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​Song For Westport Lyrics And Chords

A Song For Westport by Betty Harrigan

​I've been to many places, I've seen many things
But the place I love the most of all is Westport in my dreams
I long to be there one day and stay forever more
How to rediscover my dreams upon your shore

To walk along the river's edge, the wind blowing in my hair
To reminisce of days gone by, or some old love affair
When all the world belongs to me I was young and wild and free
Westport, lovely Westport take me back to my dream

-- Chorus --
Take me back, take me back, let me dream once more
Ooo take me to that Ireland, to your hand-brushed painted door
                                          
I'm sitting here at Old Head Pier, I feel like I belong
Blue mountains all surround me, the waters wild and strong
My thoughts they long for the days that you held me near
Westport, lovely Westport - the town I hold so dear

Now here I am in Mayo, it was good with you around
But now we've been away so long and we both settled down
First loves never go away and you're always on my mind
I'll take you back, I'll take you back to the love I left behind

-- Chorus --
Take me back, take me back, let me dream once more
Ooo take me to that Ireland, to your hand-brushed painted door

Take me to that Ireland, to your hand-brushed painted door
Guitar Chords for ''Song For Westport

{c:Intro}

      [D]   [A]   [Bm7]   [Em7]   [A]
      [D]   [A]   [Bm]    [Em7]   [A]

I've [D]been to [A]many [Bm]places, [G]I've seen many [A]things
But the [D]place I [A]love the [Bm]most of all is [D]Westport in my [A]dreams
I [D]long to [A]be there [Bm]one day and [G]stay forever [A]more
[D]How to [A]redis[Bm]cover my [D]dreams u[A]pon your [D]shore


To walk a[A]long the [Bm]river's edge, the [G]wind blowing in my [A]hair
To [D]remin[A]isce of [Bm]days gone by, or [G]some old love af[A]fair
When [D]all the [A]world be[Bm]longs to me I was [G]young and wild and [A]free
[D]Westport, [A]lovely [Bm]Westport [G]take me [A]back to my [D]dream


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[G]Take me back, [A]take me back, [D]let me dream once [G]more
Ooo [D]take me [A]to that [Bm]Ireland, to your [G]hand-brushed [A]painted [D]door
{eoc}


{c:Break}

      [D]   [A]   [Bm]    [G]     [A]
      [D]   [A]   [Bm]    [G]     [A]


I'm [D]sitting [A]here at [Bm]Old Head Pier, I [G]feel like I be[A]long
Blue [D]mountains [A]all sur[Bm]round me, the [G]waters wild and [A]strong
My [D]thoughts they [A]long [Bm]for the days [G]that you held me [A]near
[D]Westport, [A]lovely [Bm]Westport - the [G]town I [A]hold so [D]dear



Now [D]here I [A]am in [Bm]Mayo, it was [G]good with you a[A]round
But [D]now we've [A]been a[Bm]way so long and [G]we both settled [A]down
[D]First loves [A]never [Bm]go away and you're [G]always on my [A]mind
[D]I'll take you [A]back, I'll [Bm]take you back to the [G]love I [A]left be[D]hind


{soc}
[G]Take me back, [A]take me back, [D]let me dream once [G]more
Ooo [D]take me [A]to that [Bm]Ireland, to your [G]hand-brushed [A]painted [D]door

[D]Take me [A]to that [Bm]Ireland, to your [G]hand-brushed [A]painted [D]door
{eoc}
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