Fields of Athenry Chords by Cathy Maguire
Tempo:
100.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
D
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
[C] [G]
[G]
[C]
By a lonely prison wall [F] I heard a young [C] girl
[G] calling
[C] Michael, they [F] have taken you [G] away
For [C] you stole [F] Trevelyan's corn So [C] the young might see [G] the morn
Now a prison [Dm] ship lies waiting [C] in the bay
[Am] Away [F]
[C] the fields of [Am] Athenry
[C] Where once we watched the small free [G] birds fly
[C] Our llama [F] wing, we [C] had dreams and songs [G] to sing
Now it's lonely round the fields of [C] Athenry
By a lonely prison wall [F] I heard a young [C] man [G]
calling
[C] Nothing [G] [F] matters Mary when [Em] you're free
[G]
[C] Against the famine and [F] the crown [C] I rebelled, they cut [G] me [B] down
[Dm] Now you [D] must raise [G] our child with [C] dignity
Away [F]
[C] the fields of [Am] Athenry
[C] Where once we watched the small free [G] birds fly
[C] Our llama [F] wing, we [C] had dreams and [G] songs to sing
[D] Now it's lonely [G] round the fields of [C] [Dm] Athenry
[C] By
[F] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
[G]
[C]
a lonely harbor wall [F] she watched the last [C] star
[G] falling
As [C] the prison ship [F] sailed out against [G] the [C] [G] sky
[C] For she'll wait and hope [F] and pray [C]
for her love on Botany [G] Bay
[D] It's so [A] lonely [G] round the fields [C] of [D] [C] Athenry
Away [F]
[C] the fields [Am] of Athenry
[C] Where once we watched the small free [G] birds fly
[C] Our llama [F] wing, [C] we had dreams and [G] songs to sing
[Dm] Now it's lonely [G] round the fields [D] of Athenry
[C] [D]
[G] It's lonely [C] round the [G]
fields of [C] Athenry
[G] [F] [C]
[A] [G] [C]
[C] [G]
[G]
[C]
By a lonely prison wall [F] I heard a young [C] girl
[G] calling
[C] Michael, they [F] have taken you [G] away
For [C] you stole [F] Trevelyan's corn So [C] the young might see [G] the morn
Now a prison [Dm] ship lies waiting [C] in the bay
[Am] Away [F]
[C] the fields of [Am] Athenry
[C] Where once we watched the small free [G] birds fly
[C] Our llama [F] wing, we [C] had dreams and songs [G] to sing
Now it's lonely round the fields of [C] Athenry
By a lonely prison wall [F] I heard a young [C] man [G]
calling
[C] Nothing [G] [F] matters Mary when [Em] you're free
[G]
[C] Against the famine and [F] the crown [C] I rebelled, they cut [G] me [B] down
[Dm] Now you [D] must raise [G] our child with [C] dignity
Away [F]
[C] the fields of [Am] Athenry
[C] Where once we watched the small free [G] birds fly
[C] Our llama [F] wing, we [C] had dreams and [G] songs to sing
[D] Now it's lonely [G] round the fields of [C] [Dm] Athenry
[C] By
[F] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
[G]
[C]
a lonely harbor wall [F] she watched the last [C] star
[G] falling
As [C] the prison ship [F] sailed out against [G] the [C] [G] sky
[C] For she'll wait and hope [F] and pray [C]
for her love on Botany [G] Bay
[D] It's so [A] lonely [G] round the fields [C] of [D] [C] Athenry
Away [F]
[C] the fields [Am] of Athenry
[C] Where once we watched the small free [G] birds fly
[C] Our llama [F] wing, [C] we had dreams and [G] songs to sing
[Dm] Now it's lonely [G] round the fields [D] of Athenry
[C] [D]
[G] It's lonely [C] round the [G]
fields of [C] Athenry
[G] [F] [C]
[A] [G] [C]
Key:
C
G
F
D
Dm
C
G
F
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
By a lonely prison wall _ _ [F] I heard a young [C] girl _ _ _
[G] calling _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Michael, they [F] have taken you [G] _ away
_ _ _ For [C] you stole _ [F] Trevelyan's corn So [C] the young might see [G] the morn _
Now a prison [Dm] ship lies waiting [C] in the bay _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] Away _ [F] _ _ _
