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		THE FIELDS OF ATHENRY - Dropkick Murphys
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Tabbed by: PakistaniEagle77

The song is done with 2 elecric guitars (tabbed here) and an acoustic strumming
starting in the first verse. All Guitars are CAPO I

  Gtr. 1 (Right Channel)
e|-----------------------------------------5555555555---------|
B|---------------------333"--------222"----5555555555-3"-fdbk.|
G|---------------------222"--------222"----6666666666-2"------|
D|--22222-4-2-555-4-2--000"--------222"---------------0"------|
A|--00000-0-0-000-0-0--------------000"-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 |
 |Gtr 2 (Left Channel)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------77777777777777772222222222222222----------|
A|---------------------55555555555555550000000000000000----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
				  .................................

Verse: (Guitar 1 Tacet)

DBy (xx0232@1)a lonely prison wall
G (320003@1)                          D (xx0232@1)   AI (x02220@1)heard a young girl calling
D (xx0232@1)                        G (320003@1)           AMichael, (x02220@1)they have taken you away
D (xx0232@1)                GFor (320003@1)you stole Trevelyn's corn
           D (xx0232@1)                         ASo (x02220@1)the young might see the morn
A (x02220@1)                                                 D (xx0232@1)
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay

(Guitar 1 enters on D chord, both guitars grad. lift PM)



D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)         BmLow (x24432@1)lie the fields of Athenry
D (xx0232@1)                                     Bm (x24432@1)                 AWhere (x02220@1)once we watched the small free birds fly
D (xx0232@1)                          G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)                            AOur (x02220@1)love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing
A (x02220@1)                                            DIt's (xx0232@1)so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry
AA      DD

Verse (Gtr. 1 Tacet)

DBy (xx0232@1)a lonely prison wall
    G (320003@1)                        D (xx0232@1) AI (x02220@1)heard a young man calling
D (xx0232@1)                    G (320003@1)                       ANothing (x02220@1)matters, Mary when you're free
D (xx0232@1)                                   GAgainst (320003@1)the famine and the Crown
D (xx0232@1)                              AI (x02220@1)rebelled, they cut me down
A (x02220@1)                                              DNow (xx0232@1)you must raise our child with dignity

(Guitar 1 enters on D chord, both guitars grad. lift PM)



D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)         BmLow (x24432@1)lie the fields of Athenry
D (xx0232@1)                                     Bm (x24432@1)                 AWhere (x02220@1)once we watched the small free birds fly
D (xx0232@1)                          G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)                            AOur (x02220@1)love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing
A (x02220@1)                                            DIt's (xx0232@1)so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry
AA      DD
  
Bagpipe Solo: Chorus Progression (Both gtrs)

DBy (xx0232@1)a lonely harbor wall
        G (320003@1)                          D (xx0232@1)  AShe (x02220@1)watched the last star falling
D (xx0232@1)                                 G (320003@1)                   AAs (x02220@1)that prison ship sailed out against the sky
D (xx0232@1)                                         GSure (320003@1)she'll wait and hope and pray
D (xx0232@1)                  AFor (x02220@1)her love in Botany Bay
A (x02220@1)                                           DIt's (xx0232@1)so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry

Pipe Interlude: Tacet Four meas.

Gtr. 2 D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)A (x02220@1)                                           DIt's (xx0232@1)so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry

D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)         BmLow (x24432@1)lie the fields of Athenry
D (xx0232@1)                                     Bm (x24432@1)                 AWhere (x02220@1)once we watched the small free birds fly
D (xx0232@1)                          G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)                            AOur (x02220@1)love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing
A (x02220@1)                                            DIt's (xx0232@1)so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry

A (x02220@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)