[Verse 1]
Eb
By a lonely prison wall
Ab Eb Bb
I heard a young girl call--ing
Eb Ab Bb
Micheal they have taken you away
Eb Ab
For you stole Trevelyn's corn
Eb Bb
So the young might see the morn
Eb
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay.
[Chorus]
Eb
Low
Ab
Lie
Eb
The Fields
Cm
Of Athenry
Eb Bb
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Eb Ab
Our love was on the wing
Eb Bb
We had dreams and songs to sing
Eb
Its so lonely round the fields of athenry.
[Verse 2]
(same as verse 1)
By a lonely prison wall
I heard a young man calling
Nothing matters Mary when you're free
Against the Famine and the Crown
I rebelled they cut me down
Now you must raise our child with dignity.
[Chorus]
Eb
Low
Ab
Lie
Eb
The Fields
Cm
Of Athenry
Eb Bb
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Eb Ab
Our love was on the wing
Eb Bb
We had dreams and songs to sing
Eb
Its so lonely round the fields of athenry.
[Verse 3]
(same as verse 1)
By a lonely harbour wall
She watched the last star falling
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky
Sure she'll wait and hope and pray
For her love at Botany bay
It's so lonely round the fields of athenry.
[Chorus]
Eb
Low
Ab
Lie
Eb
The Fields
Cm
Of Athenry
Eb Bb
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Eb Ab
Our love was on the wing
Eb Bb
We had dreams and songs to sing
Eb
Its so lonely round the fields of athenry.