Intro: G-G-G-D G-Em-C-D7-G
I will (G)sing you a song of days long a(D)go
When (G)people from (Em)Galway and (C)County Ma(D)yo
– D7
From (G)all over Ireland came over to (D)stay
And (G)take up a (Em)new life in (C)Amer(D7)i(G)cay
Chorus
They were (G)ever so happy, they were (C)ever so (D)sad
To grow
(G)old in the (Em)new world through (C)good times and (Am)bad(D7)
All the (G)parties and the (Em)weddings, the (C)ceilis
and (D)wakes
When (G)New York was (Em)Irish, full of (C)joys and (D7)heart(G)aches
They (G)worked on the subways,
they ran the sa(D)loons
They (G)built all the (Em)bridges and they (C)played all the (D)tunes – D7
They (G)put
out the fires and controlled City (D)Hall
They (G)started with (Em)nothing and wound (C)up with (D7)it (G)all
Chorus
You could (G)travel from Kingsbridge to Queens or mid (D)town
From (G)Highbridge
to (Em)Bay Ridge, from (C)up town to (D)down – D7
From the (G)East Side to the seaside's, the sweet summer (D)scenes
They
(G)made New York (Em)City their (C)island (D7)of (G)dreams
Chorus
Now I (G)look at the photos all brittle with (D)time
Of the (G)people I (Em)cherished
when that (C)city was (D)mine – D7
(G)O, how I loved all those radiant (D)smiles
How I (G)long for the (Em)days
when we (C)danced in (D7)the (G)aisles
Chorus
Outro:
G-G-G-D G-Em-C-Am-D7 G-Em-C-D G-Em-C-D7-G-G G-Em-C-D7-G
