THE FIELDS OF ATHENRY (Key E:Capo 4th fret)
Intro; 1 2 3 G7 2 3 4 G7 2 3 4 C 2 3 4 C 2 3
By the lonely prison wall I heard a young girl calling.
Michael, they are taking you away,
For you stole Trevelyn's corn that the young might see the morn.
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay.
Chorus:
Low lie, the fields of Athenry,
Where once we watched the small free birds fly.
Where our love was on the wing, we had dreams and songs to sing.
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry.

By a lonely prison wall I heard a young man calling.
Nothing matters Mary when you're free,
Against the famine and the Crown I rebelled, they ran me down.
Now you must raise our child with dignity.
Chorus:
Low lie, the fields of Athenry,
Where once we watched the small free birds fly.
Where our love was on the wing, we had dreams and songs to sing.
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry.
Instrumental Verse C F C G C F C G C
Chorus:
Low lie, the fields of Athenry,
Where once we watched the small free birds fly.
Where our love was on the wing, we had dreams and songs to sing.
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry.

By a lonely harbour wall she watched the last star falling.
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky.
But she'll wait and hope and pray, for her love in Botany Bay.
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry
Chorus x 2
Low lie, the fields of Athenry,
Where once we watched the small free birds fly.
Where our love was on the wing, we had dreams and songs to sing.
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry.
Low lie, the fields of Athenry,
Where once we watched the small free birds fly.
Where our love was on the wing, we had dreams and songs to sing.
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry.
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry.
Arranged by Frank Lennon
www.socc.ie/~irishmidifiles

The Fields of Athenry
Bass
Piano
Melody
Strings
Guitar
Cello
Drums
Mandolin
Key E
Felds of Athenry
Words and Music by
Pete St. John
Arrangement by
Frank Lennon
flennon@indigo.ie
www.socc.ie/~midiclass