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The Sky Over Ireland by Mick Dunne
The Sky Over Ireland
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Em
[Verse 1]
Em Bm
Last night the gig was over in the centre of the town
Em Bm
An old man called me over I could see his drunken frown
C Em
He asked how long I'd been here if I ever would return
D Em
He asked me all about myself and the place that I came from
C Em
Then he took my hand in his and gentle were his words
D
And I could see the truth in his eyes
[Chorus]
N.C Em C D
He said I haven't seen the sky over Ireland for over fifty years
Em C D
I haven't heard my mother call my name since I came here
C Em
Even when she passed away they didn't let me know
D Em
With no one left to go back to, this is now my home
Em C D
He said I haven't seen the sky over Ireland for over fifty years
Em Bm
He said it through his tears
[Verse 2]
Em Bm
He told me of his youth and of a girl that he once loved
Em Bm
And how they ran away together many years ago
C Em
She had a son already, to his family this brought shame
D Em
But he loved them as his own and gave them both his name
C Em
But his fondness for the whiskey grew and sent them on their way
D Em
Now he dwells upon the past and the life he threw away
[Short Chorus]
Em C D
He said I haven't seen the sky over Ireland for over fifty years
Em Bm
He said it through his tears
[Verse 3]
Em Bm
He finished off his drink and brought the empty to the bar
Em Bm
I watched the people sneer and call him names behind his back
C Em
He said 'Don't ever judge me until you've worn my shoes'
D Em
The room went deathly quiet and he knew that I knew
C Em
And as he said goodnight he planted one thought in my mind
D Em
"There but for the grace of God go I"
[Chorus]
Em C D
He said I haven't seen the sky over Ireland for over fifty years
Em C D
I haven't heard my mother call my name since I came here
C Em
Even when she passed away they didn't let me know
D Em
With no one left to go back to, this is now my home
Em C D
He said I haven't seen the sky over Ireland for over fifty years
Em
He said it through his tears
[Outro]
Bm Em
Ooh Through his tears
Bm Em
Ooh Through his tears
Bm Em
Ooh Through his tears
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