The Fields Of Athenry by Pete St. John

Chords and Lyrics

Intro [G] [G7] [C]
By a [C]lonely prison wall
I [F]heard a young girl [C]call-[G]-ing
"[C]Michael, they have [F]taken you a-[G]-way
For you [C]stole Trevelyan's [F]corn
So the [C]young might see the [G]morn
Now a prison ship lies [G7]waiting in the [C]bay"

Low [F]lie the [C]fields of Athen-[Am]-ry
Where [C]once we watched the small free birds [G]fly[G7]
Our [C]love was on the [F]wing we had [C]dreams and songs to [G]sing
It's so [G7]lonely 'round the fields of Athen-[C]-ry

By a lonely prison wall
I [F]heard a young man [C]call-[G]-ing
"[C]Nothing matters, [F]Mary, when you're [G]free
Against the [C]famine and the [F]crown
I re-[C]-belled, they cut me [G]down
Now you must raise our [G7]child with digni-[C]-ty

Low [F]lie the [C]fields of Athen-[Am]-ry
Where [C]once we watched the small free birds [G]fly[G7]
Our [C]love was on the [F]wing we had [C]dreams and songs to [G]sing
It's so [G7]lonely 'round the fields of Athen-[C]-ry

By a [C]lonely harbour wall
She [F]watched the last star [C]fall-[G]-ing
As that [C]prison ship sailed [F]out against the [G]sky
For she [C]lived in hope and [F]pray
For her [C]love in Botany [G]Bay
It's so lonely 'round the [G7]fields of Athen-[C]-ry

Low [F]lie the [C]fields of Athen-[Am]-ry
Where [C]once we watched the small free birds [G]fly[G7]
Our [C]love was on the [F]wing we had [C]dreams and songs to [G]sing
It's so [G7]lonely 'round the fields of Athen-[C]-ry