View Guitar Chords for Paddy´s Lament - chords ver. 1
HmiWell it's by the hush, me boys, and Athat's to mind your Fisminoise And Hlisten to poor Paddy's sad naHmirra Fismition D I was by Ahunger Dstressed, and in A poverty di Fismistresse So I G took a thought I'd Fismileave the Irish Hmi nationWell I sold me ass and cow, my little pigs and sow My little plot of land I soon did part with And me sweetheart Bid McGee, I'm afraid I'll never see For I left her there that morning broken-hearted Ref:HmiHere's you boys, D now take my Aadvice To H America I'll have ye's not be Hmi go Fismiing There is D nothing A here but D war, where the Amurderin' cannons Fismiroar And I G wish I was at Fismi home in dear old HmiDublinRef: Well meself and a hundred more, to America sailed o'er Our fortunes to be making we were thinkin' When we got to Yankee land, they put guns into our hands "Paddy, you must go and fight for Lincoln" Ref: General Meagher to us he said, if you get shot or lose your head Every murdered soul of youse will get a pension Well in the war lost me leg, they gave me a wooden peg And by soul it is the truth to you I mention Ref: Well I think meself in luck, if I get fed on Indianbuck And old Ireland is the country I delight in To the devil, I would say, it's curse Americay For the truth I.ve had enough of your hard fightin Here's you boys, now take my advice To America I'll have ye's not be going There is nothing here but war, where the murderin' cannons roar And I wish I was at home in dear old Dublin I wish I was at home I wish I was at home I wish I was at home in dear old Dublin