The chords to Song for Ireland are presented here in the key of C Major.
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Use our key converter to play the chords in other keys. Luke Kelly sings the song in E Major; Mary Black uses the key of D Major.
[chordsandlyrics]
[C]Walking all the [G7]day
Near [Dm]tall towers where [G7]falcons build their [C]nests
Silver winged they [G7]fly
For they [Dm]know the call of [G7]freedom in their [C]breasts
[F]Saw Black Head [Em]against the sky
Where [C]twisted rocks they run [Am]down to the [G7]sea
When [F]living on your [C]Western [Am]shore
Saw [C]summer sunsets, I [G7]asked for more
I [F]stood by your At[Am]lantic [G7]Sea
And [Dm]sang a [Am]song for [F]Ir[G7]e[C]land[/chordsandlyrics]
Drinking all the day
In old pubs where fiddlers love to play
Saw one touch the bow
He played a reel that seemed so grand and gay
I stood on Dingle beach and cast
In the wild foam we found Atlantic bass
Talking all the day
With true friends who try to make you stay
Telling jokes and news
And singing songs to while the time away
We watched the Galway salmon run
Like silver darting, dancing in the sun
Dreaming in the night I saw a land
Where no man had to fight
And waking in your dawn
I saw you crying in the morning light
Lying where the falcons fly
They twist and turn all in your air blue sky
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The lyrics and the melody to Song for Ireland were written by Phil and June Colclough after a holiday on the Dingle Peninsula and in the Galway Bay area of Ireland.
Song for Ireland
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Lyrics and Chords
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[C]Walking all the [G7]day
Near [Dm]tall towers where [G7]falcons build their [C]nests
Silver winged they [G7]fly
For they [Dm]know the call of [G7]freedom in their [C]breasts
[F]Saw Black Head [Em]against the sky
Where [C]twisted rocks they run [Am]down to the [G7]sea
When [F]living on your [C]Western [Am]shore
Saw [C]summer sunsets, I [G7]asked for more
I [F]stood by your At[Am]lantic [G7]Sea
And [Dm]sang a [Am]song for [F]Ir[G7]e[C]land
Drinking all the day
In old pubs where fiddlers love to play
Saw one touch the bow
He played a reel that seemed so grand and gay
I stood on Dingle beach and cast
In the wild foam we found Atlantic bass
Talking all the day
With true friends who try to make you stay
Telling jokes and news
And singing songs to while the time away
We watched the Galway salmon run
Like silver darting, dancing in the sun
Dreaming in the night I saw a land
Where no man had to fight
And waking in your dawn
I saw you crying in the morning light
Lying where the falcons fly
They twist and turn all in your air blue sky
Song for Ireland
Ireland’s rich musical heritage
Song for Ireland Videos
Lyrics and Chords
