Capo 4
[Verse 1]
C F C G
By a lonely prison wall, i heard a young girl cal-ling
C F G
Micheal they are taking you away
C F C G
For you stole trevelyans corn so the young might see the morn
G C
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay
[Chorus]
C F C Am
Low Lie The fields of Athenry
C G
where once we watched the small free birds fly
C F
our love was on the wing
C G
We had dreams and songs to sing
G Gsus C
(It's) so lonely round the fields of Athenry
[Verse 2]
C F C G
By a lonely prison wall, i heard a young man cal-ling
C F G
Nothing matters mary when you're free
C F C G
against the famine and the crown, i rebelled they cut me down
G C
now you must raise our child with dignity
[Chorus]
C F C Am
Low Lie The fields of Athenry
C G
where once we watched the small free birds fly
C F
our love was on the wing
C G
We had dreams and songs to sing
G Gsus C
(It's) so lonely round the fields of Athenry
[Verse 3]
C F C G
By a lonely harbor wall, she watched the last star fa-lling
C F G
as the prison ship sailed out against the sky
C F C G
for she live(d) in hope and pray for her love in botany bay
C
it's so lonely round the fields of athenry
[Chorus]
C F C Am
Low Lie The fields of Athenry
C G
where once we watched the small free birds fly
C F
our love was on the wing
C G
We had dreams and songs to sing
G Gsus C
(It's) so lonely round the fields of Athenry
C F C Am
Low Lie The fields of Athenry
C G
where once we watched the small free birds fly
C F
our love was on the wing
C G
We had dreams and songs to sing
G Gsus C
(It's) so lonely round the fields of Athenry
