Tuning: E A D G B E

Dear Little Shamrock Shore, by The Irish Rovers Standard Tuning No Capo Chords: C F G G7 Am Dm ---------------------------------------------------------------- Verse 1

^CTwas the landlords that ^Fdrove us from ^GIreland ^AmHigh rents were ^Four prison ^Gwalls ^AmThen the famine came ^Fround And ^Gblackened the ^Amground And the ^Fauctioneers ^Ghammer did ^Cfall

Chorus

^CFarewell to the ^Fones I ^Cadore And the ^Fland I will ^Amsee never ^Dmmore ^G7For I'm ^Csaying good^Fbye With a ^Gtear in me ^Ameye To the ^Fdear little ^Gshamrock ^Cshore

Verse 2

^CA ship lies in ^FFairbury ^Gharbour ^AmBarely safe ^Fover the ^Gfoam ^AmBut to Halifax ^Ftown I ^Gsoon will be ^Ambound Far ^Faway from me ^Gnative ^Chome

Chorus

^CFarewell to the ^Fones I ^Cadore And the ^Fland I will ^Amsee never ^Dmmore ^G7For I'm ^Csaying good^Fbye With a ^Gtear in me ^Ceye To the ^Fdear little ^Gshamrock ^Cshore

Verse 3

^CWell they all came to ^Fwish me safe ^Gjourney ^AmThe parting still ^Fgrieves on me ^Gmind ^AmMe parents so ^Fdear Me ^Gfriends far and ^Amnear And the ^Fgirl I ^Gleft be^Chind

Chorus

^CFarewell to the ^Fones I ^Cadore And the ^Fland I will ^Amsee never ^Dmmore ^G7For I'm ^Csaying good^Fbye With a ^Gtear in me ^Ceye To the ^Fdear little ^Gshamrock ^Cshore

Verse 4

^CThere's work to be ^Fhad if your ^Gable ^AmThe new world has ^Ftreated me ^Gfine ^AmWith me shovel and ^Fspade I ^Gtoil at me ^Amtrade But ^Friches will ^Gnever be ^Cmine

Chorus

^CFarewell to the ^Fones I ^Cadore And the ^Fland I will ^Amsee never ^Dmmore ^G7For I'm ^Csaying good^Fbye With a ^Gtear in me ^Ceye To the ^Fdear little ^Gshamrock ^Cshore

Verse 5

^CWell rivers still ^Frun to the ^Gocean ^AmThe wee birds on ^Ffeathered wings ^Gsoar ^AmI dream of the ^Fday When ^Ghome I will ^Amstray To the ^Fdear little ^Gshamrock ^Cshore

Chorus

^CFarewell to the ^Fones I ^Cadore And the ^Fland I will ^Amsee never ^Dmmore ^G7For I'm ^Csaying good^Fbye With a ^Gtear in me ^Ceye To the ^Fdear little ^Gshamrock ^Cshore

The Irish Rovers - Dear little shamrock shore