The Green Fields Of America chords by The Chieftains
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Verse 1
(G major) Farewell to the (D major) groves (G major) of shillelagh
and the shamrock
Farewell (D major) to the (G major) girls of old
Ireland all 'round
And may their hearts be (D major) as merry
(G major) as ever they could wish for
(D major) As far (B minor) away (G major) (D major) o'er the (G major) ocean I'm bound
Verse 2
My father is old (G major) and
my mother's right feeble (D major)
(B flat major) To (G major) leave their own country,
(F major) it would (D major) grieve their (G major) heart sore
Oh, the tears (D major) down their cheeks, (G major)
(C major) in (G major) great flood (D major) s (C major) they are rolling (G major)
To think that I (D major) must die upon
some (C major) far (B minor) and (G major) foreign shore
(D major) But what matter to me,
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Verse 3
(G major)
where my bones they may lie buried
(D major) If in (G major) peace (C major) an d (G major) contentment
(C major) I (G major) can spend my life
(D major) The (G major) green fields of (D major) Amerikay,
they (G major) daily (D major) are call (C major) (G major) ing
It's there (B minor) I'll (C major) find an (D major) end to
(G major) my misery and strife
Verse 4
(D major) So pack up your (G major) sea stores now,
consider it no longer (D major)
Ten (G major) dollars a week isn't very bad pay
With no taxes (D major) or tithe (C major) there (G major) to
devour (D major) up (C major) your (G major) wages
Across on (C major) the (D major) green field (G major) s of Amerikay
(D major) The
Verse 5
lint dams are gone and the loom
(G major) s are (D major) ly ing (C major) (G major) idle
Gone are the (D major) winders of
(G major) baskets and creels
And away o'er (D major) the ocean,
(G major) go journeyman (C major) cow (G major) boys
(D major) And fid (G major) dlers who play (D major) out (G major) the
old mountain reels
Verse 6
Ah, but I mind the (G major) time when old
Ireland was flour (D major) ishing
(G major) An d most of her tradesmen
did work for good pay
Ah, but since (D major) our manufactur (G major) ers have
crossed the (C major) At (G major) lantic
Well, it's now that I
(D major) must follow (G major) onto Amerikay
Verse 7
And now to con (D major) clude and (G major) to finish my ditty
If (C major) e'er a friendless Ir (D major) ishman
(G major) should (C major) happen (G major) my way
With the best in the (D major) house,
I will (G major) greet him and welcome him
At (B minor) home on (G major) the green (D major) field (G major) s of Amerikay
Verse 8
So pack up your sea stores (G major) now,
consider it no longer (D major)
(G major) Ten (D major) dollars (G major) a week isn't very bad pay
With no taxes (D major) or tithe (C major) there (G major) to
devour up (D major) your (C major) wages (G major)
Across (C major) on (G major) the green (D major) field (G major) s of (G major) Amerikay
The Green Fields Of America
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