Capo: III   (sounding G-minor)



Intro      Em (022000@1) | G (320003@1)  | D- (xx0232@1)A| (x02220@1)Em (022000@1)
           G (320003@1)  | D (xx0232@1)  | Em (022000@1)  | Bm (x24432@1)

Em (022000@1)                GIn (320003@1)eighteen-o-three we sailed out to sea
D (xx0232@1)          A (x02220@1)           EmOut (022000@1)from the sweet town of Derry
         Em (022000@1)               GFor (320003@1)Australia bound, if we didn't all drown
     D (xx0232@1)          A (x02220@1)        EmThe (022000@1)marks of our fetters we carried
       A (x02220@1)                    G (320003@1)             
In our rusty iron chains we cried for our weans
          A (x02220@1)              BmOur (x24432@1)good women we left in sorrow
       Em (022000@1)                      GAs (320003@1)the main sails unfurled, our curses we hurled
       D (xx0232@1)          A (x02220@1)         Em (022000@1)       EmOn (022000@1)the English and thoughts of tomorrow

Em (022000@1)                        GAt (320003@1)the mouth of the Foyle, bade farewell to the soil
   D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1)           EmAs (022000@1)down below decks we were lying
   Em (022000@1)                    GO'Doherty (320003@1)screamed, woken out of a dream
     D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)         EmBy (022000@1)a vision of bold Robert dying
    A (x02220@1)                    GThe (320003@1)sun burnt cruel as we dished out the gruel
 A (x02220@1)                          Bm (x24432@1)Dan O'Conner was down with a fever
       Em (022000@1)                    GSixty (320003@1)rebels today, bound for Botany Bay
    D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)            Em (022000@1)     EmHow (022000@1)many will reach their receiver

G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)      Em (022000@1)       D (xx0232@1)         EmOh (022000@1)oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in Derry
G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)      Em (022000@1)       D (xx0232@1)         EmOh (022000@1)oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in Derry

Em (022000@1)                       GI (320003@1)cursed them to hell as our bow fought the swell
     D (xx0232@1)              A (x02220@1)           EmOur (022000@1)ship danced like a moth in the firelight
       Em (022000@1)                    GWhite (320003@1)horses rode high as the devil passed by
       D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)       EmTaking (022000@1)souls to Hades by twilight
A (x02220@1)                            GFive (320003@1)weeks out to sea, we were now forty-three
     A (x02220@1)                     BmWe (x24432@1)buried our comrades each morning
 Em (022000@1)                     GIn (320003@1)our own slime we were lost in the time
D (xx0232@1)          A (x02220@1)           Em (022000@1)    EmEndless (022000@1)night without dawning

G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)   Em (022000@1)       DOh (xx0232@1)oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in Derry
G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)      Em (022000@1)       D (xx0232@1)         EmOh (022000@1)oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in Derry

Em (022000@1)                  GVan (320003@1)Diemen's Land is a hell for a man
D (xx0232@1)          A (x02220@1)           EmTo (022000@1)end out his whole life in slavery
           Em (022000@1)                GWhere (320003@1)the climate is raw and a gun makes the law
          D (xx0232@1)          A (x02220@1)      EmNeither (022000@1)wind nor rain care for bravery
       A (x02220@1)                         GTwenty (320003@1)years have gone by, I have ended my bond
    A (x02220@1)                     m
My comrades' ghosts walk beside me
  Em (022000@1)                GA (320003@1)rebel I came, I'm still the same
        D (xx0232@1)          A (x02220@1)             Em (022000@1)       EmOn (022000@1)the cold winds of night you will find me

G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)   Em (022000@1)       DOh (xx0232@1)oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in Derry
G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)      Em (022000@1)       D (xx0232@1)         EmOh (022000@1)oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in Derry
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                                                
                        
                        
                        
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