Back Home In Derry - Christy Moore Chords
Chords: Am, C, G, D, Em
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Genre: folk, singer-songwriter, traditional
[Verse 1]
Am C
In eighteen-o-three we sailed out to sea
G D Am
Out from the sweet town of Derry
Am C
For Australia bound, if we didn't all drown
G D Am
The marks of our fetters we carried
D C
In our rusty iron chains we cried for our weans
D Em
Our good women we left in sorrow
Am C
As the main sails unfurled, our curses we hurled
G D Am
On the English and thoughts of tomorrow
[Verse 2]
Am C
At the mouth of the Foyle, bade farewell to the soil
G D Am
As down below decks we were lying
Am C
O'Doherty screamed, woken out of a dream
G D Am
By a vision of bold Robert dying
D C
The sun burnt cruel as we dished out the gruel
D Em
Dan O'Conner was down with a fever
Am C
Sixty rebels today, bound for Botany Bay
G D Am
How many will reach their receiver
[Chorus]
C G Am G Am
Oh oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in Derry
C G Am G Am
Oh oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in Derry
[Verse 3]
Am C
I cursed them to hell as our bow fought the swell
G D Am
Our ship danced like a moth in the firelight
Am C
White horses rode high as the devil passed by
G D Am
Taking souls to Hades by twilight
D C
Five weeks out to sea, we were now forty-three
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