Fields of Athenry Chords by Dropkick Murphys
Tempo:
140.45 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Cm
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb]
[Bb]
By [Eb] a lonely prison wall I heard a young girl [Bb]
calling
[Eb]
Michael they [Ab] have taken you [Bb]
away For [Eb] you stole [Ab] Trevelyan's corn
[Eb] So the young might [Bb] see the morn Now a prison ship lies waiting in [Eb] the bay
[Ab] When
[Eb] [Cm]
[Eb] once we lost [Cm] the small free [Bb] birds of our
Our [Eb] love was [Ab] on the way
We [Eb] had dreams and songs [Bb] to say
It's so lonely around the pitiful [Eb] slumber lies
[Bb]
[Eb] By a lonely prison wall [Ab]
I heard a [Eb] young man [Bb]
calling
[Ebm]
Nothing [Ab] matters Mary when [Bb] you're free
Against [Eb] the famine [Ab] and the crown [Eb] I [Bb] run me down
Now you might raise a child with [Eb] the igniting
Once
[Ab] [Eb]
[Cm] [Eb]
we lost [Cm] the small free [Bb] birds of our
Our [Eb]
love was [Ab] on the way
We [Eb] had dreams and [Bb] songs to say
It's so lonely around the pitiful slumber [Eb]
lies
[Ab] [Eb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
By a lonely prison wall [Ab] she watched the last [Eb] of
[Bb]
[Eb]
Prison ships [Ab] sailed out against [Bb] the sky
Joy [Eb] shall wait and [Ab] hope and pray for [Eb] her love
[Bb] Rodney Bay it's so lonely
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
So lonely around the pitiful [Eb]
slumber [Ab] lies
[Eb] [Cm]
[Eb] When once we lost [Cm] the small free [Bb] birds of our
Our
[Eb] love was [Ab] on the way
We [Eb] had dreams and [Bb] songs to say
It's so lonely around the pitiful [Eb] slumber lies
[Bb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb]
By [Eb] a lonely prison wall I heard a young girl [Bb]
calling
[Eb]
Michael they [Ab] have taken you [Bb]
away For [Eb] you stole [Ab] Trevelyan's corn
[Eb] So the young might [Bb] see the morn Now a prison ship lies waiting in [Eb] the bay
[Ab] When
[Eb] [Cm]
[Eb] once we lost [Cm] the small free [Bb] birds of our
Our [Eb] love was [Ab] on the way
We [Eb] had dreams and songs [Bb] to say
It's so lonely around the pitiful [Eb] slumber lies
[Bb]
[Eb] By a lonely prison wall [Ab]
I heard a [Eb] young man [Bb]
calling
[Ebm]
Nothing [Ab] matters Mary when [Bb] you're free
Against [Eb] the famine [Ab] and the crown [Eb] I [Bb] run me down
Now you might raise a child with [Eb] the igniting
Once
[Ab] [Eb]
[Cm] [Eb]
we lost [Cm] the small free [Bb] birds of our
Our [Eb]
love was [Ab] on the way
We [Eb] had dreams and [Bb] songs to say
It's so lonely around the pitiful slumber [Eb]
lies
[Ab] [Eb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
By a lonely prison wall [Ab] she watched the last [Eb] of
[Bb]
[Eb]
Prison ships [Ab] sailed out against [Bb] the sky
Joy [Eb] shall wait and [Ab] hope and pray for [Eb] her love
[Bb] Rodney Bay it's so lonely
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
So lonely around the pitiful [Eb]
slumber [Ab] lies
[Eb] [Cm]
[Eb] When once we lost [Cm] the small free [Bb] birds of our
Our
[Eb] love was [Ab] on the way
We [Eb] had dreams and [Bb] songs to say
It's so lonely around the pitiful [Eb] slumber lies
[Bb]
[Ab] [Eb]
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Cm
Ebm
Eb
Bb
Ab
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ By [Eb] a lonely prison wall _ I heard a young girl _ _ _ [Bb]
calling
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Michael they [Ab] have taken you [Bb] _
_ away _ _ For [Eb] you stole [Ab] Trevelyan's corn
[Eb] So the young might [Bb] see the morn Now a prison ship lies waiting in [Eb] the bay _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] When _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] once we lost [Cm] the small free [Bb] birds of our
_ _ _ _ Our [Eb] love was [Ab] on the way
We [Eb] had dreams and songs [Bb] to say
It's so lonely around the pitiful [Eb] slumber _ lies
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ By a lonely prison wall _ [Ab]
I heard a [Eb] young man _ _ [Bb]
calling
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm]
Nothing _ [Ab] matters Mary when [Bb] you're free
_ _ _ Against [Eb] the famine _ [Ab] and the crown [Eb] I _ _ [Bb] run me down
Now you might raise a child with [Eb] the igniting
_ Once _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
we lost [Cm] the small free [Bb] birds of our
Our _ _ _ [Eb] _
love was [Ab] on the way
We [Eb] had dreams and [Bb] songs to say
It's so lonely around the pitiful slumber [Eb]
lies _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ By a lonely prison wall _ [Ab] she watched the last [Eb] of
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Prison ships [Ab] sailed out against [Bb] the sky
_ _ _ Joy [Eb] shall wait and [Ab] hope and pray for [Eb] her love
_ [Bb] Rodney Bay it's so lonely _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
So lonely around the _ pitiful [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
slumber _ _ [Ab] _ lies _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] When once we lost [Cm] the small free [Bb] birds of our
Our _ _ _
[Eb] _ love was [Ab] on the way
We [Eb] had dreams and [Bb] songs to say
It's so lonely around the pitiful [Eb] slumber lies _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ By [Eb] a lonely prison wall _ I heard a young girl _ _ _ [Bb]
calling
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Michael they [Ab] have taken you [Bb] _
_ away _ _ For [Eb] you stole [Ab] Trevelyan's corn
[Eb] So the young might [Bb] see the morn Now a prison ship lies waiting in [Eb] the bay _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] When _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] once we lost [Cm] the small free [Bb] birds of our
_ _ _ _ Our [Eb] love was [Ab] on the way
We [Eb] had dreams and songs [Bb] to say
It's so lonely around the pitiful [Eb] slumber _ lies
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ By a lonely prison wall _ [Ab]
I heard a [Eb] young man _ _ [Bb]
calling
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm]
Nothing _ [Ab] matters Mary when [Bb] you're free
_ _ _ Against [Eb] the famine _ [Ab] and the crown [Eb] I _ _ [Bb] run me down
Now you might raise a child with [Eb] the igniting
_ Once _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
we lost [Cm] the small free [Bb] birds of our
Our _ _ _ [Eb] _
love was [Ab] on the way
We [Eb] had dreams and [Bb] songs to say
It's so lonely around the pitiful slumber [Eb]
lies _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ By a lonely prison wall _ [Ab] she watched the last [Eb] of
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Prison ships [Ab] sailed out against [Bb] the sky
_ _ _ Joy [Eb] shall wait and [Ab] hope and pray for [Eb] her love
_ [Bb] Rodney Bay it's so lonely _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
So lonely around the _ pitiful [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
slumber _ _ [Ab] _ lies _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] When once we lost [Cm] the small free [Bb] birds of our
Our _ _ _
[Eb] _ love was [Ab] on the way
We [Eb] had dreams and [Bb] songs to say
It's so lonely around the pitiful [Eb] slumber lies _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _