Érin Grá Mo Chroí    Traditional

Capo 1st fret for Dervish's version

(Em)    (G) (C) (Am) (D) (G)   (G6)(hold)
(Em)In the evening sun, when my (C)daily work was (D)done,
I (Em)rambled to the (C)seashore (C/G)for a (C)walk, (C5)(hold)
And (Em)I being all a(C)lone, I sat (G)down upon a (C)stone    (hold)
For to (Am)gaze on the (D)scenes of New (G)York. (G5)(hold)

Oh then, (Em)Érin grá mo (C)chroí, you're the (C5)only (C)one for (D)me,
You're the (Em)fairest that my (C)eyes did (D)e'er be(C)hold. (C5)(hold)
You're the (Em)bright star of the (C)west, the (G)land St. Patrick (C)blessed, (C5)(hold)
You're the (Am)dear little (D)isle so far a(G)way. (G5)(hold)
(Em)    (C)    (Am)    (D)    (hold)

'Twas on a (Em)cold, cold winter's (C)night with the turf fire burning (D)bright
And the (Em)snowflakes fallen (C)on a (C/G)winter's (C)day,
And (Em)I being all a(C)lone, I sat (G)down on my (C)own    (hold)
In the (Am)dear little (D)isle so far a(G)way. (G4)(G)

(G/F#)Oh then, (Em)Érin grá mo (C)chroí, you're the (C5)only (C)one for (D)me,
You're the (Em)fairest that my (C)eyes did (D)e'er be(C)hold. (C5)(hold)
You're the (Em)bright star of the (C)west, the (G)land St. Patrick (C)blessed, (C5)(hold)
You're the (Am)dear little (D)isle so far a(G)way. (G5)(hold)
(Em)    (C)    (Am)    (D)    (Em)    (C)       (C5)   
(Em)    (C)    (G)    (C)    (hold) (Am)    (D)    (Em)    (C)       (D)   
(Em)    (C) (C/G) (C)    (Em)    (C)   (G)   (C)    (hold)
(Am)    (D)    (G)    (G5)(hold)

The (Em)day that I did part, sure it (C)broke my mother's (D)heart,
Will I (Em)ever see my (C)dear folks (C/G) any(C)more? (hold)
Not un(Em)til my bones are (C)laid in the (G)cold and silent (C)grave    (hold)
In the (Am)dear little (D)isle so far a(G)way.    (hold)

Oh then, (Em)Érin grá mo (C)chroí, you're the (C5)only (C)one for (D)me,
You're the (Em)fairest that my (C)eyes did (D)e'er be(C)hold. (C5)(hold)
You're the (Em)bright star of the (C)west, the (G)land St. Patrick (C)blessed, (C5)(hold)
You're the (Am)dear little (D)isle so far a(G)way. (G5)(hold)
(Em)    (C)    (G)    (C)    (C5)(hold) (Am)    (D)    (G)

The way I play it, mostly Dervish's version.

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