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Back Home In Derry by Christy Moore 
[Verse]
In Am1803 we Emsailed out to sea  
 GOut from the Dsweet town of EmDerry   
AmFor Australia bound if we Emdidn't all drown          
AGnd the marks Dof our fettEmers we carried        
 IAmn our rusty iron chaiEmns we sighed for our weans
Our gooAmd women we left in sorEmrow        
 AAms the mainsails unfurledEm, our curses we hurled      
 On Gthe English, Dand thoughts Amof tomorrow   
[Chorus]
 COh..OGh... I wAmish I was bGack home in DAmerry    
 OCh..OGh... I wiAmsh I was baGck home in DeAmrry

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Back Home In Derry

by Christy Moore

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Back Home In Derry by Christy Moore

[Verse]

Am Em

In 1803 we sailed out to sea

G D Em

Out from the sweet town of Derry

Am Em

For Australia bound if we didn't all drown

G D Em

And the marks of our fetters we carried

Am Em

In our rusty iron chains we sighed for our weans

Am Em

Our good women we left in sorrow

Am Em

As the mainsails unfurled, our curses we hurled

G D Am

On the English, and thoughts of tomorrow

[Chorus]

C G Am G Am

Oh..Oh... I wish I was back home in Derry

C G Am G Am

Oh..Oh... I wish I was back home in Derry

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