Tommy Makem, Boys Of Killybegs (1974)
Key: :[F#] (w: Tommy Makem)
INTRO: [F#] [E] [F#] [E]
VERSE 1:
[F#] There are wild and rocky hills on the
[E] coast of Done-
[F#]-gal.
And the fishermen are hearty, brave and
[C#] free,
And the
[F#] big Atlantic swell is a
[E] thing they know right
[F#] well,
As they fight to take a
[C#] living from the
[F#] sea.
CHORUS:
With a
[F#] pleasant, rolling sea and the
[E] herring running
[F#] free,
And the fleet all riding gently through the
[C#] foam,
When the
[F#] boats are loaded down there'll be
[E] singing in the
[F#] town,
When the boys of Killy-
[C#]-begs come rolling
[F#] home.
VERSE 2:
Well you've
[F#] donned your rubber boots and you've
[E] got your oil-skins
[F#] on
And you check your gear to see that it's o-
[C#]-kay
And your
[F#] jumper keeps you warm for it's
[E] cold before the
[F#] dawn
And you're ready to be-
[C#]-gin another
[F#] day
REPEAT CHORUS:
VERSE 3:
Now you're
[F#] headed out to sea and the
[E] wind is running
[F#] free
And you cast your nets as rain begins to
[C#] fall
But the
[F#] sun comes riding high and the
[E] clouds will soon go
[F#] by
And today you'll maybe
[C#] take a bumper
[F#] haul
REPEAT CHORUS:
VERSE 4:
When the
[F#] weather's blowing rough and the
[E] work gets very
[F#] tough
And the ropes will raise the welts upon your
[C#] hands
But you'll
[F#] never leave the sea for who-
[E]-ever you may
[F#] be
When it's in your blood it's
[C#] hard to live on
[F#] land
REPEAT CHORUS:
VERSE 5:
Well there's
[F#] purple on the hills and there's
[E] green down by the
[F#] shore
And the sun has spilled his gold upon the
[C#] sea
And there's
[F#] silver down below where the
[E] herring fishes
[F#] go
When we catch them there'll be
[C#] gold for you and
[F#] me
REPEAT CHORUS: 