The Fields Of Athenry - The Dubliners Chords
Chords: A, D, G, Bm, A7
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Genre: folk, irish, traditional
[Intro]
| A | A | D | D |
[Verse 1]
D G D A
By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling
D G A
Michael, they have taken you away
D G D A
For you stole Trevelyan's corn so the young might see the morn'
A D
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay
[Chorus]
D G D Bm
Low lie the fields of Athenry
D A
where once we watched the small free birds fly
D G
Our love was on the wing
D A
We had dreams and songs to sing
A A7 D
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry
[Verse 2]
D G D A
By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young man calling
D G A
Nothing matters, Mary, when you're free
D G D A
Against the famine and the crown, I rebelled, they cut me down
A D
Now you must raise our child with dignity
[Chorus]
D G D Bm
Low lie the fields of Athenry
D A
where once we watched the small free birds fly
D G
Our love was on the wing
D A
We had dreams and songs to sing
A A7 D
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry
[Verse 3]
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