Home Boys Home chords by The Dubliners

• Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Home Boys Home:

Verse 1:
     D
Well who wouldn't be a sailor lad,sailing on the main,
   A                         D
To gain the good will of his captain's good name,
        G          D              A
He came ashore one evening for to be,
                                                   D
And that was the beginning of me old true love and me.

Chorus:
         D
And it's home boys home,home I'd like to be,
G          D               A
Home for a while in me own country,
          D           G           D           A
Where the Oak and the Ash,and the bonny Rowan tree,
                                   D
Are all growing greener in the old country.

Verse 2:
       D
Well I asked her for a candle for to light me way to bed,
    A                              D
And likewise for a handkerchief to tie around me head,
                 G            D                   A
She tended to me needs like a young maid aught to do,
                                                    D
And then I said to her now would you leap in with me too.

Chorus:
         D
And it's home boys home,home I'd like to be,
G          D               A
Home for a while in me own country,
          D           G           D           A
Where the Oak and the Ash,and the bonny Rowan tree,
                                   D
Are all growing greener in the old country.

Verse 3:
         D
Well she jumped into bed making no alarm,
G                                 D            A
Thinking a young sailor lad could do to her no harm,
       G                D                          A
Well I hugged her and I kissed her the whole night long,
                                                     D
Till she wished the short night,had been seven years long.

Chorus:
         D
And it's home boys home,home I'd like to be,
G          D               A
Home for a while in me own country,
          D           G           D           A
Where the Oak and the Ash,and the bonny Rowan tree,
                                   D
Are all growing greener in the old country.

Verse 4:
     D
Well early next morning the sailor lad arose,
    G                         D          A
And into Mary's apron threw a handful of gold,
       G                         D                  A
Saying take this me dear for the mischief that I've done,
                                                      D
For tonight I fear I've left you with a daughter or a son.

Chorus:
         D
And it's home boys home,home I'd like to be,
G          D               A
Home for a while in me own country,
          D           G           D           A
Where the Oak and the Ash,and the bonny Rowan tree,
                                   D
Are all growing greener in the old country.

Verse 5:
     D
Well if it be a girl child send her out to nurse,
     G                      D             A
With gold in her pocket and silver in her purse,
    G                          D               A
And if it be a boy child,he'll ware the jacket blue,
                                                     D
And go climbing up the riggin like his daddy used to do.

Chorus:
         D
And it's home boys home,home I'd like to be,
G          D               A
Home for a while in me own country,
          D           G           D           A
Where the Oak and the Ash,and the bonny Rowan tree,
                                   D
Are all growing greener in the old country.

n.c
Source: http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/dubliners/home-boys-home-crd-dubliners.htm