Ralph McTell, Clare To Here (1976)
Key: :[F] (w: Ralph McTell)
INTRO: [F] [G] [Am] :
[x2]
VERSE 1:
Well there's
[F] four who share the room
and we
[G] work hard for the brass
And
[F] sleeping late on Sunday's
I
[G] never get to mass
CHORUS:
It's a
[F] long, long
[G] way
from Clare to
[C] here
[C/B] [Am]
It's a
[F] long, long
[G] way
from Clare to
[Am] here
[F] It's a long, long way
it gets
[G] further day by
[Am] day
[Am/G]
It's a
[F] long, long
[G] way
from Clare to
[Am] here
VERSE 2:
When
[F] Friday comes around
Terry's
[G] only in the fighting
My
[F] mom would like a letter home
And I'm
[G] too tired for writing
REPEAT CHORUS:
VERSE 3:
It
[F] almost breaks my heart
When I
[G] think of Josephine
I
[F] told her I'd be coming back
With my
[G] pockets full of green
REPEAT CHORUS:
VERSE 4:
The
[F] only time I feel alright
Is
[G] when I'm into drinking
It
[F] eases all the pain off it
And
[G] levels out my thinking
REPEAT CHORUS:
VERSE 5:
I
[F] sometimes hear a piper play
Or
[G] Maybe it's emotion
I
[F] dream I see white horses dance
Up-
[G]-on that other ocean
REPEAT CHORUS: [x2] 