21 Acres Of Land Lyrics And Guitar Chords

Recorded by Jimmy Hynes, Sean Wilson and by Boxcar Brian. The chords are by Angela. Capo 3rd fret for the Jimmy Hynes version. also included are the tin whistle notes. These notes can be used to play instrument. Return to Irish country lyrics and chords section for many more well known songs on guitar .

D – G – D – A - D
As I (D) stand on the hills of Mount (G) Tempest
I can (D) see the sun sink in the (A7) west
And I (D) know that where there I may (G) wander
It's the (D) place I will (A7) always love (D) best
It's the (G) home of my dreams and my (D) memories
Where I (G) first learned to crawl and to (A7) stand
And it was (D) often I’ld walk through the (G) wildwoods
On our (D) twenty-one (A7) Acres of (D) land

CHORUS....

So farewell to the green fields of (G) Ireland
To the (D) family and friends I a-(A7)-dore
In the (D) morning I'll cross the At-(G)-lantic
And I'll (D) work as a (A7) farmer no (D) more
For a (G) man needs a wage for a (D) living
And we (G) all need to know where we (A7) stand
But you (D) can’t keep a wife and a (G) family
On just (D) twenty-one (A7) Acres of (D) land

D – G – D – A - D
My parents worked hard for a (G) living
And I (D) know they had little to (A7) spare
But there's (D) some things they gave me in (G) plenty
Such as (D) loving and (A7) kindness and (D) care
But the (G) world and the times they are (D) changing
And my (G) parents may not under-(A7)-stand
That you (D) can’t keep a wife and a (G) family
On just (D) twenty-one (A7) Acres of (D) land

Chorus

But you (D) can’t keep a wife and a (G) family
On just (D) twenty-one (A7) Acres of (D) land

D  G  B     d   B   G     A  G        G     E
As I stand on the hills of Mount Tem-ple
D  G   B    G   B    d     B    G    A
I  can see the sun sink in   the west
d    c  B       B     A       G       A G       G     E
And I know that where there  I  may  wan-der
E    E     D    G B      A  G     F#    G
It's the  place I will   al-ways love best
B     B   c        c  d    e            d    c     B        d
It's  the home of my dreams and my  mem’-ries
B         c   d     B        G   G      A    B    A
Where I  first learned to crawl and to  stand
d     d  c      B  B    A    G      A         G   G      E
And it was  of -ten I’ld walk through the wild woods
E   E    D     G   B     A   A   F#   G
On our twen-ty-one  A-cres of  land.


The capital letters are the lower notes and the lower case ones are the high notes.

Song Lyrics Without The Chords

​As I stand on the hills of Mount Tempest
I can see the sun sink in the west
And I know that where there I may wander
It's the place I will always love best
It's the home of my dreams and my memories
Where I first learned to crawl and to stand
And it was often I’ld walk through the wildwoods
On our twenty-one Acres of land

CHORUS....

So farewell to the green fields of Ireland
To the family and friends I a--dore
In the morning I'll cross the At--lantic
And I'll work as a farmer no more
For a man needs a wage for a living
And we all need to know where we stand
But you can’t keep a wife and a family
On just twenty-one Acres of land

My parents worked hard for a living
And I know they had little to spare
But there's some things they gave me in plenty
Such as loving and kindness and care
But the world and the times they are changing
And my parents may not under--stand
That you can’t keep a wife and a family
On just twenty-one Acres of land

Chorus

But you can’t keep a wife and a family
On just twenty-one Acres of land