CAPO 1 D G A Bm D G D A
By the lonely prison wall, i heard a young girl cal-ling
D G A
Micheal they have taken you a-way
D G D A
For you stole trevelins corn so the young might see the morn
A D
A prison ship lies waiting in the bay
[Chorus]
D G D Bm
Low Lie The fields of athenry
D Bm A
where once we watched the small free birds fly
D G
our love was the wing
D A
We had dreams and songs to sing
A D
and so lonely round the fields of athenry
[Verse 2]
D G D A
By the lonely prison wall, i heard a young man cal-ling
D G A
Nothing matters mary when your free
D G D A
against the famine and the crown, i rebelled they cut me down
A D
now you must raise our child with dignity
[Chorus]
D G D Bm
Low Lie The fields of athenry
D Bm A
where once we watched the small free birds fly
D G
our love was the wing
D A
We had dreams and songs to sing
A D
and so lonely round the fields of athenry
[Verse]
D G D A
By the lonely harbor wall, she watched the last star fa-ll
D G A
as the prison ship sailed out against the sky
D G D A
for she lived to hope and pray for her love in botany bay
A D
and it's so lonely round the fields of athenry
[Chorus] x2
D G D Bm
Low Lie The fields of athenry
D Bm A
where once we watched the small free birds fly
D G
our love was the wing
D A
We had dreams and songs to sing
A D
and so lonely round the fields of athenry
