Kilkelly, Ireland by Robbie O'Connell. Chords

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Hill Kelly, _ Ireland, [G] _ _ 1860, my [D] _ dear and loving son [Em] John
_ _ Your good friend, the slow [G] master, Pat _ McNamara, [A] so good as to write these [Em] words down
_ [G] Your brothers have all got to [D] find work in [E] England, _ [C] the house is so empty and [D] sad
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_ [Bm] _ [Em] The crop of potatoes [G] is sorely infected, _ [A] a third to a half of [Em] them bad _
_ [G] And your sister Bridget [D] and Patrick [G] O'Donnell [C] are going to be married [D] in [Bm] June _
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not [G] to work on the railroad, [A] be sure to come on [Em] home soon _
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_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] Hill Kelly, _ [G] Ireland, _ _ _ 1870, [D] my dear and loving [Em] son John
[D] _ _ [Em] Hello to your [G] missus and to your four children, _ [A] may they grow healthy [Em] and _ strong
_ _ [G] Michael has got in [D] a wee bit of [G] trouble, I [C] suppose that he never [D] will learn
_ [B] _ _ _ [Em] Because of the dampness [G] there's no turf to speak of, [D] and now we have nothing [Em] to burn
And _ _ [G] Bridget is happy, [D] you named a child [Em] for her, [C] although she's got six of [D] them all
[Bm] You _ _ [Em] say you've found work, [G] but you don't say what kind, _ [D] when you will be [Em] coming home _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ Hill Kelly, _ [G] Ireland, _ _ _ 1880, [D] dear Michael and John, my [Em] sons
_ [E] _ _ [Em] I'm sorry to give you the [G] very sad news, that [D] your dear old mother [Em] has gone
We [G] _ buried her down at the [D] church in Hill Kelly, [C] the brothers and Bridget [Bm] were there _
_ _ _ _ [Em] Don't have to worry, [G] she died very quickly, _ [D] remember _ her in [Em] your _ _ prayers
[G] And it's so good to hear that [D] _
Michael's [E] returning, with [C] money he's sure to [D] buy land
_ [Bm] _ For the [Em] crop has been poor [G] and the people are selling _ [D] at any price that [Em] they _ can _ _ _ _ _
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[Em] _ _ Hill Kelly, [G] Ireland, _ _ 1890, _ [D] my dear and loving [Em] son John _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ I must be [G] close on eighty, [D] it's thirty years since [Em] you've gone _ _
_ [G] Because of all of [D] the money you sent me, [C] I'm still living out on my [D] _ [Bm] own _
_ _ [Em] Michael has built _ [G] himself a fine house, [D] and Bridget's daughter will [Em] grow _ _
_ [G] Thank you for sending [D] your family picture, [E] [C] their lovely young women [D] and men
_ [Bm] You _ [Em] say that you might [G] even come for a visit, [D] what a joy to see [Em] you again _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ [Em] Hill Kelly, _ Ireland, [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] 1892, my dear brother [Em] John
_ [E] _ _ [Em] I'm sorry I didn't [G] write sooner to tell you, [D] _
that [A] father _ [Em] passed on
_ [G] He was living with Bridget, she [D] says he was [E] cheerful, [C] and helped me right down to the [D] end
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] You should have seen him playing [G] with the grandchildren _ _ [D] at _ McNamara, your [Em] old friend
_ _ [G] And we buried him [D] alongside of [E] mother, [C] down at Hill Kelly _ [D] churchyard
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] He was a strong [G] and a feisty old man, _ [D] considering his life was [Em] so _ hard
_ [G] And it's funny the way he [D] kept talking about you, [C] he called for you [D] at the [Bm] end
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[Em] _ _ don't you think about coming [A] to visit, _
[G] [D] we'd all love to see [Em] you again _ _ _
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