Song For Ireland
Phil and June Colclough


D               A
Walking all the day
     Em                G       A           D
Near tall towers where falcons build their nests
D                  A
Silver winged they fly
     Em               G       A        D
They know the call of freedom in their breasts
G                          A
Saw Black Head against the sky
      D                      Bm     A
Where twisted rocks they run to the sea
     G              D       A
When living on your Western shore
    D               Bm        A
Saw summer sunsets, asked for more
G                 D      A
I stood by your Atlantic Sea
      Em     G          A  D
And I sang a song for I-re-land


D                A
Drinking all the day
   Em             G        A       D
In old pubs where fiddlers love to play
D                A
Saw one take the bow
   Em               G         A         D
To play a reel that seemed so grand and gay
  G                         A
I stood on Dingle beach and cast
       D                   Bm     A
In the wild foam for the Atlantic bass
     G              D       A
When living on your Western shore
    D               Bm        A
Saw summer sunsets, asked for more
G                 D      A
I stood by your Atlantic Sea
      Em     G          A  D
And I sang a song for I-re-land


D               A
Talking all the day
     Em               G      A        D
With true friends who try to make you stay
D                 A
Telling jokes and news
Em               G         A     D
Singing songs to while the time away
G                         A
Watched the Galway salmon run
     D                        Bm     A
Like silver, dancing, darting in the sun
     G              D       A
When living on your Western shore
    D               Bm        A
Saw summer sunsets, asked for more
G                 D      A
I stood by your Atlantic Sea
      Em     G          A  D
And I sang a song for I-re-land


D               A
Dreaming in the night
  Em               G      A      D
I saw a land where no-one had to fight
D               A
Walking in your dawn
  Em             G      A       D
I saw you crying in the morning light
G                       A
Lying where the falcons fly
     D                          Bm       A
They twist and turn all in your air blue sky
     G              D       A
When living on your Western shore
    D               Bm        A
Saw summer sunsets, asked for more
G                 D      A
I stood by your Atlantic Sea
      Em     G          A  D
And I sang a song for I-re-land