Chords for Derek Ryan The Long Way Home

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_ _ When my brother Patton [F] went to court and [G] Mary Dems here, [C] we [Em] didn't know how [G] it'd go.
And sure [A] we never met [Em] his date, cause he [F] was over two [C] weeks late, so [Dm] I guess his [G] watch was running [C] kinda slow.
[G] Now [F] Mary soon told the neighbours [C] that something ain't right, [F] we were all sent [Dm] to search [G] night and day.
So we [Am] tried every power [Em] to tell him, but [F] no sign of [Em] Patton again.
So [Dm] he turned up [Em] on the doorstep [F] with this [G] to say it's [C] after all, _ [F] rolled out of [G] Dundalk.
[Am] Missed a turn in [Bm] Atten-garan, [C] ended up [G] in Cork.
Went [C] from Galway, [F] Dublin [C] and on to [G] New York, [Dm] I guess it [G] took the long [C] way home.
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_ _ Now old Father John [F] went to sounding [G] all the church [C] bells, he couldn't miss all [G] the fun.
Though [Am] he never had a [Em] smile, sure he [F] was laughing [C] all the while, [Dm] when we told him [G] about the things it might [C] have done.
_ Now [F] there was no telling Mary, [C] it was all a mistake, she [F] had no [Dm] sense of humour [G] that day.
And [Am] though she didn't mind [Em] the crack she swore [F] she'd never [Em] take him back, [Dm] after London [Em] on her doorstep.
[F] With this to [G] say it [C] took the long road [F]
out of [G] Dundalk.
[Am] Missed a turn in [Bm] Atten-garan, [C]
ended up [G] in Cork.
Went [C] from Galway, [F] Dublin [C] and on to [G] New York, [Dm] I guess it [G] took the long [C] way home.
_ [Am] Hey, wait a moment, there's always somewhere [C] to go.
_ Oh yes there is.
_ [Am] Wait a moment, then move off, kind of [F] slow, _ _ [G]
to [Em] the road.
[C] When my brother Patton [F] went to court in [G] Airedame, see, [C] he didn't think what [G] he starred.
_ For [Am] now in every pub [Em] in town, [F] sure there's talks of [C] Patton a gal, [Dm] and the road he [G] took to [C] Middlebury's cart.
[Em] Though [F] Mary don't take it lightly [C] for letting her down, [F] she's not one [Dm] to sulk [G] every day.
So [Am] when the kelly [Em] came around, [F] sure she went with [Em] Patton a gal.
[Dm] Having turned up [Em] on his doorstep, [F] with this [G] to say it [C] took the long road [F]
out of [G] Dundalk.
[Am] Missed a turn in [G] Atten-garan, ended up in Cork.
[C] Went from Galway, [F] Dublin [C] and on to New York, [Dm] so I guess it [G] took the long [C] way home.
Had got the [Em] wrong road [F]
out of [G] Dundalk.
[Am] Missed a turn in [Bm] Atten-garan, [C]
ended up [G] in Cork.
[C] Went from Galway, [F] Dublin [C] and on to [G] New York, [Dm] so I guess it [G] took the long [C] way home.
_ [Dm] Oh, I guess it [G] took the long way home.
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