Fields Of Athenry Chords by Dropkick Murphys

Tempo:
140.4 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Ab

Cm

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dropkick Murphys - Fields Of Athenry chords
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[Bb] [Eb] .
[Bb] .
[Eb] By a lonely prison wall [Ab] I heard a young [Eb] girl [Bb].
calling.
[Ebm] Michael they [Abm] have taken [Bb] you away.
For [Eb] you stole [Ab] Trevelyan's corn [Ebm] So the young might [Bb] see the morn.
Now a prison ship lies waiting [Eb] in the bay .
[Ab] Lara .
[Eb] [C] [Eb] .
Once we watched [Cm] her small [Bb].
breathers fly .
[Eb] I loved [Ab] .
[Eb] Trevelyan's [Bb] corn mâché.
Yet so lonely round the vale of [Eb] Babylon.
[Bb] .
[Eb] .
By a lonely prison wall [Ab].
I heard a [Eb] young man [Bb].
calling.
Nothing [Ebm] .
[Ab] matters Mary when [Bb] you're free.
Against [Eb] the feminine.
[Ab] They [Eb] .
[Bb] cut me down Now you must raise a child with [Eb].
dignity.
Once .
[Ab] [Eb] .
[Cm] [Eb] .
we watched [C] her small [Bb] breathers fly.
[Eb] .
[Ab] [Eb] .
I loved Trevelyan's [Bb] corn mâché.
Yet so lonely round the vale [Eb] .
[Ab] [Eb] .
[Cm] [Eb] .
[Cm] [Bb] .
[Eb] .
[Ab] [Eb] .
[Bb] .
[Eb] .
[Bb] .
[Eb] .
of Babylon.
By a lonely prison wall [Ab] she watched the last [Eb] of us.
[Bb] .
[Eb] The prison ship [Ab] sailed out against [Bb] the sky.
She'll [Eb] wash away and [Ab] hope and pray.
[Eb] For her love and [Bb] broad knee bay.
Yet so lonely round the vale [Eb] of Babylon.
Yet .
[Bb] .
[Eb] [Ab] .
[Eb] [Bb] .
so lonely round .
[Eb] .
the vale of Babylon No, [Ab] Lara .
[Eb] [Cm] .
[Eb] Once we watched [Cm] her small [Bb] breathers fly.
Our .
[Eb] love was [Ab] on the way.
[Eb] We had dreams [Bb] and songs to sing.
Yet so lonely round the vale of [Eb] Babylon .
[Bb] .
[Ab] [Eb] .
Key:  
Eb
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Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
Ebm
13421116
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
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To learn Dropkick Murphys - Fields Of Athenry chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Eb, Ab, Eb, Bb, Eb, Ab and Bb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 70 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 140. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Major.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] By a lonely prison wall [Ab] I heard a young [Eb] girl _ _ _ [Bb].
calling.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] Michael _ they [Abm] have taken [Bb] you away.
_ _ _ For [Eb] you stole [Ab] Trevelyan's corn [Ebm] So the young might [Bb] see the morn.
Now a prison ship lies waiting _ [Eb] in the _ _ _ bay _ _ .
_ _ _ [Ab] Lara _ _ _ .
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ .
Once we watched [Cm] her small [Bb].
breathers _ fly _ _ _ .
[Eb] I loved _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ .
[Eb] _ Trevelyan's [Bb] corn mâché.
Yet so lonely round the vale of [Eb] Babylon.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
By a lonely prison wall _ [Ab].
I heard a [Eb] young man _ _ [Bb].
calling.
_ _ _ Nothing _ [Ebm] _ .
_ _ [Ab] matters Mary when [Bb] you're free.
_ _ _ Against [Eb] the feminine.
[Ab] They _ _ _ [Eb] _ .
_ _ [Bb] cut me _ down Now you must raise a child with [Eb].
dignity.
Once _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ .
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ .
we watched [C] her small [Bb] breathers fly.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ .
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ .
I loved Trevelyan's [Bb] corn mâché.
Yet so lonely _ round the vale _ _ [Eb] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ .
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ .
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ .
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ .
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ of Babylon.
By a lonely prison wall _ _ [Ab] she watched the last [Eb] of us.
_ [Bb] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] The prison ship [Ab] sailed out against [Bb] the sky.
_ _ _ She'll [Eb] wash away and [Ab] hope and pray.
[Eb] For her love and [Bb] broad knee bay.
Yet so lonely round the _ vale [Eb] of Babylon.
Yet _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ .
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
so lonely round _ _ _ .
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
the vale of Babylon No, _ [Ab] _ Lara _ .
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ .
[Eb] Once we watched [Cm] her small [Bb] breathers _ fly.
Our _ _ .
[Eb] _ love was [Ab] on the way.
[Eb] We had dreams [Bb] and songs to sing.
Yet so lonely round the vale of [Eb] Babylon _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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This song finds its place within the Blackout album.

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