Artist: | Ralph McTell (English) |
User: | Colin wilson |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
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Comment: | - |
Verse 1]
F G C G
Oh there's four who share this room as we work hard for the brass
F G C G
And getting up late on Sundays I never get to Mass
[Chorus]
Dm G7 C C/B Am
It's a long long way from Clare to here
Dm Em Am
It's a long long way from Clare to here
F G C Am
Oh It's a long, long way, it grows further by the day
Dm G Am
It's a long way from Clare to here
[Verse 2]
When Friday comes around he's only into fighting
My ma would like a letter home but I'm too tired for writing
[Chorus]
Dm G7 C C/B Am
It's a long long way from Clare to here
Dm Em Am
It's a long long way from Clare to here
F G C Am
Oh It's a long, long way, it grows further by the day
Dm G Am
It's a long way from Clare to here
[Verse 3]
It almost breaks my heart when I think of Josephine
I promised her I'd be coming home with my pockets full of green
[Chorus]
Dm G7 C C/B Am
It's a long long way from Clare to here
Dm Em Am
It's a long long way from Clare to here
F G C Am
Oh It's a long, long way, it grows further by the day
Dm G Am
It's a long way from Clare to here
[Verse 4]
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
[Chorus]
Dm G7 C C/B Am
It's a long long way from Clare to here
Dm Em Am
It's a long long way from Clare to here
F G C Am
Oh It's a long, long way, it grows further by the day
Dm G Am
It's a long way from Clare to here
[Verse 5]
I dream I hear a piper playing or maybe it's a notion
I dream I see white horses dance upon that other ocean
[Chorus]
Dm G7 C C/B Am
It's a long long way from Clare to here
Dm Em Am
It's a long long way from Clare to here
F G C Am
Oh It's a long, long way, it grows further by the day
Dm G Am
It's a long way from Clare to here
[Outro]
It's a long, long way from Clare to here....