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It's A Long Way Home To Donegal
by Larrikin Love / M. Mitchell
from the B-side to "Edwould"
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NOTE: The lyrics and chords are only approximate, but to me they sound
about right, so I apologise to anyone if they are wrong...
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Intro
G, Bm, C, D, G, D
Verse 1
G
I'll follow their father wherever you go,
Bm C
I know that I'll snow, we can bestow together,
D G D
With a drink in our chest we'll be strong, we'll be strong
Verse 2
G
While I love you dear mother, now, don't you frown,
Bm
I'll be back some day without the grey skies,
C D G D
We'll have supper, together again, we'll have supper, once again
Chorus
G D
It's a long way home
C D G D
It's a long way home to Donegal
Verse 3
G
so farewell my beauty, my sweet young girl,
Bm
i'll see you again, I'll marry you as well,
C D G D
we'll make love, have sweet children, and make love, once again
Verse 4
G
Then December the 12th, a letter it came,
Bm C
It re-sung your young love, was laid by a fever last night,
D G D
Oh no, I never saw, Oh, again
Chorus x 2
Instrumental
G, Bm, C, D, G, D X2
Verse 5
G
Oh say so my brother, wherever we roam,
Bm
I love you like the places we go,
C D G D
and our friends smoke cigarettes, and they're friends, best of friends
Verse 6
G
Oh there's no Irish blood, in our English years,
Bm
we fight with our fists and swallow our fears,
C D G D
and be strong, with a drink in our chest we'll be strong, we'll be strong
Chorus x2
False End
G
End Instrumental
(D, G, D, A
D, G, D, A, D) x6
(1st time just banjo, then 4x all, 6th time fade out)
Tabbed by the Badger King.
Enjoy, pikeys.