Artist: | Christy Moore (English) |
User: | malcolmgeorgewalker |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
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Comment: |
Also written and sung by Luca Bloom (Christy's brother) |
City Of Chicago Christy Moore (Open in Key of G)
Chorus
In G the D City of Chi Em cago
G As the D evening shadows Bm fall
C There are D people Em dreaming
C Of the D hills of Do Am negal
Verse 1
Am Eighteen forty- C seven,
was the D year it all be Em gan
Am Deadly pains of C hunger,
drove a D million from the Em land
They Am journeyed not for C glory,
their D motive was not Em greed
A Am voyage of su C rvival,
a D cross the stormy Em sea
Chorus
To G the D City of Chi Em cago
G As the D evening shadows Bm fall
C There are D people Em dreaming
C Of the D hills of Do Am negal
Verse 2
Am Some of them knew C fortune,
some of D them knew Em fame
Am More of them knew C hardship,
and D died upon the Em plain
They Am spread throughout the C nation,
they D rode the railroad Em cars
Am Brought their songs and C music,
to D ease their lonely Em hearts
Chorus
In G the D City of Chi Em cago
G As the D evening shadows Bm fall
C There are D people Em dreaming
C Of the D hills of Do Am negal