Chords for P.J. Murrihy - The Black Sheep's Return
Tempo:
74.8 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[F] I slowly left my father's [Bb] door and I walked the [F] winding lane
I wondered if I'd ever see [G] that dear old [C] home again
[F] The girl I loved I left behind, [Bb] there was no place [F] for me
Because I was the black sheep I [C] must go across [F] the sea
I toiled there in a foreign land [Bb] and lonely [F] was my heart
But one day I made up my [G] mind from this place I [C] would part
[F] I'll chance my look and wander back, [Bb] I long to see my [F] dad
I prayed that he might well come back, he's [C] a wandering black [F] sheep lad
Oh God be with you Ned, my son, [Bb] I long to hear [F] him say
Now you've come back, just promise me [G] that you are home to [C] stay
[F] My other sons deserted me, but [Bb] you have stood the test
I see the black sheep loves his dad [C] far better than [F] the rest
I saw my father by the door, [Bb] an old and feeble [F] man
I saw the sad look on his face, I [G] saw the [C] workhouse van
[F] Then something snapped inside my head, [Bb] I dashed up to [F] his side
My arms I flung around him and [C] my tears I [F] couldn't hide
Oh dad, said I, I'm glad I came, [Bb] I see I'm just [F] in time
To save you from my brother's grief [G] and save them from [C] this crime
He [F] turned to me and sadly laid [Bb] his head upon [F] my chest
And said the black sheep loves his dad [C] far better than the [F] rest
We [C]
[F] walked away that very day [Bb] and left my brothers [F] there
A little home I made for him, [G] we lived without a [C] care
[F] Then soon I met the girl I loved [Bb] and left so [F] long ago
That very year I married her, [C] as all good [F] stories go
Then as the years rolled quickly on, [Bb] our home was filled [F] with joy
There's two wee daughters like their mum [G] and one wee [C] fair-haired boy
[F] Of [C] course they love [F] their own [Bb] granddad and think they [F] love him best
But he knows the black sheep loves his dad [C] far better than the [F] rest
[F] I slowly left my father's [Bb] door and I walked the [F] winding lane
I wondered if I'd ever see [G] that dear old [C] home again
[F] The girl I loved I left behind, [Bb] there was no place [F] for me
Because I was the black sheep I [C] must go across [F] the sea
I toiled there in a foreign land [Bb] and lonely [F] was my heart
But one day I made up my [G] mind from this place I [C] would part
[F] I'll chance my look and wander back, [Bb] I long to see my [F] dad
I prayed that he might well come back, he's [C] a wandering black [F] sheep lad
Oh God be with you Ned, my son, [Bb] I long to hear [F] him say
Now you've come back, just promise me [G] that you are home to [C] stay
[F] My other sons deserted me, but [Bb] you have stood the test
I see the black sheep loves his dad [C] far better than [F] the rest
I saw my father by the door, [Bb] an old and feeble [F] man
I saw the sad look on his face, I [G] saw the [C] workhouse van
[F] Then something snapped inside my head, [Bb] I dashed up to [F] his side
My arms I flung around him and [C] my tears I [F] couldn't hide
Oh dad, said I, I'm glad I came, [Bb] I see I'm just [F] in time
To save you from my brother's grief [G] and save them from [C] this crime
He [F] turned to me and sadly laid [Bb] his head upon [F] my chest
And said the black sheep loves his dad [C] far better than the [F] rest
We [C]
[F] walked away that very day [Bb] and left my brothers [F] there
A little home I made for him, [G] we lived without a [C] care
[F] Then soon I met the girl I loved [Bb] and left so [F] long ago
That very year I married her, [C] as all good [F] stories go
Then as the years rolled quickly on, [Bb] our home was filled [F] with joy
There's two wee daughters like their mum [G] and one wee [C] fair-haired boy
[F] Of [C] course they love [F] their own [Bb] granddad and think they [F] love him best
But he knows the black sheep loves his dad [C] far better than the [F] rest
Key:
F
C
Bb
G
F
C
Bb
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ I slowly left my father's [Bb] door and I walked the [F] winding lane
