Chords for KilKelly, Ireland (Cover)
Tempo:
87.7 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em]
Hill Kelly, Ireland, [G] 18 and 60, My [D] dear and loving [B] son John,
[G]
[E] Your good friend, [G] schoolmaster, Pat McNarra, [D] So good as to write [E] these words down.
[G] Your brothers have all [D] gone to find work in England,
[C] The house is so empty [D] and sad, [Bm] [Em] The crop of potatoes [G] is sorely infected,
[D] A third to a half of them [E] bad.
[G] And your sister Bridget [Bm] and Patrick O'Donnell, [C] Who are going to be married [Bm] in June,
[E] Your mother says not [G] to work on the railroad, [D] And be sure to come [E] on home soon.
[G] [Em]
Hill [E] Kelly, [G] Ireland, 18 and 70, [D] My dear and loving [Em] son John,
[F#] [E] Hello to your missus [G] and to your four children, [D] May they grow healthy [E] and strong.
Michael [G] has got in [D] a wee bit [E] of trouble, [C] I suppose that he [D] never will learn,
[Bm] [E] Because of the dams, [G] there's no turf to speak of, [D] And now we have nothing to [E] burn.
[G] And Bridget is happy [D] you named a [E] child for her, [C] Although she's got six of [Bm] her own.
You [E] say you've found work, [G] but you don't say what kind, [D] Or when you'll [B] be coming home.
[E] [G] [Em]
Hill Kelly, Ireland, [G] 18 and 80, [D] Dear Michael and John, [Em] my sons,
I'm sorry to give you [G] the very sad news, [D] That your dear old mother [E] passed on.
[G] We buried her down at [Bm] the church in [E] Kill Kelly, [C] Your brothers and Bridget [Bm] were there,
[E] You 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 [Bm] that Michael's returning, [C] With money he's sure to [Bm] buy land,
[E] The crop has been bought, [G] people are selling, [D] At any price that [E] they can.
[Em]
Hill Kelly, [G] Ireland, 18 and 90, [D] My dear and loving [Em] son John,
I [E]
suppose that I must [G] be close on 80, [D] It's thirty years [E] since you've gone.
[G]
Because of all [D] of the money you sent me, [C] I'm still living out [D] on my own.
[Bm] [E]
Michael has [G] built himself a fine house, [D] And Bridget's [Em] daughters have grown.
And [G]
thank you for sending [D] your family picture, [C] The lovely young women [Bm] and men,
[E] You say that you might [G] even come for a visit, [D] What joy to see [Em] you again.
[G]
[Em] Hill Kelly, Ireland, [G] 18 and 90, [D] To my dear [Em] brother John,
I'm sorry I didn't [G] write sooner to tell you, [D] That father [E] passed on.
[G] He was living with Bridget, she [D] said he was cheerful, [C] And healthy right down to the [Bm] end.
I should [E]
have seen him [G] play with the grandchildren, [D] Of Pat and Mac Minara, your [E] friend.
[G] And we buried him [Bm] alongside of mother, [C] Down at the Hill Kelly [Bm] churchyard.
[E] He was a strong [G] and a feisty old man, [D] Considering his life [Em] so hard.
[G] And it's funny the way he [Bm] kept talking about [C] you, He called for you [D] at the inn.
[Bm] [E] Oh why don't you [G] think about coming to visit, [D] We'd all love to see [E] you.
[G] [Em]
Hill Kelly, Ireland, [G] 18 and 60, My [D] dear and loving [B] son John,
[G]
[E] Your good friend, [G] schoolmaster, Pat McNarra, [D] So good as to write [E] these words down.
[G] Your brothers have all [D] gone to find work in England,
[C] The house is so empty [D] and sad, [Bm] [Em] The crop of potatoes [G] is sorely infected,
[D] A third to a half of them [E] bad.
[G] And your sister Bridget [Bm] and Patrick O'Donnell, [C] Who are going to be married [Bm] in June,
[E] Your mother says not [G] to work on the railroad, [D] And be sure to come [E] on home soon.
[G] [Em]
Hill [E] Kelly, [G] Ireland, 18 and 70, [D] My dear and loving [Em] son John,
[F#] [E] Hello to your missus [G] and to your four children, [D] May they grow healthy [E] and strong.
Michael [G] has got in [D] a wee bit [E] of trouble, [C] I suppose that he [D] never will learn,
[Bm] [E] Because of the dams, [G] there's no turf to speak of, [D] And now we have nothing to [E] burn.
