The Leaving Wakes chords by Cármina
Verse 1
A
That was the winter when
G
A
everything froze
Many's the child was cold
and half -clothed
G
And the young ones grew weary
A
and some said they would go
G
For this land was no place
A
for their bones to grow old
Asus4
A
And one went from Dublin
And one went from Clare
Asus4
A
And one went from Limerick,
but he left his girl there
Gm
They kissed and they kissed,
Gdim
A
ran his fingers down her hair
G
Sing if you should need me,
Em
A
girl, I will be there
Gm
And Liverpool's not such
A
a long way away
G
But she never saw him af
Bm
D
Em
A
ter that day
Gm
And the blood of his children that cries out
A
For home was answered
Asus4
A
by miles of the sea's foam.
Interlude 1
A
Em
A
Asus4
A
G
A
D
A
D
A
G
Asus4
D
New- Play with audio & scroll
Upgrade to play 20,000+ songs ads free, and enjoy playing with music.
Verse 2
F#m
The larches were setting
A
the hillside aflame
D
That November morning
A
Bm
that the leaving day came
D
We stood on the shore
C#m
and we watched the waves break
D
And you told me you loved me
Bm
A
at the leaving wave
D
We stood on the shore
C#m
and we watched the waves break
D
And you told me you'd love me
Bm
A
G
D
if I'd leave in the rain
F#m
You put a ring on my finger
A
and promised me more
D
Said you'd be back
Bm
with gold in great store
D
You said you were leaving
C#m
for both of our sakes
D
But you broke my heart
Bm
A
at the living grave
D
You said you were leaving
C#m
for both of our sakes
D
A
Bm
But you broke my heart at the
A
D
A
G
D
living grave
F#m
From Gilkey to Cobh
D
A
we drank whiskey all night
F#m
We laughed on the journey,
C#m
we cried out inside
D
C#m
We'd be singing come all year
Bm
until the day breaks
E
D
Bm
And bidding Godspeed at
A
the living grave
D
We'd be singing come all year
C#m
until the day breaks
D
Bm
Embedding God's speed at the
A
D
A
G
D
A
living rake
G
D
F#m
You put flowers on the grave
A
where your parents lie
F#m
Read out the stones
C#m
with a tear in your eye
D
Just a line from an old song
C#m
can make your heart break
D
Bm
A
And take you right back to the living way
D
Just a line from an old song
C#m
A
C#m
can make your heart break
D
Bm
A
And take you right back to the living way
G
D
A
G
D
A
D
A
The living way, the living way
G
D
Em
A
D
A
G
F#m
D
Em
A
D
A
G
D
Em
A
D
A
D
A
G
D
Em
A
D
A
D
A
G
D
Em
A
D
A
E
D
A
G
D
Em
A
D
A
G
A
D
Em
A
A
D
D
Bm
You
The Leaving Wakes
Cármina
Speed: 1.0x
RestartPlay SpaceEnable loopDisable audioMore songs by Cármina
Discover chords for more songs to play
4.8
