G D G D
Oh! I want to go back to that tumble down shack,
Em A D7
Where the wild roses bloom 'round the door,
C D Em
Just to pillow my head, in that ould trundle bed,
A D
Just to see my ould mother once more.
G D G D
There's a bright gleaming light, guiding me home tonight,
G Bm Em
Down the long road of white cobble stone,
C D G Em
Down the road that leads back, to that tumble down shack,
C D G
To that tumble down shack in Athlone.
[Verse 2]
D G D G
I'm a long way from home and my thoughts ever roam
Em G A D
To ould Erin far over the sea,
C G C G
For my heart it is there, where the skies are so fair
Em A D
And ould Ireland is calling for me.
G D G D
There's a bright gleaming light, guiding me home tonight,
G Bm Em
Down the long road of white cobble stone,
C D G Em
Down the road that leads back, to that tumble down shack,
C D G
To that tumble down shack in Athlone.
[Verse 3]
G D G D
There are eyes that are sad, as they watch for a lad,
E A D7
In the old fashioned town of Athlone,
C D Em
And I pray for the day, when I'm sailing away,
A D
To ould Ireland, and mother, my own.
G D G D
There's a bright gleaming light, guiding me home tonight,
G Bm Em
Down the long road of white cobble stone,
C D G Em
Down the road that leads back, to that tumble down shack,
C D G
To that tumble down shack in Athlone.
