Skibbereen chords

[Am]Oh [G]father dear, well I've [Am]often heard you [G]speak of [F]Erin's[Am] Isle
Her lofty [C]scenes, her [Am]valleys [G]green, her [Am]mountains [C]rude and [Am]wild
They say it [C]is a [Am]lovely [G]land wher[Am]ein a [C]prince might [Am]d'well
Oh [G]why did you [Am]abondon it? The [G]reason [F]to me [Am]tell

[Am]Oh [G]son, I loved my [Am]native land with [G]ener[F]gy and [Am]pride
Till a blight came [C]over [Am]all my [G]crops, my [Am]sheep, my [C]cattle [Am]died
My rent and [C]taxes [Am]were to [G]high, I [Am]could not [C]them re[Am]deem
And [G]that's the cruel [Am]reason that I'd [G]left old [F]Skibber[Am]een

[Am]Oh and [G]well do I re[Am]member, son, that [G]bleak De[F]cember [Am]day
When the sheriff [C]and the [Am]landlord [G]came to [Am]drive us [C]all a[Am]way
They set my [C]cottage [Am]roof on [G]fire with [Am]cursed [C]English [Am]spleen
And [G]that's another [Am]reason that I'd [G]left old [F]Skibber[Am]een

[Am]Oh Your [G]mother too, God [Am]rest her soul, lay [G]on the [F]snowy [Am]ground
She'd fainted [C]in her [Am]angu[G]ish saw the [Am]deso[C]lation '[Am]round
She never [C]rose but [Am]passed a[G]way from [Am]life to [C]immortal [Am]dream
And [G]found a quiet [Am]grave, me boy, in [G]dear old [F]Skibber[Am]een

[Am]Oh [G]father dear, well the [Am]day might come when in [G]answer [F]to the [Am]call
Each Irish [C]men would [Am]feeling [G]strong will [Am]rally [C]one and [Am]all
And I'll be the [C]man to [Am]lead the [G]band be[Am]neath the [C]flag of [Am]green
And [G]loud and high well you'll [Am]hear the cry, Re[G]venge for [F]Skibber[Am]een!