Chords for Kilkelly Ireland - Blackthorn

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Kilkelly Ireland - Blackthorn chords
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[Cm]
[Ab] [Cm]
[Ab]
[Cm]
Kilkelly, [Eb] Ireland, eighteen and [Bb] sixty, My dear and loving [Cm] son John,
Your good friend the schoolmaster, [Eb] Pat [Bb] McNamara's, So good as to write these words down.
[Eb] Your brothers have all gone to find work in England, [Ab] The house is so empty [Bb] and sad,
[Cm] The crop of potatoes [Eb] sorely infected, [Bb]
A third to a half of [Cm] them bad,
[Eb] And your sister Bridget [Bb] and Patrick O'Donnell, [Ab] They're going to be married [Bb] in June,
[Cm] Your mommy says [Eb] not to work on the railway, [Bb]
And be sure to come on [Cm] home soon.
[Cm] Kilkelly, [Eb] Ireland, eighteen and seventy, [Bb] Dear and loving [Cm] son John,
Hello to your [Eb] missus, to your four children, [Bb] I hope they grow healthy [Cm] and strong,
[Eb] Our Michael has got in [Gm] a wee bit [Bb] of trouble, [Ab] I don't think that he'll ever learn,
[Bb] [Cm] Because of the dampness [Eb] there's no turf to speak of, [Bb] And there's nothing [Cm] to burn.
[Eb] But Bridget is happy, [Bb] you named a child for her, [Ab] You know she has six [Bb] of her own,
You [Cm] say you found work, [Eb] but you don't say what kind, [Bb] When are you [Cm] coming home?
Kilkelly, [Eb] Ireland, eighteen and eighty, [Bb] Dear Michael and John, my [Cm] sons,
I'm sorry to give [Eb] you the very sad news, [Bb] Your mommy passed [Cm] on,
[Eb] We buried her down at [Bb] the church in Kilkelly, [Ab] Your brothers and Bridget [Bb] were there,
You [Cm] don't have to worry, [Eb] she died very quickly, [Bb] Remember her in [Cm] your prayers,
[Eb] And it's good to hear [Bb] that Michael's returning, With [Ab] money he's sure to buy land,
For the [Cm] crop has been poor, [Eb] and the people are selling, [Bb] At any price [Cm] they can.
[Ab]
[Cm]
[Ab]
[Cm] Kilkelly, [Eb] Ireland, eighteen and [Bb] ninety, My dear and [Cm] loving son John,
I suppose that I must [Eb] now be close unto eighty, [Bb] Thirty years [Cm] you've been gone,
[Eb] Because of all [Bb] of the money you sent me, [Ab] I'm still living out [Bb] on my own,
[Cm] Our Michael has built [D] [Eb] himself a fine house, [Bb] Bridget's daughters [Cm] are grown,
[Eb] And thank you for sending [Bb] your family picture, Their [Ab] lovely young women [Bb] and men,
[Cm] You say that you might [Eb] even come for a visit, [Bb] What joy to see [Cm] you again.
[Ab]
[Cm]
[Ab] [C]
[Cm] Kilkelly, [Eb] Ireland, eighteen and ninety, [Bb] My dear brother [Cm] John,
I'm sorry I didn't [Eb] arrive sooner to tell you, [Bb] Your dad [Cm] passed on,
He [Eb] was living with Bridget, [Bb] she said he was cheerful, [Ab] And healthy right up [Bb] to the end,
[Cm] You should have seen him [Eb] play with the grandchildren, [Bb] Of Pat McNamara your [Cm] friend,
And [Eb] we buried him down [Bb] alongside mummy, [Ab] In the Kilkelly [Bb] churchyard,
[Cm] He was a strong and [Eb] a feisty old man, [Bb] Considering his life was [Cm] so hard,
[Eb] And it's funny the way [Bb] he kept talking about you, [Ab] He called for you [Bb] at the end,
[Cm] Why don't you come [Eb] on back home for a visit, [Bb] We'd all love to see you [Cm] again.
