The Fields Of Athenry chords by The Dubliners

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:

G+G              C majorC         G+G  D MajorD
By the lonely prison wall, i heard a young girl cal-ling
G+G         C majorC     D MajorD
Micheal they have taken you away
G+G            C majorC      G+G          D MajorD
For you stole trevelins corn so the young might see the morn
D MajorD                 G+G
A augmentedA prison ship lies waiting in the bay


Chorus:

G+G  C majorC  G+G       E minorEm
Low Lie The fields of athenry
G+G                      D MajorD
where once we watched the small free birds fly
G+G          C majorC
our love was on the wing
G+G             D MajorD
We had dreams and songs to sing
D MajorD             DsusDsus   G+G
It's so lonely round the fields of athenry

Verse 2:

G+G              C majorC         G+G  D MajorD
By the lonely prison wall, i heard a young man cal-ling
G+G        C majorC       D MajorD
Nothing matters mary when your free
G+G             C majorC    G+G         D MajorD
against the famine and the crown, i fought they cut me down
D MajorD                 G+G
now you must raise our child with dignity


Chorus:

G+G  C majorC  G+G       E minorEm
Low Lie The fields of athenry
G+G                      D MajorD
where once we watched the small free birds fly
G+G          C majorC
our love was on the wing
G+G             D MajorD
We had dreams and songs to sing
D MajorD             DsusDsus   G+G
It's so lonely round the fields of athenry

Verse 3:

G+G             C majorC             G+G D MajorD
By the lonely harbor wall, she watched the last star fa-lling
G+G         C majorC           D MajorD
as the prison ship sailed out against the sky
G+G             C majorC  G+G        D MajorD
for she'd live in hope and pray for her love in botany bay
                    G+G
and it's so lonely round the fields of athenry


Chorus:

G+G  C majorC  G+G       E minorEm
Low Lie The fields of athenry
G+G                      D MajorD
where once we watched the small free birds fly
G+G        C majorC
our love was on the wing
G+G             D MajorD
We had dreams and songs to sing
D MajorD            DsusDsus   G+G
and so lonely round the fields of athenry

G+G  C majorC  G+G       E minorEm
Low Lie The fields of athenry
G+G                      D MajorD
where once we watched the small free birds fly
G+G        C majorC
our love was on the wing
G+G             D MajorD
We had dreams and songs to sing
D MajorD            DsusDsus   G+G
and so lonely round the fields of athenry