I wondered if I'd ever see [G] that dear old [C] home again
[F] The girl I loved I left behind, [Bb] there was no place [F] for me
Because I was the black sheep I [C] must go across [F] the sea
I toiled there in a foreign land [Bb] and lonely [F] was my heart
But one day I made up my [G] mind from this place I [C] would part
[F] I'll chance my look and wander back, [Bb] I long to see my [F] dad
I prayed that he might well come back, he's [C] a wandering black [F] sheep lad
Oh God be with you Ned, my son, [Bb] I long to hear [F] him say
Now you've come back, just promise me [G] that you are home to [C] stay
[F] My other sons deserted me, but [Bb] you have stood the test
I see the black sheep loves his dad [C] far better than [F] the rest
I saw my father by the door, [Bb] an old and feeble [F] man
I saw the sad look on his face, I [G] saw the [C] workhouse van
[F] Then something snapped inside my head, [Bb] I dashed up to [F] his side
My arms I flung around him and [C] my tears I [F] couldn't hide
Oh dad, said I, I'm glad I came, [Bb] I see I'm just [F] in time
To save you from my brother's grief [G] and save them from [C] this crime
He [F] turned to me and sadly laid [Bb] his head upon [F] my chest
And said the black sheep loves his dad [C] far better than the [F] rest
We _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ walked away that very day [Bb] and left my brothers [F] there
A little home I made for him, [G] we lived without a [C] care
[F] Then soon I met the girl I loved [Bb] and left so [F] long ago
That very year I married her, [C] as all good [F] stories go
Then as the years rolled quickly on, [Bb] our home was filled [F] with joy
There's two wee daughters like their mum [G] and one wee [C] fair-haired boy
[F] Of [C] course they love [F] their own [Bb] granddad and think they [F] love him best
But he knows the black sheep loves his dad [C] far better than the [F] rest
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ I slowly left my father's [Bb] door and I walked the [F] winding lane
I wondered if I'd ever see [G] that dear old [C] home again
[F] The girl I loved I left behind, [Bb] there was no place [F] for me
Because I was the black sheep I [C] must go across [F] the sea
I toiled there in a foreign land [Bb] and lonely [F] was my heart
But one day I made up my [G] mind from this place I [C] would part
[F] I'll chance my look and wander back, [Bb] I long to see my [F] dad
I prayed that he might well come back, he's [C] a wandering black [F] sheep lad
Oh God be with you Ned, my son, [Bb] I long to hear [F] him say
Now you've come back, just promise me [G] that you are home to [C] stay
[F] My other sons deserted me, but [Bb] you have stood the test
I see the black sheep loves his dad [C] far better than [F] the rest
I saw my father by the door, [Bb] an old and feeble [F] man
I saw the sad look on his face, I [G] saw the [C] workhouse van
[F] Then something snapped inside my head, [Bb] I dashed up to [F] his side
My arms I flung around him and [C] my tears I [F] couldn't hide
Oh dad, said I, I'm glad I came, [Bb] I see I'm just [F] in time
To save you from my brother's grief [G] and save them from [C] this crime
He [F] turned to me and sadly laid [Bb] his head upon [F] my chest
And said the black sheep loves his dad [C] far better than the [F] rest
We _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ walked away that very day [Bb] and left my brothers [F] there
A little home I made for him, [G] we lived without a [C] care
[F] Then soon I met the girl I loved [Bb] and left so [F] long ago
That very year I married her, [C] as all good [F] stories go
Then as the years rolled quickly on, [Bb] our home was filled [F] with joy
There's two wee daughters like their mum [G] and one wee [C] fair-haired boy
[F] Of [C] course they love [F] their own [Bb] granddad and think they [F] love him best
But he knows the black sheep loves his dad [C] far better than the [F] rest
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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