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     The Holy Ground was a notorious red light district near Cobh Harbour in
     Co Cork in Ireland. This was a maritime work song sang on the ships,
     and boats as anchors were weighed and rigging was hoisted, hopeful that
     you'd survive the journey
                                  THE HOLY GROUND
    AdCeiu to yGou my DCinaCh,    A thoCusand tiGmes adCieu
    We are goCing aAmway from the HFoly GroGund,  And the gCirls that we loved Gtrue
    We will sCail the sGalt sea oCveCr,   And tChen reAmturn for sFhorGe  
           C            Am           F                C        C           G           C(SHOUT)
    To see again,  The girls we loved,  And the Holy Ground once more:  FINE GIRL YA'ARE
    The gCirl I Amdo   aFdoGre
                C         Am         F           C       C            G           C(SHOUT)
    And still I live in hopes to see,  The Holy Ground once more:  FINE GIRL YA'ARE
    I sCee the stGorm a-rCisiCng,    I sCee it coGming sCoon
    And the sCky it Amis so cFloudGed,   You can scaCrcely see the mGoon
    And the goCod old sGhip she is tosCsing abCout,    And the rigCging Amwas all tForeG  
                C         Am         F           C        C           G          C(SHOUT)
    And still I live in hopes to see,  The Holy Ground once more: FINE GIRL YA'ARE
    The gCirl I Amdo   aFdoGre
                C         Am         F           C       C            G            C(SHOUT)
    And still I live in hopes to see,  The Holy Ground once more:  FINE GIRL YA'ARE
    And nCow the stGorm is oCveCr,    CWe are sGafe on shCore
    We'll drCink and we'll tAmoast to the HFoly GroGund,  And the giCrls that we adGore
    We will drCink strong aGle and pCortCer, And mCake the raAmfters FroGar
                 C     Am          F             C        C          G           C(SHOUT)
    And when our money is all spent,  We'll go to sea once more:  FINE GIRL YA'ARE
    The gCirl I Amdo   aFdoGre
                C         Am         F           C        C           G            C(SHOUT)
    And still I live in hopes to see,  The Holy Ground once more:  FINE GIRL YA'ARE

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The Holy Ground

by The Dubliners

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The Holy Ground was a notorious red light district near Cobh Harbour in

Co Cork in Ireland. This was a maritime work song sang on the ships,

and boats as anchors were weighed and rigging was hoisted, hopeful that

you'd survive the journey

THE HOLY GROUND

C G C C C G C

Adeiu to you my Dinah, A thousand times adieu

C Am F G C G

We are going away from the Holy Ground, And the girls that we loved true

C G C C C Am F G

We will sail the salt sea over, And then return for shore

C Am F C C G C

(SHOUT)

To see again, The girls we loved, And the Holy Ground once more: FINE GIRL YA'ARE

C Am F G

The girl I do adore

C Am F C C G C

(SHOUT)

And still I live in hopes to see, The Holy Ground once more: FINE GIRL YA'ARE

C G C C C G C

I see the storm a-rising, I see it coming soon

C Am F G C G

And the sky it is so clouded, You can scarcely see the moon

C G C C C Am F G

And the good old ship she is tossing about, And the rigging was all tore

C Am F C C G C

(SHOUT)

And still I live in hopes to see, The Holy Ground once more: FINE GIRL YA'ARE

C Am F G

The girl I do adore

C Am F C C G C

(SHOUT)

And still I live in hopes to see, The Holy Ground once more: FINE GIRL YA'ARE

C G C C C G C

And now the storm is over, We are safe on shore

C Am F G C G

We'll drink and we'll toast to the Holy Ground, And the girls that we adore

C G C C C Am F G

We will drink strong ale and porter, And make the rafters roar

C Am F C C G C

(SHOUT)

And when our money is all spent, We'll go to sea once more: FINE GIRL YA'ARE

C Am F G

The girl I do adore

C Am F C C G C

(SHOUT)

And still I live in hopes to see, The Holy Ground once more: FINE GIRL YA'ARE

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