{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1488274,"song":"Thousands Are Sailing","artist":"Planxty","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11271628-thousands-are-sailing-chords-by-planxty/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1488274?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"Thousands Are Sailing by Planxty\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou brave Irish heroes, where?er you may be,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nPray stand for a moment and listen to me.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYour sons and fair daughters are now going away,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd thousands are sailing to Amerikay.[/tab]\r\n\r\nCHORUS: So good luck to those people and safe may they land.\r\nThey?re leaving their country for a far distant strand.\r\nThey?re leaving old Ireland no longer to stay,\r\nAnd thousand are sailing to Amerikay.\r\n\r\nOn the night before leaving, they are bidding goodbye,\r\nAnd early next morning their hearts give a sigh.\r\nThey do kiss their mothers and then they will say,\r\n?Farewell, dear old Father. We must now go away.?\r\n\r\nTheir friends and relations and neighbors also,\r\nWhen the trunks they are packed up and ready to go,\r\nThe tears from their eyes they fall down like the rain,\r\nAnd the horses are prancing, heading off for the train. CHORUS\r\n\r\nWhen they do reach the station you will hear their last cries,\r\nWith handkerchiefs waving and bidding goodbye.\r\nTheir hearts will be breaking on leaving the shore.\r\n?Farewell, dear old Ireland. We will ne?er see you more.?\r\n\r\nI pity the mother, whoe?er reared up the child,\r\nAnd likewise the father who labored and toiled.\r\nTo try to support them, they will work night and day,\r\nAnd when they are reared up, they do go away. CHORUS","plain_text":"Thousands Are Sailing by Planxty\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS: So good luck to those people and safe may they land.\nThey?re leaving their country for a far distant strand.\nThey?re leaving old Ireland no longer to stay,\nAnd thousand are sailing to Amerikay.\n\nOn the night before leaving, they are bidding goodbye,\nAnd early next morning their hearts give a sigh.\nThey do kiss their mothers and then they will say,\n?Farewell, dear old Father. We must now go away.?\n\nTheir friends and relations and neighbors also,\nWhen the trunks they are packed up and ready to go,\nThe tears from their eyes they fall down like the rain,\nAnd the horses are prancing, heading off for the train. CHORUS\n\nWhen they do reach the station you will hear their last cries,\nWith handkerchiefs waving and bidding goodbye.\nTheir hearts will be breaking on leaving the shore.\n?Farewell, dear old Ireland. We will ne?er see you more.?\n\nI pity the mother, whoe?er reared up the child,\nAnd likewise the father who labored and toiled.\nTo try to support them, they will work night and day,\nAnd when they are reared up, they do go away. CHORUS","chords":["G","A","D","Bm","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}