Chanson Pour John Chords by Doolin

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[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _
[Dm] End of 1846 [Bb] I lost the [Am] ones I loved
[F] Dad, Mom, Lucy and [G] me
I've hungered [F] they died off
[Dm] The only one who lived on
He [Am] called me brother, my [Dm] friend John
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] And the sly discussion
[Bb] Should we stay or should [Am] we go?
[Bb] He chose the [G] first option
[C] A girl born in [F] Wicklow
[Gm] We said good luck and so long
Did you [C] regret it brother [Dm] John? _ _
[Bb] I'm singing out for Ireland
[C] I'm singing out [F] for John
_ [Gm] Farewell to [Am] motherland
God bless you my [D] friend John
_ [Gm] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ I took a boat [C] and quits down
[F] Syd West for a [Am] better life
[F] So many people on board
[C] Didn't reach the [F] promised land
[Dm] I've never seen my friend again
[A] I miss you [Dm] brother John
[Am] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] Are we lucky or are we cursed?
[Bb] Now separate [Am] from our love
[Bb] They give us food and shelter
[C] They call me [F] immigrant
_ [Gm] Oh, guilt and despair
I wish you [Dm] were here John
_ [Bb] I'm singing out for Ireland
[C] Singing out [F] for John _
[Gm] Farewell to _ [Am] motherland _ _
[Bb] Singing out for Ireland
[C] Singing out [F] for John
_ [Gm] _ Farewell to [Am] motherland
God bless you my [D] friend John
[Gm] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] Singing out for Ireland
[C] Singing out for [F] John
_ [Gm] Farewell to _
[Am] motherland
_ _ [Bb] Singing out for Ireland
[C] Singing out for [F] John
_ [Gm] _
Farewell to _ [Am] motherland
_ God bless you [D] my friend John
_ _ _ [C] God bless you my friend [Dm] John
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ God bless you my friend John
_ _ _ _ God bless you my friend [Am] John
_ _ God bless you my friend
[C] _ _ [Am] God bless you my [Dm] [Am] friend
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