[G] And Bridget is happy [D] you named a [E] child for her, [C] Although she's got six of [Bm] her own.
You [E] say you've found work, [G] but you don't say what kind, [D] Or when you'll [B] be coming home.
[E] [G] [Em]
Hill Kelly, Ireland, [G] 18 and 80, [D] Dear Michael and John, [Em] my sons,
I'm sorry to give you [G] the very sad news, [D] That your dear old mother [E] passed on.
[G] We buried her down at [Bm] the church in [E] Kill Kelly, [C] Your brothers and Bridget [Bm] were there,
[E] You 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 [Bm] that Michael's returning, [C] With money he's sure to [Bm] buy land,
[E] The crop has been bought, [G] people are selling, [D] At any price that [E] they can.
[Em]
Hill Kelly, [G] Ireland, 18 and 90, [D] My dear and loving [Em] son John,
I [E]
suppose that I must [G] be close on 80, [D] It's thirty years [E] since you've gone.
[G]
Because of all [D] of the money you sent me, [C] I'm still living out [D] on my own.
[Bm] [E]
Michael has [G] built himself a fine house, [D] And Bridget's [Em] daughters have grown.
And [G]
thank you for sending [D] your family picture, [C] The lovely young women [Bm] and men,
[E] You say that you might [G] even come for a visit, [D] What joy to see [Em] you again.
[G]
[Em] Hill Kelly, Ireland, [G] 18 and 90, [D] To my dear [Em] brother John,
I'm sorry I didn't [G] write sooner to tell you, [D] That father [E] passed on.
[G] He was living with Bridget, she [D] said he was cheerful, [C] And healthy right down to the [Bm] end.
I should [E]
have seen him [G] play with the grandchildren, [D] Of Pat and Mac Minara, your [E] friend.
[G] And we buried him [Bm] alongside of mother, [C] Down at the Hill Kelly [Bm] churchyard.
[E] He was a strong [G] and a feisty old man, [D] Considering his life [Em] so hard.
[G] And it's funny the way he [Bm] kept talking about [C] you, He called for you [D] at the inn.
[Bm] [E] Oh why don't you [G] think about coming to visit, [D] We'd all love to see [E] you.
[G] [Em]
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hill Kelly, Ireland, [G] 18 and 60, My [D] dear and loving [B] son John,
[G] _
[E] Your good friend, _ [G] schoolmaster, Pat McNarra, [D] So good as to write [E] these words down.
[G] Your brothers have all [D] gone to find work in England,
[C] The house is so empty [D] and sad, [Bm] _ [Em] The crop of potatoes [G] is sorely infected,
[D] A third to a half of them [E] bad.
[G] And your sister Bridget [Bm] and Patrick O'Donnell, [C] Who are going to be married [Bm] in June,
_ _ [E] Your mother says not [G] to work on the railroad, [D] And be sure to come [E] on home soon.
_ [G] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ Hill [E] Kelly, [G] Ireland, 18 and 70, [D] My dear and loving [Em] son John,
[F#] _ _ [E] Hello to your missus [G] and to your four children, [D] May they grow healthy [E] and strong.
Michael [G] _ has got in [D] a wee bit [E] of trouble, [C] I suppose that he [D] never will learn,
[Bm] _ [E] Because of the dams, [G] there's no turf to speak of, [D] And now we have nothing to [E] burn.
_ _ [G] And Bridget is happy [D] you named a [E] child for her, [C] Although she's got six of [Bm] her own.
You _ _ [E] say you've found work, [G] but you don't say what kind, [D] Or when you'll [B] be coming home.
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ Hill Kelly, Ireland, [G] 18 and 80, [D] Dear Michael and John, [Em] my sons, _
I'm sorry to give you [G] the very sad news, [D] That your dear old mother [E] passed on. _
[G] We buried her down at [Bm] the church in [E] Kill Kelly, [C] Your brothers and Bridget [Bm] were there, _ _
[E] You 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 [Bm] that Michael's returning, [C] With money he's sure to [Bm] buy land, _
[E] The crop has been bought, [G] people are selling, _ [D] At any price that [E] they can. _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
Hill Kelly, [G] Ireland, 18 and 90, [D] My dear and loving [Em] son John,
I [E]
suppose that I must [G] be close on 80, [D] It's thirty years [E] since you've gone.
_ _ [G]
Because of all [D] of the money you sent me, [C] I'm still living out [D] on my own.
[Bm] _ _ [E]
Michael has [G] built himself a fine house, [D] And Bridget's [Em] daughters have grown.
