High Kings, Fields Of Glory (2008)
Key: :[B] (w: Don Mescal, Shay Healy)
VERSE 1:
I was
[B] born in a country where people admire
Their
[Aadd9] great sporting heroes and how they aspire
To
[E] stand upon mountains and always be winners
And
[B] never give less than their all
VERSE 2:
I
[B] once met an old man who told me great stories
Of
[Aadd9] legends of old who played hard for the glory
Of
[E] lifting the cup in that moment of triumph
His
[B] memory's kept me enthralled
CHORUS:
On the
[Aadd9] fields, the
[E] fields of
[B] glory
On the
[Aadd9] fields where
[E] boys become
[B] men
On the
[Aadd9] fields, the
[E] fields of
[B] glory
May the
[Aadd9] best
[E] team
[F#] win, win in the
[B] end
VERSE 3:
Sup-
[B]-porting their team with a true sense of place
Are the
[Aadd9] handfuls of people with pride on their faces
They
[E] come from the townlands, the parish, the village
Their
[B] banners they proudly unfurl
VERSE 4:
An
[B] anthem of hope is the song they are singing
There's a
[Aadd9] whistle, it sounds and the game, it begins
And the
[E] roar of the crowd echoes up to the heavens
It
[B] sends out a clarion call
REPEAT CHORUS:
VERSE 5:
I'm
[B] dreaming of Ireland in fine summer weather
A
[Aadd9] crowd of young lads playing football together
All
[E] hoping that someday the call they will answer
To
[B] play for the place they were born
REPEAT CHORUS:
REPEAT VERSE 5:
