Song for Ireland (midi)

C G

1. Walking all the days,

Dm Am F G C

by tall towers where falcons build their nests.

G

Silver-winged they fly,

Dm Am F G C

they know the call of freedom in their breasts.

F G

Saw Black Head against the sky,

C Am Dm F G

where twisted rocks run down to the sea.

F C

Living on your western shore,

G

saw summer sunsets, asked for more.

F C G

Stood by your Atlantic Sea,

Dm An FGC

and sang a song for Ireland.

C G

2. Talking all the day,

Dm Am F G C

with true friends who try to make you stay.

G

Telling jokes and news,

Dm Am F G C

and singing songs to pass the time away.

F G

Watched the Galway salmon run,

C Am Dm F G

like silver darting, dancing, in the sun. + CHORUS

C G

3. Drinking all the day

Dm Am F G C

in old pubs where fiddlers love to play,

G

saw one touch the bow,

Dm Am F G C

he played a reel which seemed so grand and gay.

F G

Stood on Dingle Beach and cast

C Am Dm F G

in wild foam we found the Atlantic bass. + CHORUS

C G

4. Dreaming in the night,

Dm Am F G C

I saw a land where no one had to fight.

G

But waking in your dawn,

Dm Am F G C

I saw you crying in the morning light.

F G

lying where the falcons fly,

C Am Dm F G

they twist and turn all in your air-blue sky. + CHORUS

(orig. = capo 4th) (P. Colclough / Noel McLoughlin)