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[Intro]
   
    D                               G
e|--------2---------------2-------------------------------3----------|
B|----3-------3---3---3-------3---3-------3--------------------------|
G|------2-------2-------2-------2-----0-------0---0---0-------0---0--|
D|--0-----------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3---------------3----------------|


[Verse 1]

    G                               C               G               D
e|------------------------3-----------------------------------------------2---------------2---------|
B|--------3-------------------------------1---------------0-----------3-------3---3---3-------3---3-|
G|----0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
D|------0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0---0-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------------3-------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------|
By a lonely...                    I heard...        calling...
G               C               D                               G               C
e|----------------------------------------2---------------2-----------------------------------------|
B|--------3---------------1-----------3-------3---3---3-------3---3-------3---------------1---------|
G|----0-------0---0---0-------0---0-----2-------2---------------2-----0-------0---0---0-------0---0-|
D|------0-------0-------2-------2---0-----------------------------------0-------0-------2-------2---|
A|------------------3---------------------------------------------------------------3---------------|
E|--3---------------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------|
    Michael...      taking...      away...                          For...          corn...

    G               D                                               G
e|------------------------2---------------2---------------2-------------------------------3---------|
B|--------0-----------3-------3---3---3-------3---3---3-------3---3-------3-------------------------|
G|----0-------0---0-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----0-------0---0---0-------0---0-|
D|------0-------0---0---------------0-----------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------------------------------------------------------------3---------------3---------------|
    young...        morn...                                         bay...


[Chorus]

    G               C               G               Em
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3---------------1---------------0---------------0----------|
G|----0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0--|
D|------0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2----|
A|------------------3------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-------------------------------3---------------0----------------|
    Low...          lie...          Fields...   Athenry...

    G                               D
e|------------------------3---------------2---------------2----------|
B|--------3---------------------------3-------3---3---3-------3---3--|
G|----0-------0---0---0-------0---0-----2-------2-------2-------2----|
D|------0-------0-------0-------0---0--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------------3------------------------------------------------|
    once...                         fly...

    G               C               G               D
e|--------------------------------------------------------2----------|
B|--------3---------------1---------------0-----------3-------3---3--|
G|----0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-----2-------2----|
D|------0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0---0----------------|
A|------------------3------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-------------------------------3--------------------------------|
    love...         wing...         dreams...       sing...
  
    D                               G
e|--------2---------------2-------------------------------3----------|
B|----3-------3---3---3-------3---3-------3--------------------------|
G|------2-------2-------2-------2-----0-------0---0---0-------0---0--|
D|--0-----------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3---------------3----------------|
    lonely...                  Athenry...   


[Verse 2]

    G                               C               G               D
e|------------------------3-----------------------------------------------2---------------2---------|
B|--------3-------------------------------1---------------0-----------3-------3---3---3-------3---3-|
G|----0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
D|------0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0---0-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------------3-------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------|

    G               C               D                               G               C
e|----------------------------------------2---------------2-----------------------------------------|
B|--------3---------------1-----------3-------3---3---3-------3---3-------3---------------1---------|
G|----0-------0---0---0-------0---0-----2-------2---------------2-----0-------0---0---0-------0---0-|
D|------0-------0-------2-------2---0-----------------------------------0-------0-------2-------2---|
A|------------------3---------------------------------------------------------------3---------------|
E|--3---------------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------|

    G               D                                               G
e|------------------------2---------------2---------------2-------------------------------3---------|
B|--------0-----------3-------3---3---3-------3---3---3-------3---3-------3-------------------------|
G|----0-------0---0-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----0-------0---0---0-------0---0-|
D|------0-------0---0---------------0-----------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------------------------------------------------------------3---------------3---------------|


[Chorus]

    G               C               G               Em
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3---------------1---------------0---------------0----------|
G|----0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0--|
D|------0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2----|
A|------------------3------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-------------------------------3---------------0----------------|
    Low...          lie...          Fields...   Athenry...

