Shores

The Willows - Shores 



Intro: G  C 

      G 
There was a young man from Ireland 
    C 
Who sailed across the sea 
   G 
He left his family in Dublin 
      C 
Could not afford to set them free 


   G 
He crossed the great ocean 
C 
To America 
   G 
He hoped his fortunes would change 
    C 
One day he would return 



Em             C          G 
Landing on the shores of America 
       Em                 C           G 
He was bound to make some money, somehow 



Picked up a job for the railways 
C 
Laying track as far as you can see 
    G 
The pay was small, but he saved it all 
   C 
To stay in this great country 



Em             C          G 
Landing on the shores of America 
       Em                 C           G 
He was bound to make some money, somehow 
Em             C          G 
Landing on the shores of America 
         Em                C           G 
Well, he sure as hell made money, somehow 


Instrumental: Em  C   G   Em  C   G 


He has a wife and three children 
                   C 
They are scared to death 
G 
No idea if he'll return 
C 
Pray for him every day 


   G 
He sent home four tickets 
        C 
For his wife and his three young kids 
   G 
He wrote in a note, to get on a boat 
    C 
And join in a land of the free 


 
Em             C          G 
Landing on the shores of America 
       Em                 C           G 
He was bound to make some money, somehow 
Em             C          G 
Landing on the shores of America 
         Em                C           G 
Well, he sure as hell made money, somehow 


Em             C          G 
Landing on the shores of America 
       Em                 C           G 
He was bound to make some money, somehow 
Em             C          G 
Landing on the shores of America 
         Em                C           G 
Well, he sure as hell made money, somehow