Chords for Asha ~ Kilkelly, Ireland

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_ _ Kilkelly, Ireland, _
_ [Db] _ _ 1860, _ [Ab] my dear and loving St.
[Bbm] John, _ _ _
Your good friend the _ schoolmaster, [Db] Pat _ McNamara,
So [Ab] kind as to write these [Bbm] words down. _ _
And [Db] your brothers have gone to [Ab] find work in England, _
[Gb] The house is so lonely [Ab] and sad,
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[F] The [Bbm] crops and potatoes _ [Db] is sorely affected, _
[Ab] The half to a third of them [Bbm] bad. _ _ _
[Db] And your sister Bridget and [Ab] Patrick _ O'Donnell
[Gb] Are going to be married _ [Ab] in June. _ _ _
[Bbm] Mother says not to work [Db] on the railroad,
_ [Ab] _ Be sure and come on home [Bbm] soon. _ _ _
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_ _ Kilkelly, Ireland, _ [Db] _ _ _ 1870, [Ab] my dear and loving St.
[Bbm] John, _ _ _
Hello to your missus [Db] and to your four children,
[Ab] And may they grow healthy and [Bbm] strong. _ _ _
[Db] And Michael he's got in [Ab] a wee bit of bother,
I [Gb] suppose that he never will [Ab] learn,
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[Bbm] Because of the dampness [Db] there's no turf to speak of,
[Ab] And so we have nothing [Bbm] to burn. _ _ _
[Db] And Bridget she's happy [Ab] to name the child for them,
[Gb] Although she has six of [Ab] her own. _ _ _
[Bbm] You say you've found work, but [Db] you don't say what kind, _
_ [Ab] _ When will you come on [Bbm] home? _ _ _
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_ _ Kilkelly, Ireland, _
_ [Db] _ _ 1880, _ [Ab] dear Michael and John,
My [Bbm] sons, _ _ _ _ I'm sorry to give you [Db] the very sad news,
That [Ab] your dear old mother passed [Bbm] on. _ _
And [Db] we buried her down at [Ab] the church in Kilkelly,
[Ebm] Your brothers and [Gb] Bridget [Ab] were there.
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[Bbm] You don't have, _ _ she [Db] died very peaceful,
[Ab] Remember _ her in your [Bbm] prayers. _ _ _
And [Db] it's good to hear that [Ab] Michael's returning, _
[Gb] With money he's sure to buy [Ab] land. _ _ _
[Bbm] The crops have all failed, [Db] and people are selling, _
_ [Ab] _ For any price that they [Bbm] can. _ _ _
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_ _ Kilkelly, Ireland, _
_ [Db] _ 1890, _ _ [Ab] my dear and loving son [Bbm] John, _ _
I suppose that I must be [Db] close on to 80,
_ [Ab] _ It's thirty years since you've [Bbm] gone. _ _ _
And [Db] because of all the money [Ab] _ you sent me,
I'm [Gb] still living out on [Ab] my own.
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[Bbm] Michael has built _ [Db] himself a fine house,
[Ab] And _ Bridget's daughters have [Bbm] grown. _ _
And [Db] thank you for sending [Ab] the family pictures,
[Gb] Those lovely young women and [Ab] men. _ _ _
They [Bbm] say that you might even [Db] come for a visit,
[Ab] What joy to see you [Bbm] again. _ _ _ _
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_ _ Kilkelly, Ireland, _ [Db] _ _ _ 1892, _ [Ab] _ _ my dear brother [Bbm] John, _ _ _
I'm sorry I didn't write [Db] sooner to tell you,
[Ab] Our dear old father has [Bbm] gone. _ _ _
He [Db] was living with Bridget, she [Ab] says he was cheerful,
[Gb] Unhappy _ right up to the [Ab] end.
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[Bbm] I wish you had seen him play [Db] with the grandchildren, _
[Ab] Of Pat _ McNamara, your [Bbm] friend. _ _ _
And [Db] we buried him down, _ [Ab] alongside of mother,
_ [Gb] Down at Kilkelly _ [Ab] churchyard. _ _
He was [Bbm] a strong and feisty, _ [Db] feitsy old man, _
_ [Ab] Considering that life was so [Bbm] hard. _ _
And [Db] it's funny the way he kept [Ab] _ asking about you,
He [Ebm] called [Gb] for you right at the [Ab] end. _ _ _
Why [Bbm] don't you think about [Db] coming to visit,
[Ab] We'd all love to see you [Bbm] again. _ _ _ _
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