    G                               D
e|------------------------3---------------2---------------2----------|
B|--------3---------------------------3-------3---3---3-------3---3--|
G|----0-------0---0---0-------0---0-----2-------2-------2-------2----|
D|------0-------0-------0-------0---0--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------------3------------------------------------------------|
    once...                         fly...

    G               C               G               D
e|--------------------------------------------------------2----------|
B|--------3---------------1---------------0-----------3-------3---3--|
G|----0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-----2-------2----|
D|------0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0---0----------------|
A|------------------3------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-------------------------------3--------------------------------|
    love...         wing...         dreams...       sing...
  
    D                               G
e|--------2---------------2-------------------------------3----------|
B|----3-------3---3---3-------3---3-------3--------------------------|
G|------2-------2-------2-------2-----0-------0---0---0-------0---0--|
D|--0-----------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3---------------3----------------|
    lonely...                  Athenry...   


[Verse 3]

    G                               C               G               D
e|------------------------3-----------------------------------------------2---------------2---------|
B|--------3-------------------------------1---------------0-----------3-------3---3---3-------3---3-|
G|----0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
D|------0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0---0-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------------3-------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------|

    G               C               D                               G               C
e|----------------------------------------2---------------2-----------------------------------------|
B|--------3---------------1-----------3-------3---3---3-------3---3-------3---------------1---------|
G|----0-------0---0---0-------0---0-----2-------2---------------2-----0-------0---0---0-------0---0-|
D|------0-------0-------2-------2---0-----------------------------------0-------0-------2-------2---|
A|------------------3---------------------------------------------------------------3---------------|
E|--3---------------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------|

    G               D                                               G
e|------------------------2---------------2---------------2-------------------------------3---------|
B|--------0-----------3-------3---3---3-------3---3---3-------3---3-------3-------------------------|
G|----0-------0---0-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----0-------0---0---0-------0---0-|
D|------0-------0---0---------------0-----------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------------------------------------------------------------3---------------3---------------|


[Chorus]

    G               C               G               Em
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3---------------1---------------0---------------0----------|
G|----0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0--|
D|------0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2----|
A|------------------3------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-------------------------------3---------------0----------------|
    Low...          lie...          Fields...   Athenry...

    G                               D
e|------------------------3---------------2---------------2----------|
B|--------3---------------------------3-------3---3---3-------3---3--|
G|----0-------0---0---0-------0---0-----2-------2-------2-------2----|
D|------0-------0-------0-------0---0--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------------3------------------------------------------------|
    once...                         fly...

    G               C               G               D
e|--------------------------------------------------------2----------|
B|--------3---------------1---------------0-----------3-------3---3--|
G|----0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-----2-------2----|
D|------0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0---0----------------|
A|------------------3------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-------------------------------3--------------------------------|
    love...         wing...         dreams...       sing...
  
    D                               G
e|--------2---------------2-------------------------------3----------|
B|----3-------3---3---3-------3---3-------3--------------------------|
G|------2-------2-------2-------2-----0-------0---0---0-------0---0--|
D|--0-----------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3---------------3----------------|


[Outro] 

(last line of final chorus)

    D                               G
e|--------2---------------2-------------------------3----------------|
B|----3-------3---3---3-------3---3-------3---------3----------------|
G|------2-------2-------2-------2-----0-------0---0-0----------------|
D|--0-----------------------------------0-------0---0----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------2----------------|
E|----------------------------------3---------------3----------------|
    lonely...                  Athenry 


[Lyrics]

By a lonely prison wall
I heard a young girl calling
Michael they are taking you away
For you stole Trevelyn's corn
So the young might see the morn
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay

Low lie the Fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
Its so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry

By a lonely prison wall
I heard a young man calling
Nothing matters Mary when you're free
Against the famine and the Crown
I rebelled they cut me down
Now you must raise our child with dignity

Low lie the Fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
Its so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry

By a lonely harbor wall
She watched the last star falling
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky
Sure she'll wait and hope and pray
For her love in Botany Bay
It's so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry

Low lie the Fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing

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