Ciaran Lavery - Left for america
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Capo: 4
Standard Tuning
Capo 4
These are more or less the chords he uses in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKRaN_oOiqw
He plays C as: x32013 (relative to capo)
* means you only strum once
Cmaj7 refers to: 320010 (I don't know the proper name of this chord)
Intro: F C F C F C Am7 Cmaj7
Verse 1:
FLay me on my back a lCittle and Fput my hat on my Chead
FI want to sleep out wCith the stars, not Am7in the dark with tCmaj7he dead
When I’Fm ready I’ll give yCou the sign, you Fcan gather me up likCe a quilt
FTell my mother I tried, tell Cmy cousin I lied; I was Am7holding your hand out Cmaj7of guilt
CHORUS:
FThey never paid my waCy – I bought it
Cmaj7I never stole your heartC – I sought it
F C Cmaj7 ....
I never knew my place anyway
Intro: F C F C F C Am7 Cmaj7
Verse 2:
FCover me up with a thCousand whispers and shFuffle me into the Cnight
FWhistle and hum to the traCffic rum, calling us Am7closer to the edge of the Cmaj7light
FTell me tales that wCin my faith and Fbe my champion of drCeams
F C Am7 Cmaj7 ..
I don’t want to forget the day I left for America and things came apart at the seams
CHORUS:
FThey never paid my waCy – I bought it
Cmaj7I never stole your heartC – I sought it
F C Cmaj7 ....
I never knew my place anyway
(Humming) F Fm C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 F Fm * .... C
CHORUS:
F * C *
They never paid my way – I bought it
Cmaj7 * C *
I never stole your heart – I sought it
F * C * Cmaj7 ....
I never knew my place anyway
(Repeat Chorus the same way and end)