Beautiful Beautiful Ireland Lyrics And Chords
A song describing the beauty of Ireland. This song was written by Francie Brolly who is a former member of the Northern Ireland Assembly and hales from Derry. Many of Francie's songs are here on the site including White Orange And Green song and another which he wrote called the H-Block Song. Francie's son Joe Brolly who played Gaelic football for Derry is to be seen most Sunday's on R.T.E. television as he's a Gaelic football pundit on the Sunday Game with Sean O'Rourke. Listening to the song you get the feeling that it's much older than it really is, it's certainly up there with the classics such as Galway Bay song as a nostalgic song.
(C) Farewell to the cottage on the (F) moun(C)tain
To the cradle that first lulled me to (G) sleep Tears (C) fell like some (G) natural (C) foun(F)tain As I gaze o'er the (G) waves of the (C) deep O land of the loveliest culture Umatched boys where e're we do roam That like the lone dove 'neath the vulture Lies the shadow of an Irish man's home CHORUS: Beautiful, beautiful (F) Ire(C)land You're the emerald gem of the (G) sea I will (C) cling to my (G) home in old (C) Ire(F)land O my (C) Ireland I (G) wish you were (C) free Look at the ships daily sailing They're bound for a far distant shore Listen to the cries and the wailing They're leaving their own native home They're going to a land where there's plenty It's a land of the free o'er the foam But each night as I lie on my pillow I will dream of an Irish man's home Here are the guitar chords in the key of G.
(G) Farewell to the cottage on the (C) moun(G)tain To the cradle that first lulled me to (D) sleep Tears (G) fell like some (D) natural (G) foun(C)tain As I gaze o'er the (D) waves of the (G) deep |