I Wish I Had Someone To Love Me lyrics and guitar chords
recorded by Johnny McEvoy, Masterless Men, and later by The Dubliners with Barney McKenna singing. Written by Bill Massey.I Wish I Had Someone To Love Me Sheet Music this version is by Barney who sadly passed away today 5/4/2012 and will be sadly missed by everybody in the world of folk music. He was 72 years old.
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[A] I wish I had someone to [D] love [A] me,
[D] Someone to [A] call me their [E] own, [A] Someone to stay with me [D] al- A] ways, I'm [D] weary of [E] being [A] alone. [A] Meet me tonight in the [D] moon- [A] light, [D] Meet me [A] tonight all [E] alone; [A] I have a sad story to [D] tell [A] you, I'll [D] tell by the [E] light of the [A] moon. [A] I wish I had someone to [D] love [A] me, [D] Someone to [A] call me their [E] own, [A] Someone to stay with me [D] al- [A] ways, I'm [D] weary of [E] being [A] alone. [A] I'll be sent to the new jail [D] tomor- [A] row, [D] Leavin' my [A] darlin' [E] alone, [A] With the cold iron bars all [D] around [A] me, And [D] my head on a [E] pillow of [A] stone. [A] I wish I had someone to [D] love [A] me, [D] Someone to [A] call me their [E] own, [A] Someone to stay with me [D] al- [A] ways, I'm [D] weary of [E] being [A] alone. [A] Tonight is our last night [D] toget- [A] her, The [D] nearest and [A] dearest must [E] part, [A] For all that has bound us [D] toget- [A] her, Is [D] quickly being [E] torn [A] apart. [A] I wish I had someone to [D] love [A] me, [D] Someone to [A] call me their [E] own, [A] Someone to stay with me [D] al- [A] ways, I'm [D] weary of [E] being [A] alone. [A] I have a large ship on the [D] o- [A] cean, All [D] laden with [A] silver and [E] gold, [A] And before my poor darlin' will [D] suf- [A] fer, That [D] ship will be [E] anchored and [A] sold. [A] I wish I had someone to [D] love [A] me, [D] Someone to [A] call me their [E] own, [A] Someone to stay with me [D] al- [A] ways, I'm [D] weary of [E] being [A] alone. [A] I wish I had wings of a [D] spar- [A] row, For [D] those prison [A] walls I must [E] flee; [A] I'd fly to the arms of my [D] true [A] love, And [D] bring her home [E] safety to [A] me. [A] I wish I had someone to [D] love [A] me, [D] Someone to [A] call me their [E] own, [A] Someone to stay with me [D] al- [A] ways, I'm [D] weary of [E] being [A] alone. [A] I'm [E] weary of being [A] alone. 
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Well I wish I had someone to love me
Someone to call me her own Someone to sleep with me nightly I’m weary of sleeping alone [ repeat ] Meet me tonight in the moonlight Meet me tonight all alone I have a sad story to tell you I'm telling it under the moon, [repeat ch.] Tonight is our last time together The nearest and dearest must part The love bug that held us together Is shredded and torn all apart. [ repeat ch.] I wish I had ships on the ocean Lace them with silver and gold I'd sail to the barge of my true love A lassie just nineteen years old If I had the wings of a swallow Flying out over the sea I’d fly to the arms of my true love And bring her home safely with me[ chorus by 2 ] Here are the guitar chords for the Barney McKenny version. [Bb] I wish I had someone to [Eb] love [Bb] me, Someone to [Dm] call me their [Cm] own, [Gm] Someone to [Cm]sleep with [Eb]me night[Bb]ly I'm [Bb]] weary of [F]sleeping along[Bb] A lovely auld song, I tried to record it
many times after learning it from the singing of Joe Heaney. I heard it on a tape he made for Lynn Doherty in Maruba New South Wales. Sometimes I love to sing this but not always. Most songs I can put out almost at will but this one needs a lonely air around it. It won't exist in my old athmosphere but maybe needs the ears of those who know the feeling of loneliness I Wish I Had Someone To Love Me-Notes by Christy Moore, from the box set album C.D. |