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Ab
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_ Kilkelly, [Eb] Ireland, eighteen and [Bb] sixty, My dear and loving [Cm] son John, _
Your good friend the schoolmaster, [Eb] Pat _ [Bb] McNamara's, So good as to write these words down. _
[Eb] Your brothers have all gone to find work in England, [Ab] The house is so empty [Bb] and sad, _
[Cm] The crop of potatoes [Eb] sorely infected, [Bb]
A third to a half of [Cm] them bad, _
[Eb] And your sister Bridget [Bb] and Patrick O'Donnell, [Ab] They're going to be married [Bb] in June, _
[Cm] Your mommy says [Eb] not to work on the railway, [Bb]
And be sure to come on [Cm] home soon. _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] Kilkelly, [Eb] Ireland, eighteen and seventy, [Bb] Dear and loving [Cm] son John,
_ Hello to your [Eb] missus, to your four children, [Bb] I hope they grow healthy [Cm] and strong,
[Eb] Our Michael has got in [Gm] a wee bit [Bb] of trouble, [Ab] I don't think that he'll ever learn,
[Bb] _ [Cm] Because of the dampness [Eb] there's no turf to speak of, [Bb] And there's nothing [Cm] to burn.
_ [Eb] But Bridget is happy, [Bb] you named a child for her, [Ab] You know she has six [Bb] of her own,
You [Cm] say you found work, [Eb] but you don't say what kind, [Bb] _ When are you [Cm] coming home? _ _ _ _ _
_ Kilkelly, [Eb] Ireland, eighteen and eighty, [Bb] Dear Michael and John, my [Cm] sons, _ _
I'm sorry to give [Eb] you the very sad news, [Bb] _ Your mommy passed [Cm] on, _
[Eb] We buried her down at [Bb] the church in Kilkelly, [Ab] Your brothers and Bridget [Bb] were there,
You [Cm] don't have to worry, [Eb] she died very quickly, [Bb] Remember her in [Cm] your prayers,
[Eb] And it's good to hear [Bb] that Michael's returning, With [Ab] money he's sure to buy land, _
For the [Cm] crop has been poor, [Eb] and the people are selling, [Bb] At any price [Cm] they can. _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Kilkelly, [Eb] Ireland, eighteen and [Bb] ninety, My dear and [Cm] loving son John,
I suppose that I must [Eb] now be close unto eighty, [Bb] _ Thirty years [Cm] you've been gone,
_ [Eb] Because of all [Bb] of the money you sent me, [Ab] I'm still living out [Bb] on my own,
_ [Cm] Our Michael has built [D] [Eb] himself a fine house, [Bb] Bridget's daughters [Cm] are grown,
_ [Eb] And thank you for sending [Bb] your family picture, Their [Ab] lovely young women [Bb] and men,
_ _ [Cm] You say that you might [Eb] even come for a visit, [Bb] What joy to see [Cm] you again. _ _ _ _ _
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[Ab] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ Kilkelly, [Eb] Ireland, eighteen and ninety, [Bb] _ My dear brother [Cm] John, _
I'm sorry I didn't [Eb] arrive sooner to tell you, [Bb] _ Your dad [Cm] passed on,
He [Eb] was living with Bridget, [Bb] she said he was cheerful, [Ab] And healthy right up [Bb] to the end, _
[Cm] You should have seen him [Eb] play with the grandchildren, [Bb] Of Pat McNamara your [Cm] friend,
And [Eb] we buried him down [Bb] alongside mummy, [Ab] In the Kilkelly [Bb] churchyard, _ _
[Cm] He was a strong and [Eb] a feisty old man, [Bb] Considering his life was [Cm] so hard,
[Eb] And it's funny the way [Bb] he kept talking about you, [Ab] He called for you [Bb] at the end, _
[Cm] Why don't you come [Eb] on back home for a visit, [Bb] We'd all love to see you [Cm] again. _ _ _ _ _ _
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