The Irish Rovers

Dear Little Shamrock Shore (acoustic)(Chords)

The Irish Rovers

Key: C

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Verse 1 

C                       F             G 
Twas the landlords that drove us from Ireland 
Am                         G 
High rents were our prison walls 
Am                   F 
Then the famine came round 
    G             Am 
And blackened the ground 
        F           G          C 
And the auctioneers hammer did fall 


C F C Farewell to the ones I adore F C G And the land I will see never more C F For I'm saying goodbye G C With a tear in me eye F G C To the dear little shamrock shore
Verse 2 C F G A ship lies in Fairbury harbour Am G Barely safe over the foam Am F But to Halifax town G Am I soon will be bound F G C Far away from me native home
C F C Farewell to the ones I adore F C G And the land I will see never more C F For I'm saying goodbye G C With a tear in me eye F G C To the dear little shamrock shore
Verse 3 C F G Well they all came to wish me safe journey Am G The parting still grieves on me mind Am F Me parents so dear G Am Me friends far and near F G C And the girl I left behind
C F C Farewell to the ones I adore F C G And the land I will see never more C F For I'm saying goodbye G C With a tear in me eye F G C To the dear little shamrock shore
Verse 4 C F G There's work to be had if your able Am G The new world has treated me fine Am F With me shovel and spade G Am I toil at me trade F G C But riches will never be mine
C F C Farewell to the ones I adore F C G And the land I will see never more C F For I'm saying goodbye G C With a tear in me eye F G C To the dear little shamrock shore
Verse 5 C F G Well rivers still run to the ocean Am G The wee birds on feathered wings soar Am F I dream of the day G Am When home I will stray F G C To the dear little shamrock shore
C F C Farewell to the ones I adore F C G And the land I will see never more C F For I'm saying goodbye G C With a tear in me eye F G C To the dear little shamrock shore

Written by George Millar

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