Tom: E
A E A B E
[Verse 1]
E
My Ship lies in the harbour,
A C#m
the full moon shining o'er,
A B E
A salty breeze blows in the bay,
F#m B
I hear the combers roar;
A E
Tomorrow I am bound away,
E C#m
far from this land so poor,
A B E
To start a new life far away
A E
from my misty morning shore.
[Verse 2]
E
To leave my dear old mother
A C#m
will break her heart for sure,
A B E
Likewise my agèd father
F#m B
I'll never see no more;
A E
But to leave my dear old Ireland
E C#m
it grieves me ten times o'er,
A B E
Tomorrow I must sail away
A E
from my misty morning shore.
[Chorus 1]
E A E
Fare thee well, dear Ireland,
E B C#m
it's westward I must go,
A B E
But when I reach Amerikay,
F#m B
there's one thing that I know:
A B E
That when the full moon is rising
E B C#m
up in the east once more,
A B E
I know it's also shining
A E
on my misty morning shore.
A E A B E
[Verse 3]
E
It's been five years, dear Mother,
A C#m
since first I sailed away,
A B E
I heard a famine took its toll
F#m B
the new arrivals say;
A E
But in this land of plenty
E C#m
I'll live forevermore,
A B E
My heart's crossed the ocean
A E
on my misty morning shore.
[Verse 4]
E
It's been nine years, dear Mother,
A C#m
I've taken me a wife,
A B E
I've built a home for me and her
F#m B
down by the waterside;
A E
She's given me a daughter,
E C#m
sweet Erin is her name,
A B E
I named her for my country
A E
and claimed her for its fame.
[Chorus 2]
E A E
But I long for you, dear Ireland,
E B C#m
I will until I die,
A B E
But when my life is over,
F#m B
it's here that I must lie;
A E
Down here by the ocean where
B C#m
my family can watch o'er,
A B E
The full moon shining down on me
A B E
and my misty morning shore.
