Chords for Song for Ireland (1988 Version)
Tempo:
180.45 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
E
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E]
[D] [Em]
[D]
[E] [D]
[E] [D] Walking
[A]
[G] near tall [D]
towers, [G] wolfhounds [A] build their [D] [E]
nests.
[D] Silver wings they [A] fly, they [Em] know the [Gb] [D] call [G] of freedom
[A] in their [D] breath.
[E] [G] Saw black hair against the [A] sky [D] with twisted [B] rocks, [D] they'd run [G] down to the [A] sea.
[G] Living [A] on [D]
the eastern shore, [Bm] saw summer [D] sunsets, [G] asked [A] for more.
I [G] stood [E] by the [D] deep [A] sea,
[E] sang [Bm] a song [G] for [A] I alone.
[D]
[E] [D] Talking all [A] the day [G] with true [D] friends who [G] tried to [A] make you [D] stay.
[E] [D] Telling jokes [A] and news, [G] singing
[D] songs [G] to pass the [A] night [D] away.
[E] [G] Watched the galway salmon [A]
[D] lights do [Bm] the dancing, [D] [G] darting in the [A] sun.
[G] Living [A] on
[D] the eastern shore,
[Bm] saw summer [D] sunsets, [Ab] asked [A] for more.
[G] I stood [A] by the [D] deep [A] sea,
[Em] sang [Bm] a song [G] for [A] I [D] alone.
Drinking all [A] the day [Em] in [D] old pubs [G] where fiddlers [A] loved to [D]
play.
Someone touched [A] a bowl, he [Em] played [D] [G] weeds in so [A] broth and [D] gay.
[G] Stood on dingy beach and
[A] cast [D]
in wild [Bm] foam, [D] found [G] Atlantic
[A] fowls.
[G] Living [A] on [D]
the eastern shore, [Bm] saw summer [D] sunsets,
[E] asked [A] for more.
[G] I stood by [A] the [D] deep [A] sea,
[Em] sang a [Bm] song for [G] [A] I [D] alone.
[E] [D]
Dreaming [A] in the night, [Em] I saw [D] a land [G] where no man [Em] [A] had [D] to fight.
[E] [D] Waking in [A] your dawn, I [Em] saw [D] you [G] croaking in your [A] morning [D] light.
[G] Lying where fowls
[A] fly, [D] they twist [Bm] and turn [D] in [G] your air blue
[A] sky.
[G] Living [A] on
[D] the eastern shore, [Bm] saw summer [D] sunsets,
[E] asked [A] for more.
I [G] stood [A] by the [D] deep
[A] sea, [Em]
sang [Bm] a song [G] for [A] I alone.
[B] [Ab] [A]
[A] [D]
[D] [Em]
[D]
[E] [D]
[E] [D] Walking
[A]
[G] near tall [D]
towers, [G] wolfhounds [A] build their [D] [E]
nests.
[D] Silver wings they [A] fly, they [Em] know the [Gb] [D] call [G] of freedom
[A] in their [D] breath.
[E] [G] Saw black hair against the [A] sky [D] with twisted [B] rocks, [D] they'd run [G] down to the [A] sea.
[G] Living [A] on [D]
the eastern shore, [Bm] saw summer [D] sunsets, [G] asked [A] for more.
I [G] stood [E] by the [D] deep [A] sea,
[E] sang [Bm] a song [G] for [A] I alone.
[D]
[E] [D] Talking all [A] the day [G] with true [D] friends who [G] tried to [A] make you [D] stay.
[E] [D] Telling jokes [A] and news, [G] singing
[D] songs [G] to pass the [A] night [D] away.
[E] [G] Watched the galway salmon [A]
[D] lights do [Bm] the dancing, [D] [G] darting in the [A] sun.
[G] Living [A] on
[D] the eastern shore,
[Bm] saw summer [D] sunsets, [Ab] asked [A] for more.
[G] I stood [A] by the [D] deep [A] sea,
[Em] sang [Bm] a song [G] for [A] I [D] alone.
Drinking all [A] the day [Em] in [D] old pubs [G] where fiddlers [A] loved to [D]
play.
Someone touched [A] a bowl, he [Em] played [D] [G] weeds in so [A] broth and [D] gay.
