Back Home in Derry Christy Moore
Capo: III (sounding G-minor)
Intro Em | G | D - A | Em
G | D | Em | Bm
In [Em]eighteen-o-three we [G]sailed out to sea
[D]Out from the [A]sweet town of [Em]Derry
For Austr[Em]alia bound, if we d[G]idn't all drown
The m[D]arks of our f[A]etters we c[Em]arried
In our [A]rusty iron chains we cr[G]ied for our weans
Our good w[A]omen we left in s[Bm]orrow
As the [Em]main sails unfurled, our c[G]urses we hurled
On the [D]English and t[A]houghts of t[Em]omorrow[Em]
At the m[Em]outh of the Foyle, bade fare[G]well to the soil
As [D]down below d[A]ecks we were l[Em]ying
O'D[Em]oherty screamed, woken o[G]ut of a dream
By a [D]vision of [A]bold Robert [Em]dying
The [A]sun burnt cruel as we d[G]ished out the gruel
D[A]an O'Conner was down with a f[Bm]ever
Sixty r[Em]ebels today, bound for B[G]otany Bay
How [D]many will [A]reach their rec[Em]eiver[Em]
[G]Oh oh oh [D]oh oh I w[Em]ish I was b[D]ack home in [Em]Derry
[G]Oh oh oh [D]oh oh I w[Em]ish I was b[D]ack home in [Em]Derry
I c[Em]ursed them to hell as our b[G]ow fought the swell
Our s[D]hip danced like a[A] moth in the f[Em]irelight
White h[Em]orses rode high as the d[G]evil passed by
Taking [D]souls to H[A]ades by tw[Em]ilight
[A]Five weeks out to sea, we were [G]now forty-three
We bu[A]ried our comrades each m[Bm]orning
I[Em]n our own slime we were l[G]ost in the time
[D]Endless night[A] without dawni[Em]ng[Em]
[G]Oh oh oh oh[D] oh I [Em]wish I was [D]back home in Derry
[G]Oh oh oh [D]oh oh I w[Em]ish I was b[D]ack home in [Em]Derry
V[Em]an Diemen's Land is a [G]hell for a man
[D]To end out hi[A]s whole life i[Em]n slavery
Where the c[Em]limate is raw and a [G]gun makes the law
Neither wi[D]nd nor rain c[A]are for b[Em]ravery
Twenty [A]years have gone by, I have e[G]nded my bond
My c[A]omrades' ghosts walk bes[m]ide me
A [Em]rebel I came, I'm st[G]ill the same
On the c[D]old winds of [A]night you will f[Em]ind me[Em]
[G]Oh oh oh oh[D] oh I [Em]wish I was [D]back home in Derry
[G]Oh oh oh [D]oh oh I w[Em]ish I was b[D]ack home in [Em]Derry
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