Key: E major•
Verse 1
B
A
E
Near tall towers
F#m
B
E
where falcons build their nests
A
E
F#m
They know a call of freedom
B
E
in their breasts
A
B
Saw a blackhead against the sky
C#m
E
F#
B
they run down to the sea
A
E
Living on your western shore
F#m
B
Saw summer sunsets ask for more
A
E
B
Stood by your Atlantic sea
F#m
E
A
B
And sang a song for Ireland
E
B
Talking all the day
A
E
F#m
With true friends who
B
E
try and make you stay
A
E
and singing songs to
F#m
B
E
pass the time
A
B
Watch the Galway salmon run,
E
C#m
like silver dancing,
E
F#
B
darting in the sun
A
E
Living on your western shore,
F#m
B
saw summer sunsets, asked for more
A
E
B
Stood by your Atlantic sea,
F#m
E
A
B
E
and sang a song for Ireland
A
E
F#m
In old pubs where fiddlers
B
E
loved to play
A
E
And played a reel
F#m
B
E
that seemed so grand and gay
A
B
Stood on Dingle Beach
C#m
E
F#
and found Atlantic bass
B
A
E
Living on your western shore,
F#m
B
saw summer sunsets, asked for more
A
E
B
Stood by your Atlantic sea
F#m
E
A
B
And sang a song for Ireland
E
B
Dreaming in the night
A
E
By sea land where
F#m
B
E
no one has to fight
A
E
F#m
I see you crying in
B
E
the morning light
A
B
Flying where the falcons fly,
E
C#m
E
they twist and turn in
F#
B
the red and blue sky
A
E
Living on your western shore,
F#m
B
Saw summer sunsets, asked for more.
A
E
B
Stood by your Atlantic sea,
F#m
E
A
B
And sang a song for Ireland.
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE B A F#m C#m...
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