Tom: B
B
Mary's eyes are startling blue
G#m
And her hair's Newcastle gold
E F#
And she walks the thin white line between the body and the soul
B
She's as faithful to her history
G#m
As a novice to his fast
E F#
For she's standing on the bones of Ireland's past
[Chorus]
E
She's singing of the troubles
B E
And the fire in the land
B F#
'Til I can almost feel the famine slipping through my trembling hand
E
And I wonder as I hear her,
B E
That the spirit still shines through
B G#m E F# B
And she can reach across the ocean deep and break my heart in two
[Verse 2]
B
Mary's wise and she is foolish
G#m
She's as constant as the tide
E F#
For it's a woman's heart that beats beneath that stubborn Irish pride
B
We are saints and we are sinners
G#m F#
We are heros, we are thieves
E F# B
We are all of us beginners on the road to Galilee
[Chorus]
E
She's singing of the troubles
B E
And the fire in the land
B F#
'Til I can almost feel the famine slipping through my trembling hand
E
And I wonder as I hear her,
B E
That the spirit still shines through
B G#m E F# B
And she can reach across the ocean deep and break my heart in two
[Instrumental]
B G#m E F#
B G#m F# E
[Verse 3]
B
So let us hoist a pint of silence
G#m
To the east where Ireland lies
E
And we will stare across the waters
F#
For a glimpse of Mary's eyes
B
We are ships without a harbor
G#m
We are sailors on dry land
E
And the song goes on forever
F#
Even though the record can't
[Chorus]
E
She's singing of the troubles
B E
And the fire in the land
B F#
'Til I can almost feel the famine slipping through my trembling hand
E
And I wonder as I hear her,
B E
That the spirit still shines through
B G#m E F# B
And she can reach across the ocean deep and break my heart in two
