Dear Little Shamrock Shore (acoustic)

Verse 1 C F G Twas the landlords that drove us from Ireland Am G High rents were our prison walls Am F Then the famine came round G Am And blackened the ground F G C And the auctioneers hammer did fall [Refrão]C F C Farewell to the ones I adore F C G And the land I will see never more C F For I'm saying goodbye G C With a tear in me eye F G C To the dear little shamrock shore Verse 2 C F G A ship lies in Fairbury harbour Am G Barely safe over the foam Am F But to Halifax town G Am I soon will be bound F G C Far away from me native home [Refrão]C F C Farewell to the ones I adore F C G And the land I will see never more C F For I'm saying goodbye G C With a tear in me eye F G C To the dear little shamrock shore Verse 3 C F G Well they all came to wish me safe journey Am G The parting still grieves on me mind Am F Me parents so dear G Am Me friends far and near F G C And the girl I left behind [Refrão]C F C Farewell to the ones I adore F C G And the land I will see never more C F For I'm saying goodbye G C With a tear in me eye F G C To the dear little shamrock shore Verse 4 C F G There's work to be had if your able Am G The new world has treated me fine Am F With me shovel and spade G Am I toil at me trade F G C But riches will never be mine [Refrão]C F C Farewell to the ones I adore F C G And the land I will see never more C F For I'm saying goodbye G C With a tear in me eye F G C To the dear little shamrock shore Verse 5 C F G Well rivers still run to the ocean Am G The wee birds on feathered wings soar Am F I dream of the day G Am When home I will stray F G C To the dear little shamrock shore [Refrão]C F C Farewell to the ones I adore F C G And the land I will see never more C F For I'm saying goodbye G C With a tear in me eye F G C To the dear little shamrock shore