[C] the fields of [Am] Athenry _
[C] Where once we watched the small free [G] birds _ _ fly _
[C] Our llama _ _ [F] _ wing, we [C] had dreams and songs [G] to sing
Now it's lonely _ round the fields of [C] _ _ _ Athenry _ _
By a lonely prison wall _ [F] I heard a young [C] man _ _ [G] _
calling _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Nothing [G] _ [F] matters Mary when [Em] you're free
_ [G] _ _ _
[C] Against the famine and [F] the crown [C] I rebelled, they cut [G] me [B] down _
[Dm] Now you [D] must raise [G] our child with [C] dignity _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Away [F] _ _ _
[C] the fields of [Am] _ Athenry
[C] Where once we watched the small free [G] birds _ _ fly _
[C] Our llama _ _ [F] _ wing, we [C] had dreams and [G] songs to sing
[D] Now it's lonely _ [G] round the fields of [C] _ [Dm] Athenry
_ [C] _ By _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a lonely harbor _ wall [F] she watched the last [C] star _ _ _
[G] falling
_ _ _ As [C] the prison ship [F] sailed out against [G] the _ [C] _ [G] sky _ _
[C] For she'll wait and hope [F] and pray [C]
for her love on Botany [G] Bay
[D] It's so [A] lonely [G] round the _ fields [C] of _ [D] _ [C] Athenry
_ Away _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] the fields [Am] of Athenry
[C] Where once we watched the small free [G] birds _ fly _ _
[C] Our llama _ _ [F] _ wing, [C] we had dreams and [G] songs to sing
[Dm] Now it's lonely _ [G] round the _ fields [D] of Athenry
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] It's lonely [C] round the _ [G]
fields _ of _ [C] Athenry _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
By a lonely prison wall _ _ [F] I heard a young [C] girl _ _ _
[G] calling _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Michael, they [F] have taken you [G] _ away
_ _ _ For [C] you stole _ [F] Trevelyan's corn So [C] the young might see [G] the morn _
Now a prison [Dm] ship lies waiting [C] in the bay _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] Away _ [F] _ _ _
[C] the fields of [Am] Athenry _
[C] Where once we watched the small free [G] birds _ _ fly _
[C] Our llama _ _ [F] _ wing, we [C] had dreams and songs [G] to sing
Now it's lonely _ round the fields of [C] _ _ _ Athenry _ _
By a lonely prison wall _ [F] I heard a young [C] man _ _ [G] _
calling _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Nothing [G] _ [F] matters Mary when [Em] you're free
_ [G] _ _ _
[C] Against the famine and [F] the crown [C] I rebelled, they cut [G] me [B] down _
[Dm] Now you [D] must raise [G] our child with [C] dignity _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Away [F] _ _ _
[C] the fields of [Am] _ Athenry
[C] Where once we watched the small free [G] birds _ _ fly _
[C] Our llama _ _ [F] _ wing, we [C] had dreams and [G] songs to sing
[D] Now it's lonely _ [G] round the fields of [C] _ [Dm] Athenry
_ [C] _ By _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a lonely harbor _ wall [F] she watched the last [C] star _ _ _
[G] falling
_ _ _ As [C] the prison ship [F] sailed out against [G] the _ [C] _ [G] sky _ _
[C] For she'll wait and hope [F] and pray [C]
for her love on Botany [G] Bay
[D] It's so [A] lonely [G] round the _ fields [C] of _ [D] _ [C] Athenry
_ Away _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] the fields [Am] of Athenry
[C] Where once we watched the small free [G] birds _ fly _ _
[C] Our llama _ _ [F] _ wing, [C] we had dreams and [G] songs to sing
[Dm] Now it's lonely _ [G] round the _ fields [D] of Athenry
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] It's lonely [C] round the _ [G]
fields _ of _ [C] Athenry _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _