{t:For Ireland I'll Not Tell Her Name}
{st:Traditional}

[capo on 4]


There's a [G]home by the [C]wide Avon[G]more
That would [G]sweep o'er the [Am7]broad open [D]sea [D7]
And wide [G]rivers where the [C]waves wash a[G]shore [Em]
Whilst bul[G]rushes they [D]wave to the [G]breeze
Where the [G]green ivy clings round the [C]door
And the[Em] birds sweetly[Am7] sing on each[D] tre[C]e  [D7]
Oh my [G]darling they're [C]tuning their [G]notes [Em]
Is Ar [G]Éirinn ní n[C]esfainn cé [G]hí (isay ayrin nee-notion kay hee)


Like a [G]sick man that [C]longs for the [G]dawn
I do [G]long for the [Am7]light of her [D]smile [D7]
And I [G]pray for my [C]own cailín [G]bán [Em]
Whilst I'm [G]waiting for [C]her by the [G]stile
Oh I'd [G]climb all the hills of this [C]land
And I'd [Em]swim all the [Am7]depths of the [D]sea [C]   [D7]
For one [G]kiss from her [C]lily-white [G]hand [Em]
Is Ar [G]Éirinn ní [C]nesfainn cé [G]hí


I have [G]toiled sore those [C]years of my [G]life
Through [G]storm, through [Am7]sunshine and [D]rain [D7]
And I [G]surely would [C]venture my [G]life [Em]
For to [G]shield her one [C]moment from [G]pain
For she [G]being my comfort in [C]life
Though my [Em]comfort and [Am7]joy she may [D]be [C]   [D7]
She's my [G]own she is [C]my promised [G]wife [Em]
Is [G]Ar Éirinn ní [C]nesfainn cé [G]hí


Oh but [G]when I will [C]call her my [G]own
And 'tis [G]married we [Am7]both then will [D]be [D7]
Like the [G]King and the [C]Queen on their [G]throne [Em]
We'll be [G]living in [C]sweet uni[G]ty
Oh 'tis [G]then I'll have a home of my [C]own
And I'll [Em]rear up a [Am7]nice fami[D]ly [C]   [D7]
Oh 'tis [G]then that her [C]name will be [G]known [Em]
But for [G]Ireland I [C]won't tell her [G]name