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GBy a lonely prison wall
Cadd9I heard a young girGl cDalling
G"Michael, they Cadd9have taken you Daway
GFor you stole Trevelyan's Cadd9corn
GSo the young might see the Dmorn
DNow a prison ship Dlies waiting in the Gbay"
[chorus]
GLow liCadd9e the fieGlds of AthE7enry
GWhere once we watched the small free birds fDly
GOur love was on the Cadd9wing wGe had dreams and songs to Dsing
AmIt's so lonely 'round the Dfields of AthenrGy
[verse 2]
GBy a lonely prison wall
Cadd9I heard a young man GcallingD  
G"Nothing matters, Mary, when youD're free
GAgainst the famine and the Cadd9crown
GI rebelled, they cut me Ddown
AmNow you must raise our cDhild with digniGty"
[chorus]
GLow liCadd9e the fieGlds of AthE7enry
GWhere once we watched the small free birds fDly
GOur love was on the Cadd9wing wGe had dreams and songs to Dsing
AmIt's so lonely 'round the Dfields of AthenrGy
GBy a lonely harbour wall
Cadd9She watched the last star GfallinDg
GAs that prison ship sailed out against the sDky
GFor she lived in hope and pCadd9ray
GFor her love in Botany DBay
AmIt's so lonely 'round Dthe fields of AthGenry
[chorus]
GLow liCadd9e the fieGlds of AthE7enry
GWhere once we watched the small free birds fDly
GOur love was on the Cadd9wing wGe had dreams and songs to Dsing
AmIt's so lonely 'round the Dfields of AthenrGy

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Fields Of Athenry

by Gary Óg

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Cadd9

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By a lonely prison wall

Cadd9 G D

I heard a young girl calling

G Cadd9 D

"Michael, they have taken you away

G Cadd9

For you stole Trevelyan's corn

G D

So the young might see the morn

D D G

Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay"

[chorus]

G Cadd9 G E7

Low lie the fields of Athenry

G D

Where once we watched the small free birds fly

G Cadd9 G D

Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing

Am D G

It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry

[verse 2]

By a lonely prison wall

Cadd9 G D

I heard a young man calling

G D

"Nothing matters, Mary, when you're free

G Cadd9

Against the famine and the crown

G D

I rebelled, they cut me down

Am D G

Now you must raise our child with dignity"

[chorus]

G Cadd9 G E7

Low lie the fields of Athenry

G D

Where once we watched the small free birds fly

G Cadd9 G D

Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing

Am D G

It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry

By a lonely harbour wall

Cadd9 G D

She watched the last star falling

G D

As that prison ship sailed out against the sky

G Cadd9

For she lived in hope and pray

G D

For her love in Botany Bay

Am D G

It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry

[chorus]

G Cadd9 G E7

Low lie the fields of Athenry

G D

Where once we watched the small free birds fly

G Cadd9 G D

Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing

Am D G

It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry

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