Back Home in Derry. Ukulele cover. Lyrics and chords attached.

Описание: Song lyrics by Bobby Sands whilst he was in prison for being a member of the I.R.A. More details can be found about Bobby Sands and his involvement in the Irish Republican Movement elsewhere.
Lyrics and chords used here are

Dm Am C G Dm
In 1803 we sailed out to sea. Out from the sweet town of Derry
Am C G Dm
For Australia bound if we didn't all drown. The marks of our fetters we carried
Am Dm Am
In the rusty iron chains we cried for our wean's Our good women we left in sorrow
Dm Am C G Dm
As the main sails unfurled, our curses we hurled. At the English and thoughts of tomorrow

F C Dm C Dm
Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
F C Dm C Dm
Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry


At the mouth of the Foyle, bid farwell to the soil. As down below decks we were lying
O'Doherty screamed, woken out of a dream. By a vision of bold Robert dying
The sun burned cruel as we dished out the gruel. Dan O'Connor was down with the fever
Sixty rebels today bound for Botany Bay. How many will reach their receiver?

Chorus

I cursed them to hell, as our bow fought the swell. Our ship danced like a moth in the firelight
Wild horses rode high as the devil passed by. Taking souls to Hades by twilight
Five weeks out to sea, we were now forty-three. We buried our comrades each morning
In our own slime, we were lost in the time. Endless night without dawning

Chorus

Van Diemen's land is a hell for a man. To end out his whole life in slavery
Where the climate is raw and the gun makes the law. Neither wind nor rain care for bravery
Twenty years have gone by, I've ended my bond. My comrades' ghosts walk behind me
A rebel I came, and a rebel remain. On the cold winter's night you will find me

Chorus x 2