The Fields of Athenry

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Intro: B E

Verse 1:
     E                     A                  E  B
By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling
E                  A          B
Michael, they have taken you away
        E                  A          E                    B
For you stole Trevelyan's corn so the young might see the morn'
      B                               E
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay

Chorus:
E   A       E              Dbm
Low lie the fields of Athenry
      E                                    B
where once we watched the small free birds fly
    E               A
Our love was on the wing
       E                   B
We had dreams and songs to sing
        B                B7             E
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry

Verse 2:
     E                     A                 E  B
By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young man calling
E                A                 B
Nothing matters, Mary, when you're free
            E              A          E                   B
Against the famine and the crown, I rebelled, they cut me down
    B                                  E
Now you must raise our child with dignity

Chorus:
E   A       E              Dbm
Low lie the fields of Athenry
      E                                    B
where once we watched the small free birds fly
    E               A
Our love was on the wing
       E                   B
We had dreams and songs to sing
        B                B7             E
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry

Verse 3:
     E                        A                     E  B
By a lonely harbour wall, she watched the last star falling
       E                  A               B
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky
          E                 A           E               B
For she'd live in hope and pray for her love in Botany Bay
        B                               E
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry

Chorus:
E   A       E              Dbm
Low lie the fields of Athenry
      E                                    B
where once we watched the small free birds fly
    E               A
Our love was on the wing
       E                   B
We had dreams and songs to sing
        B                B7             E
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry


E   A       E              Dbm
Low lie the fields of Athenry
      E                                    B
where once we watched the small free birds fly
    E               A
Our love was on the wing
       E                   B
We had dreams and songs to sing
        B                B7             E   A   E
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry
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Biography

The Dubliners was an Irish folk band founded in Dublin, Ireland, in 1962. One of the most influential Irish acts of the 20th century, they celebrated 50 years together in 2012, making them Ireland’s longest surviving musical act. Also in 2012, the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards bestowed them with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The group announced their retirement in the autumn of 2012 following the death of founding member Barney McKenna (born 16 December 1939; died 5 April 2012).

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