C]saw the sun [G]setting The town laid out before me looked [Em]beautiful to [C]me [G]Away from all the [D]sighing, the [C]suffering and the [G]dying I [C]dreamed of the [G]future, the [D]young and the [G]free But the [G]years they go by quickly, now I [C]know I can't re[G]main here Where each day brings me closer to that [Em]final miser[C]y My [G]kids will never scrape [D]shit round here, and I [C]won't die crying in a [G]pint of beer I'm [C]going back to [G]Ireland and [D]Mother Mo [G]Chro? [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [Em] [C] [D] [G] [Em] [C] [D] [G] [C] [D] [drop final measure] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [Em] [C] [D] [G] [Em] [C] [D] [G] [C] [D] [G]