The Fields Of Athenry chords by Paddy Reilly

The Fields Of Athenry chords
Paddy Reilly (Pete St. John) *

B7 E

   E
By a lonely prison wall
 A         E  B7
I heard a young girl calling
E        A      B7
Micheal they are taking you away
    E        A
For you stole Trevelyn's corn
    E          B7
So the young might see the morn.
                   E  A E
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay.

E  A    E       C#m
Low lie the Fields of Athenry
   E          C#m       B7
Where once we watched the small free birds fly.
  E        A      E          B7
Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing
                     E A E
It's so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry.

   E
By a lonely prison wall
 A         E  B7
I heard a young man calling
E       A       B7
Nothing matter Mary when your free,
      E       A
Against the Famine and the Crown
  E         B7
I rebelled they cut me down
                    E A E
Now you must raise our child with dignity.

E  A    E       C#m
Low lie the Fields of Athenry
   E          C#m       B7
Where once we watched the small free birds fly.
  E        A      E          B7
Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing
                     E A E
It's so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry.

   E
By a lonely harbor wall
  A           E  B7
She watched the last star falling
E          A           B7
As that prison ship sailed out against the sky
      E         A
Sure she'll wait and hope and pray
    E       B7
For her love in Botany Bay
                     E A E
It's so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry.

E  A    E       C#m
Low lie the Fields of Athenry
   E          C#m       B7
Where once we watched the small free birds fly.
  E        A      E          B7
Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing
                     E A E
It's so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry.

* Alternate:

Capo II

E  = D
A  = G
B7 = A
C#m = Bm


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