G                     C                  G  D
By a lonely prison wall I heard a young girl cal-ling
 G                C          D
Michael they are taken you away
         G                C           G                   D
For you stole trevelyans corn so the young might see the morn
      D                               G
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay


[Chorus]

G   C        G            Em          G                                    D
Low lie the fields of athenry where once we watched the small free birds fly
     G               C            G                    D
Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing
D                                     G
Its so lonely round the fields of athenry


[Verse 2]

       G                   C                 G   D
By a lonely prison wall I heard a young man cal-ling
 G               C                D
Nothing matters Mary when you're free
             G              C        G                     D
Against the famine and the crown I rebelled they cut me down
    D                               G
Now you must raise a child with dignity


[Chorus]

G   C       G         Em           G                                      D
Low lie the fields of athenry where once we watched the small free birds fly
G                   C            G                    D
Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing
D                                     G
Its so lonely round the fields of athenry


[Verse 3]

      G                       C                      G   D
By a lonely harbour wall she watched the last star fal-ling
         G                 C              D
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky
             G                 C           G               D
Sure she'll wait and hope and pray for her love in Botany bay
         D                              G
It's so lonely round the fields of athenry


[Chorus]

G   C       G         Em           G                                      D
Low lie the fields of athenry where once we watched the small free birds fly
G                   C            G                    D
Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing
D                                     G
Its so lonely round the fields of athenry