{"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":2308223,"song":"The Fields Of Athenry","artist":"Pete St. John","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11482086-the-fields-of-athenry-chords-by-pete-st-john/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2308223?type=chord","rating":4.38565,"votes":8,"content":"Choose a fingerpicking pattern that suits the tempo and your style of singing. JeffDan\r\n\r\n[Intro] \r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBy a lonely prison wall,  I heard a young girl cal---ling[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMichael they have taken you aw--ay[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor you stole Trevelyn’s corn so the young might see the morn[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow a prison ship lies waiting in the bay[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLow lie the fields of Athen--ry[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhere once we watched the small free birds fly[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOur love was on the wing[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe had dreams and songs to sing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt’s so lonely round the fields of Athen--ry[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBy a lonely prison wall,  I heard a young man cal—ling[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNothing matters Mary when you’re free[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAgainst the famine and the crown, I rebelled they cut me down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow you must raise our child with dignity[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLow lie the fields of Athen--ry[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhere once we watched the small free birds fly[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOur love was on the wing[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe had dreams and songs to sing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt’s so lonely round the fields of Athen--ry[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBy a lonely harbour wall,  she watched the last star fal—ing[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs the prison ship sailed out against the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor she’ll live in hope and pray for her love in Botany Bay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt’s so lonely round the fields of Athenry[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLow lie the fields of Athen--ry[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhere once we watched the small free birds fly[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOur love was on the wing[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe had dreams and songs to sing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt’s so lonely round the fields of Athen--ry[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt’s so lonely round the fields of Athenry[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\n***Slower*** It’s so lonely round the fields of Athenry ***Slower***[/tab]","plain_text":"Choose a fingerpicking pattern that suits the tempo and your style of singing. JeffDan\n\n[Intro] \n\nC F C G\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["C","F","G","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}