Eyes Of Ireland

Dm Bb F Listen now boys, my grandmother said - Gm Dm C Dm I'll tell you a story and then off to bed. Dm Bb F There once was a time, we lived of the land, Gm Dm C Dm C Am Dm Dm C Am Dm Harvest would come, and we all lent a hand. Dm Bb F But winds blew our lives, and scattered our seeds Gm Dm C Dm Changing the landscape, from flowers to weeds Dm Bb F See in the graveyard the families gone Gm Dm C Dm The grandest of tombstones carry them on Bb F Am7 When you sail from the Harbour Bb F Dm C Am Dm Dm C Am Dm It's your last eyes of Ireland Dm Bb F We tended the fire, and faeries appeased Gm Dm C Dm The flames never died until we had to leave. Dm Bb F And when we were gone, the house tumbled down Gm Dm C Dm And covered our footprints, we'd left on the ground Bb F Am7 When you sail from the Harbour Bb F Dm C Am Dm Dm C Am Dm It's your last eyes of Ireland ( C Dm Bb ) ( C Dm Bb Am ) Dm Bb F My eyes are now tired and no longer see Gm Dm C Dm But visions of Ireland linger in me Dm Bb F So carry your past in the rooms of your heart Gm Dm C Dm And you'll never be empty of love when you part Bb F Am7 When you sail from the Harbour Bb F Dm C Am Dm Dm C Am Dm It's your last eyes of Ireland