Band: Dropkick Murphys Song: Fields of Athenry Album: Blackout Tabber: clark@theoddmenout.com *= mute chord Intro: Riff 1 e------------------------------------|----------------------------| B------------------------------------|----------------------------| G--------------------------------8~--|------10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| D--------------------------------8~--|--8~---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| A--8-8-8-8--10--8-11-11-11-10-8--6~--|--8~------------------------| E--6-6-6-6---6--6--6--6--6--6-6------|--6~------------------------| Verse 1: (light pm, listen for rythym) Eb* G#* Eb* Bb* By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling Eb* G#* Bb* Michael they have taken you away Eb* G#* Eb* Bb* For you stole Trevelyn's corn, so the young might see the morn Bb* Eb Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay Chorus:

^EbLow ^G#lie the ^EbFields of Athen^Cmry Where ^Ebonce we watched the ^G#small free birds ^Bbfly Our ^Eblove was on the ^G#wing we had ^Ebdreams and songs to ^Bbsing It's so ^Bblonely 'round the Fields of Athen^Ebry

Bagpipe Fill: (Bb) (Eb) e--13--15-16-15-13--13-13-10-11--| B--------------------------------| G--------------------------------| D--------------------------------| A--------------------------------| E--------------------------------| Verse 2: Eb* G#* Eb* Bb* By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young man calling Eb* G#* Bb* Nothing matters, Mary when you're free Eb* G#* Eb* Bb* Against famine and the Crown, I rebelled they ran me down Bb* Eb Now you must raise our child with dignity Chorus x1 Solo: (Eb) (G#) (Eb) (Cm) (Eb) (G#) (Bb) e---------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------| G--3-3--3-5--3-1-0--0-0-0--0------0---0-0------1--0-------------------| D----------------------------1--3----------1-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| A---------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------| (Eb) (G#) (Eb) (Bb) (Eb) e-------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------| G--3--3-3-0--3-1-0--1--1-1-0----------------------------| then Riff 1 D----------------------------3---3-3--5-3-6-6-6-5-3-1~--| A-------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------| Outro Verse:

By a ^Eblonely harbor wall, she ^G#watched the last star ^Ebfall^Bbing As that ^Ebprison ship sailed ^G#out against the ^Bbsky Sure she'll ^Ebwait and hope and ^G#pray, for her ^Eblove in Botany ^BbBay It's so ^Bblonely 'round the Fields of Athen^Ebry

Bagpipe Solo: e--18---18--15-----------------15-------------------15-18-----| B--------------16--16-16-18-16-----18-16--16-16-18--------18--| G-------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------| (Eb*) (G#*) (Eb*) (Eb*) e--18-18--18-18-15--16--18-16-15--15-----------15--| B------------------------------------16-18--16-----| G--------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------|

It's so ^Bblonely, 'round the Fields of Athen^Ebry Chorus x1

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Dropkick Murphys - Fields of athenry