Michael's Orchard lyrics and chords
4/4 (Colum Sands)This song is from Colum Sands album ‘Look Where I’ve Ended Up Now’ and tells the authentic and inspiring story of a man, who made a dream come true by overcoming climate and some local advice to grow a little orchard on the windswept coast of County Clare.To play along to the album version use a capo on the 2nd fret.
Intro: Play one instrumental verse + 4 additional D-chords
Intro: Play one instrumental verse + 4 additional D-chords
Ah you’ll [D]never grow an apple tree in [G]this part of the [D]country
For the weather here is wintry and the [A]wintry weather’s wild
You’ll [D]never grow an apple tree in [G]this part of the [D]country
For apples never grew here since [A]Adam was a [D]child
For there’s [A]salt upon the breath of the [G]breezes from the [D]ocean
And there’s frost upon the fingers of the [A]fog at blossom time
You’ll [D]never grow an apple tree in [G]this part of the [D]country
The old men chewed tobacco to the [A]rhythm of their [D]rhyme
D-D-D-D
[D]Michael heard their words and he [G]looked across the [D]ocean
The he stepped around the little field where [A]apples never grew
He [D]chewed a blade of grass, he tasted [G]salt, he dreamt of [D]orchards
While the old men watched him fearing he might [A]teach them something [D]new
Killy[A]ballyowen watched him as he [G]planted trees of [D]shelter
Cross and Rehy watched him as the [A]ash an rowan grew
[D]Michael watched their colours change from [G]springtime into [D]autumn
And he knew that far above him [A]time was watching, [D]too
D-D-G-D D-D-A-A D-D-D-D
[D]Michael felt the wind and years come [G]flying up the [D]Shannon
But his trees had taken root and their [A]shelter warmed him, too
[D]He grafted hopes and dreams and [G]planted for to[D]morrow
And sheltered in his careful hands the [A]little orchard [D]grew
He [A]lived to see the apples and he [G]watched his children [D]taste them
While the old men chewed tobacco to the [A]rhythm of their rhyme
For [D]you who dare to dream the [G]songbirds sing on [D]branches
And your children’s children play in the [A]apples blossom [D]time.
For the weather here is wintry and the [A]wintry weather’s wild
You’ll [D]never grow an apple tree in [G]this part of the [D]country
For apples never grew here since [A]Adam was a [D]child
For there’s [A]salt upon the breath of the [G]breezes from the [D]ocean
And there’s frost upon the fingers of the [A]fog at blossom time
You’ll [D]never grow an apple tree in [G]this part of the [D]country
The old men chewed tobacco to the [A]rhythm of their [D]rhyme
D-D-D-D
[D]Michael heard their words and he [G]looked across the [D]ocean
The he stepped around the little field where [A]apples never grew
He [D]chewed a blade of grass, he tasted [G]salt, he dreamt of [D]orchards
While the old men watched him fearing he might [A]teach them something [D]new
Killy[A]ballyowen watched him as he [G]planted trees of [D]shelter
Cross and Rehy watched him as the [A]ash an rowan grew
[D]Michael watched their colours change from [G]springtime into [D]autumn
And he knew that far above him [A]time was watching, [D]too
D-D-G-D D-D-A-A D-D-D-D
[D]Michael felt the wind and years come [G]flying up the [D]Shannon
But his trees had taken root and their [A]shelter warmed him, too
[D]He grafted hopes and dreams and [G]planted for to[D]morrow
And sheltered in his careful hands the [A]little orchard [D]grew
He [A]lived to see the apples and he [G]watched his children [D]taste them
While the old men chewed tobacco to the [A]rhythm of their rhyme
For [D]you who dare to dream the [G]songbirds sing on [D]branches
And your children’s children play in the [A]apples blossom [D]time.
