Capo: III (sounding G-minor) Intro Em | G | D - A | Em G | D | Em | Bm Em G In eighteen-o-three we sailed out to sea D A Em Out from the sweet town of Derry Em G For Australia bound, if we didn't all drown D A Em The marks of our fetters we carried A G In our rusty iron chains we cried for our weans A Bm Our good women we left in sorrow Em G As the main sails unfurled, our curses we hurled D A Em Em On the English and thoughts of tomorrow Em G At the mouth of the Foyle, bade farewell to the soil D A Em As down below decks we were lying Em G O'Doherty screamed, woken out of a dream D A Em By a vision of bold Robert dying A G The sun burnt cruel as we dished out the gruel A Bm Dan O'Conner was down with a fever Em G Sixty rebels today, bound for Botany Bay D A Em Em How many will reach their receiver G D Em D Em Oh oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in Derry G D Em D Em Oh oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in Derry Em G I cursed them to hell as our bow fought the swell D A Em Our ship danced like a moth in the firelight Em G White horses rode high as the devil passed by D A Em Taking souls to Hades by twilight A G Five weeks out to sea, we were now forty-three A Bm We buried our comrades each morning Em G In our own slime we were lost in the time D A Em Em Endless night without dawning G D Em D Oh oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in Derry G D Em D Em Oh oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in Derry Em G Van Diemen's Land is a hell for a man D A Em To end out his whole life in slavery Em G Where the climate is raw and a gun makes the law D A Em Neither wind nor rain care for bravery A G Twenty years have gone by, I have ended my bond A m My comrades' ghosts walk beside me Em G A rebel I came, I'm still the same D A Em Em On the cold winds of night you will find me G D Em D Oh oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in Derry G D Em D Em Oh oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in Derry
