They Sailed Away

[Intro ] Em G D Am [Verso 1] Em G They were scuttled in England, in Chile and France D Am Heads full of hope, On the ocean they danced Em G They went to St Lucía and Botany Bay D Am They fought the big waves to Amerikay [Refrão] C G Sailed away, they sailed away D Am Forced to leave their Island of green C G Sailed away, they sailed away D Am Forced to leave their Island of green Em Em Em Em [Verso 2] Em G My uncle lies buried beneath English soil D Am He left his home when he was a child Em G His spirit still wanders through Listerlin D Am And Tinneranny, with all of his kin [Refrão] C G Sailed away, they sailed away D Am Forced to leave their Island of green C G Sailed away, they sailed away D Am Forced to leave their Island of green {Solo} C G D Am [Verso 3] Em G For some it comes early, for some it come late D Am The journey of life revealing its fate Em G Torn from their houses and tossed to the waves D Am Our sons and our daughters to treat as your slaves [Refrão] C G Sailed away, they sailed away D Am Forced to leave their Island of green C G Sailed away, they sailed away D Am Forced to leave their Island of green {Solo} C G D Am x 2 [Verso 4] Em G The overlord with the masters whip D Am Rips families apart for the emigrant trip Em G And here now, in this century, D Am The same grip of insanity Em G Drive souls through a blender so obscene D Am Of money and power, on our island of green [Refrão] C G Sailed away, they sailed away D Am Forced to leave their Island of green C G Sailed away, they sailed away D Am Forced to leave their Island of green C G Sailed away, they sailed away D Am Forced to leave their Island of green C G Sailed away, they sailed away D Am Forced to leave their Island of green