Chords for Tom Paxton w/ Robin Bullock "Ireland" @ Eddie Owen Presents

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_ I met you [F] on the beach in June, [Eb] the bonfire [Bb] burning breaks.
_ _ _ Friend of friends I'd known for years, another summer [F] night.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ You made [F] room beside you there, [Eb] your toes dug [Bb] in the sand. _ _ _ _
That distant summer when I found [Eb] you, you _ _ [F] _ [Bb] found I your land.
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_ fire died, I drove you home [Eb] sometime around three or [Bb] four.
We sat outside and talked and talked another hour or [F] more. _
_ _ _ [Eb] When you got up [F] to go _ inside, [Eb] I had our summer [Bb] planned. _ _ _ _ _
That's when you said, Dad, you were leaving [Eb] and I, _ [F] _ _ for I your [Bb] land. _ _ _ _ _ _
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I hung _ around the beach that week, [Eb] nothing felt [Bb] the same. _
And trying to get started _ felt like I'd lose [F] again. _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] And why I felt [F] so out of things, [Bb] I could not [Bb] understand. _ _ _ _ _
_ I only knew that you were gone, [Eb] you _ [F] were _ in I [Bb] your land. _ _ _ _
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I sold a car in Providence to [Eb] buy a round trip [Bb] fare. _
And off I flew to Ireland _ in hopes I'd find [F] you there.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] They knew you in [F] old _ Donoghue's [Eb] where you'd sung with [Bb] the band. _ _ _ _
That distant summer when I found you, [Eb] you _ _ [F] _ found [Bb] I your land. _ _ _ _ _
They said you'd gone to Galway, then [Eb] you'd hitched to [Bb] Donegal. _
_ _ _ McGrory's up in _ Caldove was where you could [F] hear it all.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Our love was [F] on the stage when [Eb] I slipped in and took [Bb] your hand. _ _ _ _
_ That distant summer when I found you [Eb] and _ [F] we _ found [Bb] Ireland. _ _ _ _ _
I fell in love with Ireland, _ [Eb] I fell in love [Bb] with you.
And when you said you felt the same, well what else could [F] I do?
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Now all these [F] years of loving you [Eb] is obeying some sweet [Bb] command. _ _ _ _
It's _ summer now and once again [Eb] we'll _ _ [F] both _ find [Bb] Ireland. _ _ _ _
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