|G |G |C |C |G |Em C |D |D G |G |G Em |Em |C D |D C |G | [Verse 1] G Em Farewell my country a long farewell, C D G My tale of anguish no tongue can tell, Em For I’m forced to fly o're the ocean wide, C D C G From the home I love by Lough Sheelin side. G Em How proud was I of my girl so fair, C D G I was envied most by the young men there, Em When I brought her back a bashful bride, C D C G From my cottage home by Lough Sheelin side. [Chorus] G C Farewell my love a fond a dieu, G Em C Farewell my comrades and my country too D7 G Em For I'm forced to fly o're the ocean wide C D C G From the home I love by Lough Sheelin side. [Verse 2] G Em But all our joys were too good to last, C D G For the landlord came our young hopes to blast, Em In vain we pleaded for mercy no, C D C G He hurled us out in the blinding snow. G Em But no one opened for us their doors, C D G For ill felt vengeance would reach them sure, Em My Eileen fainted in my arms and died, C D C G On that snowy night by Lough Sheelin side. [Chorus] G C Farewell my love a fond a dieu, G Em C Farewell my comrades and my country too D7 G Em For I'm forced to fly o're the ocean wide C D C G From the home I love by Lough Sheelin side [Verse 3] G Em I buried her down in the churchyard low C D G Where in springtime the wild flowers grow, Em I shed no tears for my tongue felt dry C D C G On that fearfull night by Lough Sheelin side. G Em Farewell my country farewell all day, C D G The ship will soon take me far away, Em But my fond heart would sooner bide, C D C G Near my Eileen's grave by lough Sheelin side. [Chorus] G C Farewell my love a fond a dieu, G Em C Farewell my comrades and my country too D7 G Em For I'm forced to fly o're the ocean wide C D C G From the home I love by Lough Sheelin side