[G] Stood on dingy beach and
[A] cast [D]
in wild [Bm] foam, [D] found [G] Atlantic
[A] fowls.
[G] Living [A] on [D]
the eastern shore, [Bm] saw summer [D] sunsets,
[E] asked [A] for more.
[G] I stood by [A] the [D] deep [A] sea,
[Em] sang a [Bm] song for [G] [A] I [D] alone.
[E] [D]
Dreaming [A] in the night, [Em] I saw [D] a land [G] where no man [Em] [A] had [D] to fight.
[E] [D] Waking in [A] your dawn, I [Em] saw [D] you [G] croaking in your [A] morning [D] light.
[G] Lying where fowls
[A] fly, [D] they twist [Bm] and turn [D] in [G] your air blue
[A] sky.
[G] Living [A] on
[D] the eastern shore, [Bm] saw summer [D] sunsets,
[E] asked [A] for more.
I [G] stood [A] by the [D] deep
[A] sea, [Em]
sang [Bm] a song [G] for [A] I alone.
[B] [Ab] [A]
[A] [D]
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A
G
E
Bm
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A
G
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ Walking _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] near _ tall [D] _
_ towers, [G] _ wolfhounds _ [A] build their [D] _ _ _ _ [E]
nests.
_ _ _ [D] Silver _ _ wings they _ [A] _ fly, _ _ _ they [Em] know the [Gb] [D] call [G] of freedom _ _
[A] in their [D] _ _ _ breath.
[E] _ _ _ _ [G] Saw black hair _ _ _ against the [A] _ sky _ _ _ _ [D] with twisted _ [B] rocks, _ [D] they'd run _ [G] down to the _ [A] _ _ sea. _ _ _
[G] Living _ [A] on _ _ [D] _
_ the eastern shore, _ [Bm] saw _ summer [D] _ _ sunsets, [G] _ _ asked [A] for _ _ more.
_ I [G] stood [E] by the _ _ [D] _ _ deep [A] _ _ _ _ sea, _ _
[E] _ _ sang [Bm] a _ song [G] for [A] I alone.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ Talking _ _ all _ [A] the _ day _ _ [G] with true _ [D] _ friends who [G] tried to [A] make you _ [D] _ stay.
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ Telling _ _ jokes [A] and _ _ _ _ news, [G] _ singing _
[D] _ _ songs [G] to pass the _ [A] night [D] _ _ away. _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Watched the _ galway _ _ salmon [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] lights do [Bm] the _ dancing, _ [D] _ _ [G] darting _ in the [A] _ _ _ sun. _ _
[G] _ Living _ [A] _ on _
[D] _ the eastern _ shore, _
[Bm] saw summer [D] _ _ sunsets, [Ab] _ _ asked [A] for _ more.
_ _ [G] I stood [A] by the _ _ [D] _ _ deep [A] _ _ _ _ _ sea, _
[Em] sang _ [Bm] a song [G] for [A] I [D] alone. _ _ _
_ _ Drinking _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ all [A] the _ _ _ day _ _ [Em] in _ [D] old _ pubs [G] where _ fiddlers [A] loved to _ [D] _ _ _
play.
_ _ _ _ _ Someone _ touched _ [A] a _ bowl, he _ [Em] _ _ played [D] _ _ _ [G] weeds in so [A] broth and _ [D] _ gay. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Stood on _ dingy _ _ beach and _
[A] _ _ cast _ _ _ [D]
in wild _ [Bm] foam, _ _ [D] found _ _ [G] _ Atlantic _
[A] _ _ _ fowls. _ _ _
[G] Living _ _ [A] on _ [D] _
_ the eastern shore, _ _ [Bm] saw summer _ [D] _ sunsets, _
[E] _ asked [A] for _ _ _ more.
_ [G] I stood by [A] the _ [D] _ _ _ deep [A] _ _ _ _ _ sea, _
[Em] sang a [Bm] song for [G] _ [A] I [D] alone. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Dreaming _ [A] in the _ _ night, _ _ [Em] I saw [D] a land [G] where no man [Em] [A] had [D] to _ _ fight.
