Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Farewell To Carlingford Written by Tommy Makem. Recorded by The Dubliners with Luke Kelly singing. Verse: C F C Am When I was young and in my prime F G And could wander wild and free C G7 C Am There was always a longing in my mind C G G7 To follow the call of the sea
Chorus: C F C Am So I'll sing farewell to Carlingford C G G7 And farewell to Greenore C F Em And I'll think of you both day and night Dm G Untill I return once more, F G C Untill I return once more Verse: C F C Am On all the stormy seven seas F G I have sailed before the mast C G7 C Am And every voyage I ever made C G G7 I swore it would be my last Chorus: C F C Am So I'll sing farewell to Carlingford C G G7 And farewell to Greenore C F Em And I'll think of you both day and night Dm G Untill I return once more, F G C Untill I return once more Verse: C F C Am And I had a girl called Mary Doyle F G And she lived in Greenore C G7 C Am And the foremost tho-ught in my mind C G G7 Was to keep me safe onshore