Tom: C
C G Am G Am
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F Dm C G Am
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F C Dm C
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C G Am G Am
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[Verse 1]
C G Am G Am
Sorrow and sadness, bitterness, grief
F Dm7 C G Am
Memories I have of you won’t leave me in peace
F C Dm7 C
My mind was running back to the West Coast of Clare
C G Am G Am
Thinking of you and the times we had there
[Instrumental after verse 1]
C F G Am G C G Am
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[Verse 2]
C G Am G Am
I walked the Spanish point, I knew I’d find you there
F Dm7 C G Am
I stood on the white strand and you were everywhere
F C Dm7 C
Vivid memories fade but the mood still remains
C G Am G Am
I wish I could go back and be with you again
[Instrumental after verse 2]
F C Dm G C
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[Verse 3]
C G Am G Am
In Milltown there is a pub, it’s there that I sat down
F Dm7 C G Am
I see you everywhere, your face is all around
F C Dm7 C
The search of times past contains such sweet pain
C G Am G Am
I’ll banish lonesome thoughts but they’ll return again
[Instrumental after verse 3]
C F G Am
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[Verse 4] (tin whistle tune from intro played over the top)
C G Am G Am
I walk along the shore, the rain in my face
F Dm7 C G Am
My mind is numb with grief, of you there is no trace
F C Dm7 C
I’ll think of this again when far off lands I roam
C G Am G Am
Walking with you by this cold Atlantic foam
[Instrumental after verse 4]
F C Dm G C
1- 2- 1- 2- 3- 4- 1- 2- 3- 4-
[Repeat verse 1]
C G Am G Am
Sorrow and sadness, bitterness, grief
F Dm7 C G Am
Memories I have of you won’t leave me in peace
F C Dm7 C
My mind was running back to the West Coast of Clare
C G Am G Am
Thinking of you and the times we had there
[Ending instrumental] rit.
C F G Am
1- 2- 1- 2- 3- 4- 1- 2- 3- 4- 1- 2
