I Wish I Had Someone To Love Me lyrics and guitar chords

This old song was 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 on the 5/4/2012 and will be sadly missed by everybody in the world of folk music. He was 72 years old. 

Guitar Chords In The Key Of A Major

[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.

Chords In The Key Of G Major

[G] I wish I had someone to [C] love [G] me,
[C] Someone to [G] call me their [D] own,
[G] Someone to stay with me [C] al- [G] ways,
I'm [C] weary of [D] being [G] alone.
[G] Meet me tonight in the [C] moon- [G] light,
[C] Meet me [G] tonight all [D] alone;
[G] I have a sad story to [C] tell [G] you,
I'll [C] tell by the [D] light of the [G] moon.

Notes from the Christy Moore Album

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
atmosphere 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.