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The Leaving Of Limerick by Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
The Leaving Of Limerick
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
[Intro]
G C G C G C G C G
[Verse]
N.C. G C G C
As I roved out one evening
G D
Down by the Assembly Mall
G C
I heard two lovers speaking
G C G
As me and my love passed on
[Chorus]
D C G C
But words that passed between them
G D
They were but very few
G C
"It's not the leaving of Limerick that grieves me
G C G C G
But my darling, leaving you"
[Verse]
C
"In the morning when I am going
G D
I will take you by the lily-white hand
G C
And I'll wave it o'er my shoulder
G C G
Saying, adieu to the Limerick Strand"
[Chorus]
D C G C
"So, farewell to the boys of Thomond Gate
G D
It's to them I bid adieu
G C
"It's not the leaving of Limerick that grieves me
G C G C G
But my darling, leaving you"
[Verse]
C G C
"But now that we must be parted
G D
I know you will understand
G C
Why I must go, broken hearted
G C G
Far away from my native land
[Chorus]
D C G C
Though my fond love, I must leave you
G D
You know my heart is true
G C
"It's not the leaving of Limerick that grieves me
G C G C G
But my darling, leaving you"
[Chorus]
D C G C
Though my fond love, I must leave you
G D
You know my heart is true
G C
"It's not the leaving of Limerick that grieves me
G C G C G
But my darling, leaving you"
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