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Waking _ _ in [A] your _ _ dawn, _ I [Em] _ _ saw [D] you _ _ [G] croaking in your [A] _ morning _ [D] _ light. _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Lying where _ _ fowls _ _
[A] _ _ fly, _ _ _ [D] they _ twist [Bm] and _ turn [D] in _ _ [G] your air blue _
[A] _ _ _ sky. _ _ _
[G] Living _ _ [A] _ on _
[D] _ the eastern shore, _ [Bm] saw _ summer [D] _ sunsets, _
[E] _ _ asked [A] for _ _ more.
I [G] stood _ [A] by the _ _ [D] _ deep _
[A] _ _ _ sea, _ _ [Em]
sang _ _ [Bm] a _ song [G] for _ [A] I alone.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ Walking _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] near _ tall [D] _
_ towers, [G] _ wolfhounds _ [A] build their [D] _ _ _ _ [E]
nests.
_ _ _ [D] Silver _ _ wings they _ [A] _ fly, _ _ _ they [Em] know the [Gb] [D] call [G] of freedom _ _
[A] in their [D] _ _ _ breath.
[E] _ _ _ _ [G] Saw black hair _ _ _ against the [A] _ sky _ _ _ _ [D] with twisted _ [B] rocks, _ [D] they'd run _ [G] down to the _ [A] _ _ sea. _ _ _
[G] Living _ [A] on _ _ [D] _
_ the eastern shore, _ [Bm] saw _ summer [D] _ _ sunsets, [G] _ _ asked [A] for _ _ more.
_ I [G] stood [E] by the _ _ [D] _ _ deep [A] _ _ _ _ sea, _ _
[E] _ _ sang [Bm] a _ song [G] for [A] I alone.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ Talking _ _ all _ [A] the _ day _ _ [G] with true _ [D] _ friends who [G] tried to [A] make you _ [D] _ stay.
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ Telling _ _ jokes [A] and _ _ _ _ news, [G] _ singing _
[D] _ _ songs [G] to pass the _ [A] night [D] _ _ away. _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Watched the _ galway _ _ salmon [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] lights do [Bm] the _ dancing, _ [D] _ _ [G] darting _ in the [A] _ _ _ sun. _ _
[G] _ Living _ [A] _ on _
[D] _ the eastern _ shore, _
[Bm] saw summer [D] _ _ sunsets, [Ab] _ _ asked [A] for _ more.
_ _ [G] I stood [A] by the _ _ [D] _ _ deep [A] _ _ _ _ _ sea, _
[Em] sang _ [Bm] a song [G] for [A] I [D] alone. _ _ _
_ _ Drinking _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ all [A] the _ _ _ day _ _ [Em] in _ [D] old _ pubs [G] where _ fiddlers [A] loved to _ [D] _ _ _
play.
_ _ _ _ _ Someone _ touched _ [A] a _ bowl, he _ [Em] _ _ played [D] _ _ _ [G] weeds in so [A] broth and _ [D] _ gay. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Stood on _ dingy _ _ beach and _
[A] _ _ cast _ _ _ [D]
in wild _ [Bm] foam, _ _ [D] found _ _ [G] _ Atlantic _
[A] _ _ _ fowls. _ _ _
[G] Living _ _ [A] on _ [D] _
_ the eastern shore, _ _ [Bm] saw summer _ [D] _ sunsets, _
[E] _ asked [A] for _ _ _ more.
_ [G] I stood by [A] the _ [D] _ _ _ deep [A] _ _ _ _ _ sea, _
[Em] sang a [Bm] song for [G] _ [A] I [D] alone. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Dreaming _ [A] in the _ _ night, _ _ [Em] I saw [D] a land [G] where no man [Em] [A] had [D] to _ _ fight.
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Waking _ _ in [A] your _ _ dawn, _ I [Em] _ _ saw [D] you _ _ [G] croaking in your [A] _ morning _ [D] _ light. _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Lying where _ _ fowls _ _
[A] _ _ fly, _ _ _ [D] they _ twist [Bm] and _ turn [D] in _ _ [G] your air blue _
[A] _ _ _ sky. _ _ _
[G] Living _ _ [A] _ on _
[D] _ the eastern shore, _ [Bm] saw _ summer [D] _ sunsets, _
[E] _ _ asked [A] for _ _ more.
I [G] stood _ [A] by the _ _ [D] _ deep _
[A] _ _ _ sea, _ _ [Em]
sang _ _ [Bm] a _ song [G] for _ [A] I alone.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _