An Emigrant's Daughter Irish Song Lyrics Guitar Chords

4/4 time, written by Barry Taylor, guitar chords by Marc Fahrbach-requested by Christian Schwarz who's a big fan of Irish music. To play along with the youtube video place capo on the first fret of guitar

Oh (Em)please ne'er for(Bm)get me though (G)waves now lie (D)o'er me
I was (Em)once young and (Bm)pretty and my (F#m)spirit ran (Em)free
But destiny (Bm)tore me from (G)country and (D)loved ones
And (Em)from the new (Bm)land I was (F#m)never to (Em)see.
 
A poor (G)emigrant's (D)daughter too (Em)frightened to (D)know
I was (Em)leaving for(Bm)ever the (F#m)land of my (Em)soul
Amid (G)struggle and (D)fear my (Em)parents did (D)pray
To place (Em)courage to (Bm)leave o'er the (F#m)longing to (Em)stay.
 
 
They (Em)spoke of a (Bm)new land far a(G)way 'cross the (D)sea
And of (Em)peace and good (Bm)fortune for my (F#m)brothers and (Em)me
So we parted from (Bm)townland with much (G)weeping and (D)pain
'Kissed the (Em)loved ones and the (Bm)friends we would (F#m)ne'er see a(Em)gain.
 
The (G)vessel was (Bm)crowded with (Em)disquieted (D)folk
The es(Em)cape from past (Bm)hardship sus(F#m)taining their (Em)hope
But as the (G)last glimpse of (D)Ireland faded (Em)into the (D)mist
Each (Em)one fought back (Bm)tears and felt (F#m)strangely a(Em)lone.
 
 
The (Em)seas roared in (Bm)anger, making (G)desperate our (D)plight
And a (Em)fever came (Bm)o'er me that (F#m)worsened next (Em)night
Then delirium po(Bm)ssessed me and (G)clouded my (D)mind
And (Em)I for a (Bm)moment saw that (F#m)land left be(Em)hind.
 
I could (G)hear in the (Bm)distance my (Em)dear mother's (D)wailing
And the (Em)prayers of three (Bm)brothers that (F#m)I'd see no (Em)more
And I (G)felt father's (D)tears as he (Em)begged for for(D)giveness
For (Em)seeking a (Bm)new life on the (F#m)still distant (Em)shore.

​Here's the guitar chords in the key of Am.

Oh (Am)please ne'er for(Em)get me though (C)waves now lie (G)o'er me
I was (Am)once young and (Em)pretty and my (Bm)spirit ran (Am)free
But destiny (Em)tore me from (C)country and (G)loved ones
And (Am)from the new (Em)land I was (Bm)never to (Am)see.
 
A poor (C)emigrant's (G)daughter too (Am)frightened to (G)know
I was (Am)leaving for(Em)ever the (Bm)land of my (Am)soul
Amid (C)struggle and (G)fear my (Am)parents did (G)pray
To place (Am)courage to (Em)leave o'er the (Bm)longing to (Am)stay.
 
 
They (Am)spoke of a (Em)new land far a(C)way 'cross the (G)sea
And of (Am)peace and good (Em)fortune for my (Bm)brothers and (Am)me
So we parted from (Em)townland with much (C)weeping and (G)pain
'Kissed the (Am)loved ones and the (Em)friends we would (Bm)ne'er see a(Am)gain.
 
The (C)vessel was (Em)crowded with (Am)disquieted (G)folk
The es(Am)cape from past (Em)hardship sus(Bm)taining their (Am)hope
But as the (C)last glimpse of (G)Ireland faded (Am)into the (G)mist
Each (Am)one fought back (Em)tears and felt (Bm)strangely a(Am)lone.
 
 
The (Am)seas roared in (Em)anger, making (C)desperate our (G)plight
And a (Am)fever came (Em)o'er me that (Bm)worsened next (Am)night
Then delirium po(Em)ssessed me and (C)clouded my (G)mind
And (Am)I for a (Em)moment saw that (Bm)land left be(Am)hind.
 
I could (C)hear in the (Em)distance my (Am)dear mother's (G)wailing
And the (Am)prayers of three (Em)brothers that (Bm)I'd see no (Am)more
And I (C)felt father's (G)tears as he (Am)begged for for(G)giveness
For (Am)seeking a (Em)new life on the (Bm)still distant (Am)shore.