F (133211@1)                 G (320003@1)             C (x32010@1)          GOh (320003@1)there's four who share this room as we work hard for the brass
    F (133211@1)                 G (320003@1)      C (x32010@1)          GAnd (320003@1)getting up late on Sundays I never get to Mass
 
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       Dm (xx0231@1)      G7 (320001@1)             CC/B AmIt's (x02210@1)a long long way from Clare to here 
       Dm (xx0231@1)      Em (022000@1)     AmIt's (x02210@1)a long long way from Clare to here 
   F (133211@1)               G (320003@1)      C (x32010@1)                AmOh (x02210@1)It's a long, long way, it grows further by the day 
       Dm (xx0231@1)      G (320003@1)          AmIt's (x02210@1)a long way from Clare to here
 
 
When Friday comes around he's only into fighting 
My ma would like a letter home but I'm too tired for writing

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It almost breaks my heart when I think of Josephine 
I promised her I'd be coming home with my pockets full of green

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And the only time I feel alright is when I'm into drinking 
It eases off the pain of it and levels out my thinking

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I dream I hear a piper playing or maybe it's a notion 
I dream I see white horses dance upon that other ocean

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It's a long, long way from Clare to here....