Dubliners - Fields of athenry
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Capo 4
Verse 1
CBy a lonely prison wall, i heard a young gFirl cal-ling C G
CMicheal they are tFaking you Gaway
CFor you stole trevelyansF corn so theC young might see the Gmorn
GNow a prison ship lies waiting in Cthe bay
Chorus
CLow FLie CThe fields of AmAthenry
Cwhere once we watched the small freGe birds fly
Cour love was on tFhe wing
CWe had dreams and songs to Gsing
G(It's) so lonely round tGsushe fields Cof Athenry
Verse 2
CBy a lonely prison wall, i heard a young mFan cal-ling C G
CNothing matters maFry when yoGu're free
Cagainst the famine and tFhe crown, i Crebelled they cut me Gdown
Gnow you must raise our child with Cdignity
Chorus
Verse 3
CBy a lonely harbor wall, she watched the lFast star fa-lling C G
Cas the prison ship sailed out agFainst the sky G
Cfor she live(d) in hope Fand pray forC her love in botany bGay
it's so lonely round the fields of atheCnry
Chorus x 2