Barleyjuice – Fields Of Athenry tab
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Fields of Athenry This version is different because it's transcribed it in a different key than the others. It works best if the CHORDS are arpegiated while played. Transcribed by me for the Irish band/group BarleyJuice. Questions/Comments . . . ianvomsaal@yahoo.com - Ian C.T. vom Saal [Verse-1] [C] [C] [F] [C] [G] [G7] By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling [C] [F] [G] [G7] Michael they are taking you away [C] [F] [C] [G] For you stole trevalians corn, that the young might see the morn [G] [G7] [C]-[F]-[C] Now the prison ship lies waiting in the bay ------------------------------------------------------ [CHORUS] [C] [F] [C] [Am] Low lie the Fields of Athenry [C] [Am] [G] [G7] Where once we watched the small free bird fly [C] [F] [C] [G] Our love was on the wing, we had dreams and songs to sing [G] [G7] [C]-[F]-[C] Now it's lonely round the Fields of Athenry ------------------------------------------------------ [Verse-2] [C] [C] [F] [C] [G] [G7] By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young man calling [C] [F] [G] [G7] Nothing matters Mary when you're free [C] [F] [C] [G] Against the famine and the crown, I rebelled, they ran me down [G] [G7] [C]-[F]-[C] Now you must raise our child with dignity ------------------------------------------------------ [CHORUS] ------------------------------------------------------ [Verse-3] [C] [C] [F] [C] [G] [G7] By a lonely harbour wall, she watched the last star falling [C] [F] [G] [G7] As the prison ship sailed out against the sky [C] [F] [C] [G] But she'll wait and hope and pray, for her love in Botany Bay [G] [G7] [C]-[F]-[C] It's so lonely round the Fields of Athenry ------------------------------------------------------ [CHORUS]