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Passage West

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Capo on 4
I Ammet my love in PaCssage west
The sun was sinking doFwn to rest
The river to the stEmars confessed
‘Twas the daFrk haired woman I loved best
We wandered down by the Chapel Square
And there was magic in the air
And Mother Nature gently pressed
The burning river to her breast
I offered her a golden ring
My hand, my heart and everything
I offered her a sweet love nest
By the flowing banks of Passage West
Chorus; Oh love will you gCo, will you go, will you gGo?
Or love will you stAmay, will you stay, will you stFay? x2
We watched the ferry come and go
We watched the river ebb and flow
The tide breathe in, the tide breathe out
We watched the Passage flowers grow
The ghostly forms of the hungry years
In sad procession did appear
With hope and sorrow made their way
For their passage west to Amerikay
Chorus
The famine queen stood tall and proud
On either bank the people bowed
From Passage West came a Fenian yell
Rule Brittania, rule in hell!
The grass grows green on the other side
And mighty ships sail out the tide
To far flung harbours across the sea
Far away from Passage, my love and me
Chorus, verse 1, end

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Passage West

by John Spillane

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 4

Am C

I met my love in Passage west

The sun was sinking down to rest

The river to the stars confessed

‘Twas the dark haired woman I loved best

We wandered down by the Chapel Square

And there was magic in the air

And Mother Nature gently pressed

The burning river to her breast

I offered her a golden ring

My hand, my heart and everything

I offered her a sweet love nest

By the flowing banks of Passage West

C G

Chorus; Oh love will you go, will you go, will you go?

Am F

Or love will you stay, will you stay, will you stay? x2

We watched the ferry come and go

We watched the river ebb and flow

The tide breathe in, the tide breathe out

We watched the Passage flowers grow

The ghostly forms of the hungry years

In sad procession did appear

With hope and sorrow made their way

For their passage west to Amerikay

Chorus

The famine queen stood tall and proud

On either bank the people bowed

From Passage West came a Fenian yell

Rule Brittania, rule in hell!

The grass grows green on the other side

And mighty ships sail out the tide

To far flung harbours across the sea

Far away from Passage, my love and me

Chorus, verse 1, end

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