Christy Moore – Back Home In Derry chords ver. 2
Chords:
Capo: III (sounding G-minor) Intro Em | G | D - A | Em G | D | Em | BmEm GIn eighteen-o-three we sailed out to seaD A EmOut from the sweet town of DerryEm GFor Australia bound, if we didn't all drownD A EmThe marks of our fetters we carriedA G In our rusty iron chains we cried for our weansA BmOur good women we left in sorrowEm GAs the main sails unfurled, our curses we hurledD A Em EmOn the English and thoughts of tomorrowEm GAt the mouth of the Foyle, bade farewell to the soilD A EmAs down below decks we were lyingEm GO'Doherty screamed, woken out of a dreamD A EmBy a vision of bold Robert dyingA GThe sun burnt cruel as we dished out the gruelA Bm Dan O'Conner was down with a feverEm GSixty rebels today, bound for Botany BayD A Em EmHow many will reach their receiverG D Em D EmOh oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in DerryG D Em D EmOh oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in DerryEm GI cursed them to hell as our bow fought the swellD A EmOur ship danced like a moth in the firelightEm GWhite horses rode high as the devil passed byD A EmTaking souls to Hades by twilightA GFive weeks out to sea, we were now forty-threeA BmWe buried our comrades each morningEm GIn our own slime we were lost in the timeD A Em EmEndless night without dawningG D Em DOh oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in DerryG D Em D EmOh oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in DerryEm GVan Diemen's Land is a hell for a manD A EmTo end out his whole life in slaveryEm GWhere the climate is raw and a gun makes the lawD A EmNeither wind nor rain care for braveryA GTwenty years have gone by, I have ended my bondA mMy comrades' ghosts walk beside meEm GA rebel I came, I'm still the sameD A Em EmOn the cold winds of night you will find meG D Em DOh oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in DerryG D Em D EmOh oh oh oh oh I wish I was back home in Derry