Tone [D]
Capo 2
[A] [A] [D] [D]
Verse 1
By a l[D]lonely prison [G]wall, I h[D]heard a young girl [A]calling
[D]Michael, they have[G]have taken you a[A]away
For you [D]stole Trevelyan'[G]Trevelyan's corn so the [D]young might see [A]the morn'
Now a [A]prison ship lies waiting in the b[D]bay
Chorus
[D]Low lie [G]the fields[D]fields of Athenr[Bm]Athenry
where [D]once we watched the small free bird[A]birds fly
Our [D]love was on the[G]the wing
We had[D]had dreams and songs to [A]sing
It's so[A] lonely round the[A7] fields of At[D]henry
Verse 2
By a[D] lonely prison[G] wall, I hea[D]rd a young man [A]calling
Nothi[D]ng matters, Ma[G]ry, when you'r[A]e free
Again[D]st the famine[G] and the crown, I[D] rebelled, they cut me d[A]own
Now [A]you must raise our child with[D]with dignity
Chorus
[D]Low lie [G]the fields[D]fields of Athenr[Bm]Athenry
where [D]once we watched the small free bird[A]birds fly
Our [D]love was on the[G]the wing
We had[D]had dreams and songs to [A]sing
It's so[A] lonely round the[A7] fields of At[D]henry
Verse 3
By a [D]lonely harbor [G]wall, she wat[D]watched the last star f[A]falling
As the [D]prison ship sail[G]sailed out against the[A]the sky
For she'd [D]live in hope[G] and pray for[D] her love in Bo[A]tany Bay
It's so [A]lonely round the fields of A[D]Athenry
Chorus
[D]Low lie [G]the fields[D]fields of Athenr[Bm]Athenry
where [D]once we watched the small free bird[A]birds fly
Our [D]love was on the[G]the wing
We had[D]had dreams and songs to [A]sing
It's so[A] lonely round the[A7] fields of At[D]henry
Chorus
[D]Low lie [G]the fields[D]fields of Athenr[Bm]Athenry
where [D]once we watched the small free bird[A]birds fly
Our [D]love was on the[G]the wing
We had[D]had dreams and songs to [A]sing
It's so[A] lonely round the[A7] fields of At[D]henry