The Green Fields Of Canada Chords & Lyrics - Cherish The Ladies

[VERSE 1]
Fare[C]well to the [G]groves of shil[F]lelagh and [Am]shamrock
Fare[C]well to the [Dm]wee girls of [F]Ireland all '[Am]round
May your [C]hearts be as [G]merry as [F]ever I would [Am]wish them
When [C]far, far a[Dm]way across the [F]ocean I'm [Am]bound

[VERSE 2]
Oh, my [F]father is [Dm]old, and my [G]mother is quite [Am]feeble
To [F]leave their own [Dm]country, it [G]grieves their heart [Am]sore[G]__
Oh, the [F]tears in great [Dm]drops, down their [F]cheeks they are [Am]rolling
To [F]think they must [Dm]die u[G]pon some foreign [Am]shore [F] [G]

[VERSE 3]
But what [C]matters to [Dm]me where my [F]bones may be [Am]buried
If in [C]peace and con[G]tentment I [F]can spend my [Am]life
Oh, the [C]green fields of [G]Canada, they [F]daily are [Am]blooming
And it's [C]there I'll put an [Dm]end to my [F]miseries and [Am]strife

[VERSE 4]
So [F]pack up your [Dm]sea-stores and [G]tarry no [Am]longer
Ten [F]dollars a [Dm]week isn't [G]very bad [Am]pay[G]__
With no[F] taxes or [Dm]tithes to de[F]vour up your [Am]wages
When [F]you're on the [Dm]green fields of [G]Cana[Am]da

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Am] [Em] [F] [G] [F] [C] [Am]
[F] [Em] [F] [G] [F] [C] [Am]

[VERSE 5]
The [C]sheep run un[G]shorn, and the [F]land's gone to [Am]rushes
The [C]handyman is [Dm]gone, and the [F]winders of [Am]creels
A[C]way across the [G]ocean go [F]journeyman [Am]tailors
And [C]fiddlers that [Dm]play out the [F]old mountain [Am]reels

[VERSE 6]
Fare[F]well to the [Dm]dances in [G]homes now de[Am]serted
When [F]tips struck the [Dm]lightening in [G]sparks from the [Am]flo[G]or
The [F]paving and [Dm]crigging of [F]hobnails on [Am]flagstones
The [F]tears of the [Dm]old folk and [G]shouts of en[Am]core [F] [Am] [F]

[VERSE 7]
For the [C]landlords and [G]bailiffs in [F]vile combi[Am]nation
Have [C]forced us from [Dm]hearthstone and [F]homestead a[Am]way
May the [C]crowbar bri[G]gade all be [F]doomed to dam[Am]nation
When [C]we're on the [Dm]green fields of [F]Cana[Am]da

[VERSE 8]
And it's [F]now to con[Dm]clude and to [G]finish my [Am]story
And if [F]e'er friendless [Dm]Irishmen [G]chance my [Am]way[G]__
With the [F]best in the [Dm]house, I will [F]treat him and [Am]welcome
At [F]home in the [Dm]green fields of [G]Cana[Am]da [F] [Am] [F]