Mick Moloney, Robbie O'Connell, Jimmy Keane perform: "Kilkelly" Chords

[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Hill Kelly, Ireland, [G] _ _ 1860, [D] my dear and loving [Em] son John.
_ Your good friend, the [G] schoolmaster, Pat McNamara, [D] so good as to write these [Em] words down.
_ [G] Your brothers [Am]-in-law [G] got [D] the fine work [G] in England, [C] the house is so empty [D] and [G] sad.
[Bm] A [Em] crop of potatoes [G] is sorely infected, [D] a third to a half [Em] of them bad.
[G] And your sister [C] Bridget [D] and Patrick [G] O'Donnell [C] are going to be married [D] in June.
[Bm] If you've [Em] got _ _
[G] to work on the railroad, [D] be sure to come on [Em] home soon. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Em] Hill Kelly, [G] Ireland, _ 1870, [D] my dear and loving [Em] son John.
_ [Bm] _ [Em] Hello to your nieces [G] and to your four children.
[D] May they grow healthy [Em] and strong.
_ [G] _ Michael [Am] has [G] got in [D] a wee bit [G] of trouble, [C] I suppose that he never [D] will learn.
[B] _ _ [Em] Because of the dampness [G] there's no turf to speak of, [D] and now we have nothing [Em] to burn.
_ [G] And Bridget is [G] happy, [D] you name a child [Em] for her, [C] although she's got six [D] of them.
[Bm] You _ [Em] say you've found work, [G] but you don't say what kind, [D] or when you'll be [Em] coming _ home. _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [C] _
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[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ [Em] _ Hill Kelly, [G] Ireland, _ 1870, [D] dear Michael, John, [Em] my sons.
[D] _ [Em] I'm sorry to give [G] you the very sadness [D] that your dear old mother [Em]
has gone.
[G] We buried her down [D] at the church in Hill [G] Kelly, [D] [C] brothers and sisters.
[D] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] She died there, _ [D] _ _ and [Em] _
_ _ [G] it's so good to hear that [D] Michael's [Em] returning with [C] money he's sure to [D] buy land.
[Bm] _ For the [Em] problems that [G] the people are selling, [D] _ at any price [Em] that they can. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [Em] _ _ Hill Kelly, Ireland, [G] _
1890, [D] my _ _ _ [Em]
John, [G] _ _ [Em] _ I must [G] be close on 80.
[D] It's 30 years since [Em] you've gone.
_ _ [G] Because of a [D] lot of money you sent me, [C] I'm staring at [D] a wall.
[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ To build [G] themselves a fine house [D] and Bridget's dog.
[Em] _
_ _ [G] Thank you for sending [D] your family [G] picture.
[C] Their lovely young women [D] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] say that you might [G] even come for a visit.
[D] What a joy to see [Em] you.
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[D] _ [Em] Hill Kelly, Ireland, [G] _ _
1892, [D] _ my dear brother [Em] John.
_ [G] _
[Em] I'm sorry I didn't [G] write sooner to tell you [D] that father [Em] passed on.
[G] He was living with Bridget, [D] she says he [G] was cheap.
[C] And helped me right down [D] to the end.
[Bm]
I [Em] should have seen him [G] play with the grandchildren [D] of that man I [Em] love so. _
[G] And we buried [Am] [G] him [D] alongside [Em] of mother [G] [C] down at Hill Kelly [D] churchyard.
[G] _
[Bm] _ [Em] He was a strong [G] and a feisty old man.
[D] Considering his life so [Em] hard.
_ [G] And it's funny the way he [D] kept [C] talking about you.
He'd call for you [D] at the [Bm] end.
_ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] About how _ [A] _ [D] he'd all love to see [Em]
you again.
[A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _