;From Clare To Here
;Ralph McTell


[capo on 3]


[intro]
.C    D    G G/F# Em
.C    D    G   C G


.        C
 There's four who share this room
.       D
 And we work hard for the crack
.C
 Sleeping late on Sundays
.  D
 I never get to Mass


[chorus]
.       Am        D                 G     G/F#  Em
 It's a long long way from Clare to here
.       Am        D                 Em
 It's a long long way from Clare to here
.   C                               Bm             Em
 Oh it's a long, long way, it grows further by the day
.       Am       D               Em
 It's a long way   from Clare to here
[]


.     C
 When Friday comes around
.        D
 Terry's only into fighting
.   C
 Me ma would like a letter home
.    D
 But I'm too tired for writing


[chorus]
.       Am        D                 G     G/F#  Em
 It's a long long way from Clare to here
.       Am        D                 Em
 It's a long long way from Clare to here
.   C                               Bm             Em
 Oh it's a long, long way, it grows further by the day
.       Am       D               Em
 It's a long way   from Clare to here
[]


.   C
 It almost breaks my heart
.       D
 When I think of Josephine
.  C
 I told her I'C be coming home
.        D
 With my pockets full of green


[chorus]
.       Am        D                 G     G/F#  Em
 It's a long long way from Clare to here
.       Am        D                 Em
 It's a long long way from Clare to here
.   C                               Bm             Em
 Oh it's a long, long way, it grows further by the day
.       Am       D               Em
 It's a long way   from Clare to here
[]

.    C
 The only time I feel alright
.   D
 Is when I'm into drinking
.   C
 It sort of eased the pain of it
.       D
 And it levels out my thinking


[chorus]
.       Am        D                 G     G/F#  Em
 It's a long long way from Clare to here
.       Am        D                 Em
 It's a long long way from Clare to here
.   C                               Bm             Em
 Oh it's a long, long way, it grows further by the day
.       Am       D               Em
 It's a long way   from Clare to here
[]

.  C
 I sometimes hear a fiddle play
.   D
 Or maybe it's a notion
.  C
 I dream I see white horses dance
. D
 Upon that other ocean


[chorus]
.       Am        D                 G     G/F#  Em
 It's a long long way from Clare to here
.       Am        D                 Em
 It's a long long way from Clare to here
.   C                               Bm             Em
 Oh it's a long, long way, it grows further by the day
.       Am       D               Em
 It's a long way   from Clare to here

.       Am        D                 G     G/F#  Em
 It's a long long way from Clare to here
.       Am        D                 Em
 It's a long long way from Clare to here
.   C                               Bm             Em
 Oh it's a long, long way, it grows further by the day
.       Am       D               Em
 It's a long way   from Clare to here
[]