Shamrock Shore chords by Paul Brady

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Intro 1
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Verse 1
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From Derry Quay we sailed away on the 23rd of May
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We were boarded by a pleasant crew
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bound for Americay
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Fresh water there we did take on,
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five thousand gallons or more
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In case we'd run short going to New York far
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away from the Shamrock Shore
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Verse 2
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So fare thee well sweet Liza dear
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and likewise to Derry town,
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And twice farewell to me comrade boys
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who dwell on that sainted ground
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If fortune it ever should favour me or I to
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have money in store
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I'll come back and I'll wed the wee lassie
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I left on Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore
Verse 3
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Well we sailed three days and we were all seasick,
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not a man on board was free
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We were all confined unto our bunks
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with no one to pity poor me
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No father dear nor mother kind to hold up
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me head when t'was sore,
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Which made me think more on the lassie I left on Paddy's Green
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Shamrock Shore
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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Well we safely reached the other
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side in three and twenty days
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We were taken as passengers by a man
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and led round in six different ways,
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We each of us drank a parting glass in case
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we might never meet more,
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And we drank a health to Old Ireland an
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d Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore
Verse 5
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So fare thee well sweet Liza dear
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and likewise to Derry town
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And twice farewell to me comrade boys
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who dwell on that sainted ground
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If fortune it ever should favour me or I
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to have money in store
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I'll come back and I'll wed the wee lassie I left on Paddy's Green
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Shamrock Shore
Outro 1
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