Chords with lyrics
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Listen now boys, my grandmother said -
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I'll tell you a story and then off to bed.
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There once was a time, we lived of the land,
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Harvest would come, and we all lent a hand.
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But winds blew our lives, and scattered our seeds
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Changing the landscape, from flowers to weeds
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See in the graveyard the families gone
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The grandest of tombstones carry them on
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When you sail from the Harbour
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It's your last eyes of Ireland
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We tended the fire, and faeries appeased
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The flames never died until we had to leave.
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And when we were gone, the house tumbled down
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And covered our footprints, we'd left on the ground
Bb majorBb FF Am7Am7
When you sail from the Harbour
Bb majorBb FF DmDm C majorC A minorAm DmDm DmDm C majorC A minorAm DmDm
It's your last eyes of Ireland
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My eyes are now tired and no longer see
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But visions of Ireland linger in me
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So carry your past in the rooms of your heart
G minorGm DmDm C majorC DmDm
And you'll never be empty of love when you part
Bb majorBb FF Am7Am7
When you sail from the Harbour
Bb majorBb FF DmDm C majorC A minorAm DmDm DmDm C majorC A minorAm DmDm
It's your last eyes of Ireland