The Boys From The County Mayo Lyrics Guitar Chords And Tin Whistle Notes
Irish folk song- To play along with the youtube video of Colm O'Donnell place capo on 2nd fret which means you will be playing in the key of E. I have included the music notes in basic letter note format. Anothe County Mayo song here is Take Me Home To Mayo song. The capital letters are the lower notes as far as the B and the lower case letters are the high ones. If your playing it on the tin whistle then ignore that F# because the F is already sharp on the whistle.
Far a(D)way from the (Bm)land of the (G)Shamrock and (F#m)heather
In (D)search of a (Bm)living, as (E7)exiles we (A7)roam
But when(D)ever we (Bm)chance to a(G)ssemble to(F#m)gether
We (D)think of the (Bm)land where we (A7)once had a (D)home:
But these (D)homes are de(Bm)stroyed and our (G)soil confis(F#m)cated
The (D)hand of the (Bm)tyrant brought (E7)plunder and (A7)woe;
The (D)fires are now (Bm)quenched and our (G)hearts deso(F#m)lated
In our (D)once happy (Bm)homes in the (A7)County Ma(D)yo
Long (D)years have now (Bm)passed since with (G)hearts full of (F#m)sorrow
The (D)land of the (Bm)Shamrock we (E7)left far be(A7)hind;
But (D)how we would (Bm)like to go (G)back there to(F#m)morrow;
To the (D)scenes of our (Bm)youth, which we (A7)still bear in (D)mind;
The (D)days of our (Bm)childhood, it's (G)now we re(F#m)call them
They (D)cling to our (Bm)vision wher(E7)ever we (A7)go;
And the (D)friends of our (Bm)youth we will (G)never for(F#m)get them
They (D)too are e(Bm)xiled from the (A7)County Ma(D)yo
From hi(D)storic Ki(Bm)llala, from (G)Swinford to (F#m)Calla
Bally(D)haunis and (Bm)Westport and (E7)old Castle(A7)bar
Kil(D)timagh and Clare(Bm)morris, Bel(G)mullet and (F#m)Erris
Kil(D)kelly and (Bm)Knock that is (A7)famed near and (D)far;
From (D)Balla, Ballin(Bm)robe, Ba(G)llina and Bo(F#m)hola
Kee(D)loges and (Bm)Foxford a (E7)few miles be(A7)low
(D)Newport and (Bm)Cong with old (G)Straide and Ma(F#m)nulla
(D)Charlestown (Bm)too, in the (A7)County Ma(D)yo
Then (D)on with the (Bm)cause 'till our (G)aim is a(F#m)ccomplished
(D)Those who would (Bm)fault us are (E7)cowardly and (A7)mean
So (D)stand in the (Bm)fight 'till the (G)tyrant is (F#m)vanquished
Ex(D)pelled from our (Bm)dear little (A7)Island of (D)Green
With the (D)foes of our (Bm)land we have (G)fought a long (F#m)battle
(D)Soon they will (Bm)get their last (E7)death-dealing (A7)blow
When old (D)Nick has re(Bm)ceived them, their (G)brains he will (F#m)rattle
For the (D)wrongs they have (Bm)done to the (A7)County Ma(D)yo
So (D)boys pull to(Bm)gether in (G)all kinds of (F#m)weather
Don't (D)show the white (Bm)feather wher(E7)ever you (A7)go
Act (D)each like a (Bm)brother and (G)help one a(F#m)nother
Like (D)true hearted (Bm)men from the (A7)County Ma(D)yo