Blacksod Bay
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
2nd traste
[Intro]
D G C G C G
[Verse 1]
D G C G C G
It Was Boston City Gave Me Birth So Many Years Ago
C G Em
My People Came From Ire-land From Erris In Mayo
C G Em
The Place They Boarded Ship To Leave I’ve Often Heard Them Say
D G C G C G
It Was Lovely Sauleen Harbour At The Side Of Blacksod Bay
D G C G C G
And Now That I Have Come Once More To Dear Old Erris Shore
C G Em
C G Em
To See Myself The Place They Left Upon That Summers Day
D G C G C G
At Lovely Sauleen Harbour At The Side Of Blacksod Bay
D G C G C G
I Landed Down In Binghamstown Where I Met People Grand
C G Em
I Told Them What Had Brought Me Back To Dear Old Ire-land
C G Em
They Showed Me Where My People Lived Before They Went Away
D G C G C G
Near Lovely Sauleen Harbour At The Side Of Blacksod Bay
[Instrumental]
D G C G C G
[Verse 2]
D G C G C G
I Stood Enchanted By The Scenes That Soon Did Reach My Hands
C G Em
This Lovely Land My People Left When They Were Forced To Fly
C G Em
The Fields So Green The Sky So Blue Upon That Summers Day
D G C G C G
At The Lovely Sauleen Harbour At The Side Of Blacksod Bay
D G C G C G
Now I’m Going Back To Boston Town But Not There To Abide
C G Em
I’ll Take My Wife And Family Across The Ocean Wide
C G Em
The Evening Of My Life Il Spend When I Come Back To Stay
D G C G C G
Near Lovely Sauleen Harbour At The Side Of Blacksod Bay
D G C G C G
Near Lovely Sauleen Barbour At The Side Of Blacksod Bay
How to play Blacksod Bay
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.