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Lone Shanakyle

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*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****
Déanta - Lone Shanakyle
[Verse 1]
N.C.
Far, far from the isle of the holy and grand
Where wild oxen fatten and brave men are banned
N.C.
All lonely and lone in a far distant land
Do I wander and pine for poor Éireann
[Chorus]
N.C.            F           G         C       Dm   G  Am  
Lonely and sad I roam, far from my native home
Where the Gwild waves surging foam, headClands apDpearEming
Clouded in Dmsilver spray, Gflashing through Emheaven's bright Dray
For thy Cglory and Ampride, lovely GÉireann
[Verse 2]
N.C.               G            Em             C  D  
Sweet, sweet Inis Cathaigh, the sacred, the blessed
Fit Cplace for a Amsaint or a Fwarrior's Drest
Your Gsentinel Emtowers left each Cstorm reDpressed
Your Cmourning waves Amwail for Dmy ÉiGreann
[Verse 3]
N.C.                G           Em               C  D  
There is nothing now left, holy isle, but thy name
The Cruin of thy Amglory, thy Fgrandeur, thy Dfame
For Gforeign laws Emsee thy Csadness and Dpain
That Cnow cause thy Amanguish, Dmy ÉiGreann
[Chorus]
Lonely and Fsad I Groam, far Cfrom my Dmisland GhoAmme
Where the Gwild waves surging foam, headClands apDpearEming
Clouded in Dmsilver spray, Gflashing through Emheaven's bright Dray
For thy Cglory and Ampride, lovely GÉireann
[Verse 4]
N.C.G        Em            C           D
How dearly I longed for to wander once more
To the Cloved ones I Amleft at my Fold cabin Ddoor
My Gblessings I'd Emgiven a Cthousand times Do'er
And a Cprayer and a Amtear for Dpoor GÉireann
[Verse 5]
N.C.          G             Em         C  D  
Sad, sad is my fate in this weary exile
Dark, Cdark is the Amnight cloud o'er Flone ShanaDkyle
Where the Gmurdered sleep Emsilently Cpile upon Dpile
In the Ccoffinless Amgraves of Dpoor GÉireann
[Chorus]
Lonely and Fsad I Groam, far Cfrom my Dmisland GhoAmme
Where the Gwild waves surging foam, headClands apDpearEming
Clouded in Dmsilver spray, Gflashing through Emheaven's bright Dray
For thy Cglory and Ampride, lovely GÉireann

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Lone Shanakyle

by Deanta

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*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****

Déanta - Lone Shanakyle

[Verse 1]

N.C.

Far, far from the isle of the holy and grand

Where wild oxen fatten and brave men are banned

N.C.

All lonely and lone in a far distant land

Do I wander and pine for poor Éireann

[Chorus]

F G C Dm G Am

N.C.

Lonely and sad I roam, far from my native home

G C D Em

Where the wild waves surging foam, headlands appearing

Dm G Em D

Clouded in silver spray, flashing through heaven's bright ray

C Am G

For thy glory and pride, lovely Éireann

[Verse 2]

G Em C D

N.C.

Sweet, sweet Inis Cathaigh, the sacred, the blessed

C Am F D

Fit place for a saint or a warrior's rest

G Em C D

Your sentinel towers left each storm repressed

C Am D G

Your mourning waves wail for my Éireann

[Verse 3]

G Em C D

N.C.

There is nothing now left, holy isle, but thy name

C Am F D

The ruin of thy glory, thy grandeur, thy fame

G Em C D

For foreign laws see thy sadness and pain

C Am D G

That now cause thy anguish, my Éireann

[Chorus]

F G C Dm G Am

Lonely and sad I roam, far from my island home

G C D Em

Where the wild waves surging foam, headlands appearing

Dm G Em D

Clouded in silver spray, flashing through heaven's bright ray

C Am G

For thy glory and pride, lovely Éireann

[Verse 4]

N.C.G Em C D

How dearly I longed for to wander once more

C Am F D

To the loved ones I left at my old cabin door

G Em C D

My blessings I'd given a thousand times o'er

C Am D G

And a prayer and a tear for poor Éireann

[Verse 5]

G Em C D

N.C.

Sad, sad is my fate in this weary exile

C Am F D

Dark, dark is the night cloud o'er lone Shanakyle

G Em C D

Where the murdered sleep silently pile upon pile

C Am D G

In the coffinless graves of poor Éireann

[Chorus]

F G C Dm G Am

Lonely and sad I roam, far from my island home

G C D Em

Where the wild waves surging foam, headlands appearing

Dm G Em D

Clouded in silver spray, flashing through heaven's bright ray

C Am G

For thy glory and pride, lovely Éireann

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