xThis song is purely piano and vocals, but these are the chords if you'd like to follow along on guitar.
C C F C F C G G x2
C C F C
Well oh, the green mountainsides over fields where we lay,
C C G G
Over sun-splashed orange skylines, my (...), they bleed and scream.
C C F C
And I crush 'em wit' my boot heels, for no shells I can afford.
F C G C
And I'm off to Dublin city, for I've lost our room and board.
F F C G
No, I couldn't join the army. If I died, what would we do?
F C G C
Me wife, she is my sunshine, but she knows not what we do.
C C F C F C G G
C C F C
To my dearest, sweetest Colleen, please forgive me for not calling.
C C G G
I regret you had to find this, the note that says I'm gone.
C C F C
Well, I hope you do not shun me, only ask that you forgive me.
F C G C
It was bound to happen, as we both know. You know it had to be done.
C C F C
Well, take hold of tiny Kathleen. Take her (...).
C C G G
Well, there's money in the strongbox, (...) tickets in the car.
C C F C
I can't stand to see you crying, nor can you to see us dying.
F C G C
Well, I've gone to set it right. I know you'll think I've gone too far.
F F C G
I cannot take this pressure on me. No one ever said it was in-store for me.
F C G C
Well, I pray you do not shun me. I'm coming back, my dear Colleen.
C C F C F C G C
I'm sorry, but I couldn't make out the lyrics at a few points.