And _ [G]
thank you for sending [D] your family picture, [C] The lovely young women [Bm] and men,
_ [E] You say that you might [G] even come for a visit, [D] What joy to see [Em] you again.
_ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ Hill Kelly, Ireland, [G] 18 and 90, [D] To my dear [Em] brother John,
_ I'm sorry I didn't [G] write sooner to tell you, [D] _ That father [E] passed on.
[G] He was living with Bridget, she [D] said he was cheerful, [C] And healthy right down to the [Bm] end.
I should [E]
have seen him [G] play with the grandchildren, [D] Of Pat and Mac Minara, your [E] friend.
_ [G] And we buried him [Bm] alongside of mother, [C] Down at the Hill Kelly [Bm] churchyard.
_ _ [E] He was a strong [G] and a feisty old man, [D] Considering his life [Em] so hard.
_ [G] And it's funny the way he [Bm] kept talking about [C] you, He called for you [D] at the inn.
_ [Bm] _ [E] Oh why don't you [G] think about coming to visit, [D] We'd all love to see [E] you.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hill Kelly, Ireland, [G] 18 and 60, My [D] dear and loving [B] son John,
[G] _
[E] Your good friend, _ [G] schoolmaster, Pat McNarra, [D] So good as to write [E] these words down.
[G] Your brothers have all [D] gone to find work in England,
[C] The house is so empty [D] and sad, [Bm] _ [Em] The crop of potatoes [G] is sorely infected,
[D] A third to a half of them [E] bad.
[G] And your sister Bridget [Bm] and Patrick O'Donnell, [C] Who are going to be married [Bm] in June,
_ _ [E] Your mother says not [G] to work on the railroad, [D] And be sure to come [E] on home soon.
_ [G] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ Hill [E] Kelly, [G] Ireland, 18 and 70, [D] My dear and loving [Em] son John,
[F#] _ _ [E] Hello to your missus [G] and to your four children, [D] May they grow healthy [E] and strong.
Michael [G] _ has got in [D] a wee bit [E] of trouble, [C] I suppose that he [D] never will learn,
[Bm] _ [E] Because of the dams, [G] there's no turf to speak of, [D] And now we have nothing to [E] burn.
_ _ [G] And Bridget is happy [D] you named a [E] child for her, [C] Although she's got six of [Bm] her own.
You _ _ [E] say you've found work, [G] but you don't say what kind, [D] Or when you'll [B] be coming home.
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ Hill Kelly, Ireland, [G] 18 and 80, [D] Dear Michael and John, [Em] my sons, _
I'm sorry to give you [G] the very sad news, [D] That your dear old mother [E] passed on. _
[G] We buried her down at [Bm] the church in [E] Kill Kelly, [C] Your brothers and Bridget [Bm] were there, _ _
[E] You 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 [Bm] that Michael's returning, [C] With money he's sure to [Bm] buy land, _
[E] The crop has been bought, [G] people are selling, _ [D] At any price that [E] they can. _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
Hill Kelly, [G] Ireland, 18 and 90, [D] My dear and loving [Em] son John,
I [E]
suppose that I must [G] be close on 80, [D] It's thirty years [E] since you've gone.
_ _ [G]
Because of all [D] of the money you sent me, [C] I'm still living out [D] on my own.
[Bm] _ _ [E]
Michael has [G] built himself a fine house, [D] And Bridget's [Em] daughters have grown.
And _ [G]
thank you for sending [D] your family picture, [C] The lovely young women [Bm] and men,
_ [E] You say that you might [G] even come for a visit, [D] What joy to see [Em] you again.
_ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ Hill Kelly, Ireland, [G] 18 and 90, [D] To my dear [Em] brother John,
_ I'm sorry I didn't [G] write sooner to tell you, [D] _ That father [E] passed on.
[G] He was living with Bridget, she [D] said he was cheerful, [C] And healthy right down to the [Bm] end.
I should [E]
have seen him [G] play with the grandchildren, [D] Of Pat and Mac Minara, your [E] friend.
_ [G] And we buried him [Bm] alongside of mother, [C] Down at the Hill Kelly [Bm] churchyard.
_ _ [E] He was a strong [G] and a feisty old man, [D] Considering his life [Em] so hard.
_ [G] And it's funny the way he [Bm] kept talking about [C] you, He called for you [D] at the inn.
_ [Bm] _ [E] Oh why don't you [G] think about coming to visit, [D] We'd all love to see [E] you.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _