Intro: B Dbm You never saw me leave E B Never heard A I was too proud Abm To show you my tears I was seventeen
Verse 1: Dbm The postcards were few E B I didn't have the words to tell you A I was doing well but it was hard B Not having you F#m Someday you will B Understand my reason for leaving F#m B Someday you will be seventeen Refrain: Dbm E And the road that I will go B A Through the streets of America Dbm E From its furthest northern shores B To its southern seas Dbm E And one day I'll return B A To the green fields of Ireland Dbm Where my Irish bonny lass E B Who waits for me Verse 2: Dbm I can picture now B As the evening sun comes to praise you A Ab A golden hue of light reflects on your face Dbm How sweet is your smile B I remember it well A Though I'm here on foreign site B My thoughts are with you Refrain: Dbm E And the road that I will go B A Through the streets of America Dbm E From its furthest northern shores B To its southern seas Dbm E And one day I'll return B A To the green fields of Ireland Dbm Where my Irish bonny lass E B Who waits for me Outro: Dbm Say you’ll wait for me
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