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Song For Ireland by Luke Kelly
Song For Ireland
Capo: 4th fret
[Verse 1]
C G
Walking all the day
Dm Am F G C
By tall towers where falcons build their nests
C G
In silver wings they fly,
Dm Am F G C
they know the call of freedom in their breasts,
F G
saw Black Head against the sky
C Am F C G
Where twisted rocks run down to the sea
F G
Living on your Western shore,
C G
Saw summer sunsets, I asked for more,
F C G
I stood by your Atlantic Sea,
Dm Am F G C
And sang a song for Ireland
[Verse 2]
(same as verse 1)
Drinking all the day,
In old pubs where fiddlers love to play,
Saw one touch the bow,
He played a reel which seemed so grand and gay,
I stood on Dingle Beach and cast,
In wild foam we found Atlantic bass,
Living on your Western shore,
Saw summer sunset, asked for more,
I stood by your Atlantic Sea,
And sang a song for Ireland
[Verse 3]
(same as verse 1)
Laughing all the day,
With true friends who try to make you stay,
Telling jokes and news,
And singing songs to pass the night away,
We watched the Galway salmon run,
Like silver dancing, darting in the sun,
Living on your Western shore,
Saw summer sunset, I asked for more,
I stood by your Atlantic Sea,
And sang a song for Ireland
[Verse 3]
(same as verse 1)
Dreaming in the night,
I saw a land where no one had to fight,
And waking in your dawn,
I saw you crying in the morning light,
Lying where the falcons fly,
They twist and turn all in your air-blue sky,
Living on your western shore,
Saw summer sunset, I asked no more,
I stood by your Atlantic sea,
And sang a song for Ireland
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
Key: E
standard tuning Key of D relative to capo (2nd fret key of E)
Time signature 4/4 (with 4 instances of 2/4 bars) the other half bars fit evenly into 4/4
(Chord + 3 dots = 4 beats, Chord + 1 dot = 2 beats)
(* the asterisk notates the bar is 2/4)
verse
D...A...G.Bm.A...D...
D...A...G.Bm.A...D...
G...*G.D...Bm...G.Bm.A...
chorus
G...*D.A...G...Bm...A...
G...*D.A...G.Bm.*A.D...
picking pattern I'm using is below; removing the last 4 notes for half bars of any chord,
and in some instances stopping short in the pattern and letting the last
played note linger to fill the bar... whatever feels good for you
chords ....... picking pattern
320033 G 63231323
xx0232 D 43231323
x03330 A 54342434
x24432 Bm 53231323
first line D A G Bm A D can be used as an intro and or outro (im happy just to end on a D note;
i feel its a long enough song to not need it further extended)
[VERSE 1]
D A
Walking all the day,
G Bm A D
by tall towers where falcons build their nests
D A
In silver wings they fly,
G Bm A D
they know the call of freedom in their breasts
G G D
Saw Black Head a-gainst the sky,
Bm G Bm A
where twisted rocks may run down to the sea
[CHORUS]
G D A
Living on your Western shore,
G Bm A
saw summer sunsets, I asked for more,
G D A
I stood by your Atlantic Sea,
G Bm A D
and I sang a song for Ire-land
[VERSE 2]
D A
Drinking all the day,
G Bm A D
in old pubs where fiddlers love to play
D A
Saw one touch the bow,
G Bm A D
he played a reel which seemed so grand and gay
G G D
I stood on Dingle Beach and cast,
Bm G Bm A
in wild foam we found At-lantic bass,
[CHORUS]
[Verse 3]
D A
Laughing all the day,
G Bm A D
with true friends who try to make you stay
D A
Telling jokes and news,
G Bm A D
and singing songs to while the time a-way,
G G D
We watched the Galway salmon run,
Bm G Bm A
like silver dancing, darting in the sun
[CHORUS]
[VERSE 4]
D A
Dreaming in the night,
G Bm A D
I saw a land where no one had to fight
D A
And waking in your dawn,
G Bm A D
I saw you crying in the morning light
G G D
Sleeping where the falcons fly,
Bm G Bm A
they twist and turn all in your air-blue sky
[CHORUS]
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