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 of Wolf's Rain place capo on the first fret of guitar. Lough Sheelin Side song is also about emigrating from Ireland and one of the more popular when it comes to that subject.
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. |