Chords for Eileen King - In An Irish Country Home

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[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] [Ab] In an Irish country home one evening [Eb] long ago
Sat an old man and his little [Ab] daughter Nell
_ _ Said the girl with Irish glee as she played on [Eb] Papa's knee
He promised me a story you [Ab] would [Db] tell
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] [Ab] Come tell me of the past, of my mother dear, [Eb] she asked
Come tell me how she used to look, [Ab] she cried
_ _ _ Handsome Nell, the old man said, as he slowly bent [Eb] his head
_ Tears were in his eyes, he then [Ab] [Db] replied
_ [Ab] _ _ She was sweeter than the blossoms on [Eb] the clover
_ _ She was fairer than the evening sunset [Ab] glow
But _ I never will forget how much [Eb] I loved her
_ When your mother took my name long, long [Ab] ago
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_ [Ab] _ [Eb] We [Ab] were married, she and I, and in every way we [Eb] tried
To make our house a home of [Ab] happiness
_ _ To when bright Septembers morn, on the day that you were [Eb] born
God took her to a brighter [Ab] home [Db] above
[Ab] She _ _ was sweeter than the blossoms [Eb] on the clover _
_ _ She was fairer than the evening sunset [Ab] glow _
_ _ But I never will forget how much [Eb] I loved her
_ _ When your mother took my name long, long [Ab] ago
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_ [Ab] _ _ In an Irish country home, one evening [Eb] long ago
Said an old man to his little daughter [Ab] Nell
_ _ _ Though the best of friends must part, she was dearer to [Eb] my heart
For your mother was the only one [Ab] I [Db] loved
_ [Ab] _ For [Eb] your mother was the only one I loved
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