Key: G Intro: Ab Eb Bb Ab Eb Bb Verse 1: Gm F Your hills and dales and flowery vales Eb Dm Gm That lie near the Moorlough Shore Gm F Your vines that blow by borden's grove Eb Dm Gm Will I ever see you more
Bb Where the prairie rose blows F And the violet grows Gm Dm Eb Where the trout and salmon play Gm F With my line and hook delight I took Eb Dm Gm To spend my youthful days Verse 2: Gm F Last night I went to see my love Eb Dm Gm To hear what she might say Gm F To see if she'd take pity on me Eb Dm Gm Lest I might go away Bb F She said, "I love an Irish lad Gm Dm Eb And he was my only joy Gm F And ever since I saw his face Eb Dm Gm I have loved that soldier boy" Bridge: Ab Eb Bb Ab Eb Bb Ab Eb Bb Ab Eb Bb Verse 3: Gm F Perhaps your soldier lad is lost Eb Dm Gm Sailing over sea of Maine Gm F Or perhaps he is gone with some other one Eb Dm Gm You may never see him again Bb F Well if my Irish lad is lost Gm Dm Eb He's the one I do adore Gm Am Bb C Dm Eb Bb F And seven years I'll wait for him Eb Dm Gm By the banks of the Moorlough Shore