Biography:
Paddy Reilly (b. October 18, 1939) is an Irish folk singer and guitarist. He is one of Ireland's most famous balladeers and is best known for his renditions of The Fields of Athenry and The Town I Loved So Well. Paddy has been known to mix up his songs with mythical/legendary characters such as John G. McGurk, Barnie McGee, Uncle J.J. McKay, Slugger O'toole, Patrick "Fisticuffs" Norton, Paul P. "Stomach Shelf" Norkas and Hogan from County Tyrone.
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The Town I Loved So Well chords
Paddy Reilly (Phil Coulter)
Capo I
G D C G
In my memory I will always see
C G D
the town that I have loved so well
G D C G
Where our school played ball by the gas yard wall
C G D G
and we laughed through the smoke and the smell
Em D G Em C
Going home in the rain, running up the dark lane
G C D
past the jail and down behind the fountain
G D C G
Those were happy days in so many, many ways
C G D G
in the town I loved so well
G D C G
In the early morning the shirt factory horn
C G D
called women from Creggan, the Moor and the Bog
G D C G
While the men on the dole played a mother's role,
C G D G
fed the children and then walked the dogs
Em D G Em C
And when times got rough there was just about enough
G C D
But they saw it through without complaining
G D C G
For deep inside was a burning pride
C G D G
in the town I loved so well
G D C G
There was music there in the Derry air
C G D
like a language that we could all could understand
G D C G
I remember the day when I earned my first pay
C G D G
As I played in a small pick-up band
Em D G Em C
There I spent my youth and to tell you the truth
G C D
I was sad to leave it all behind me
G D C G
For I learned about life and I'd found a wife
C G D G
in the town I loved so well
G D C G
But when I returned how my eyes have burned
C G D
to see how a town could be brought to its knees
G D C G
By the armored cars and the bombed out bars
C G D G
and the gas that hangs on to every tree
Em D G Em C
Now the army's installed by that old gas yard wall
G C D
and the damned barbed wire gets higher and higher
G D C G
With their tanks and their guns, oh my God, what have they done?
C G D G
to the town I loved so well
G D C G
Now the music's gone but they carry on
C G D
For their spirit's been bruised, never broken
G D C G
They will not forget but their hearts are set
C G D G
on tomorrow and peace once again
Em D G Em C
For what's done is done and what's won is won
G C D
and what's lost is lost and gone forever
G D C G
I can only pray for a bright, brand new day
C G D G
in the town I loved so well
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# This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
# song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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The Town I Loved So Well chords
Paddy Reilly (Phil Coulter)
Capo I
G D C G
In my memory I will always see
C G D
the town that I have loved so well
G D C G
Where our school played ball by the gas yard wall
C G D G
and we laughed through the smoke and the smell
Em D G Em C
Going home in the rain, running up the dark lane
G C D
past the jail and down behind the fountain
G D C G
Those were happy days in so many, many ways
C G D G
in the town I loved so well
G D C G
In the early morning the shirt factory horn
C G D
called women from Creggan, the Moor and the Bog
G D C G
While the men on the dole played a mother's role,
C G D G
fed the children and then walked the dogs
Em D G Em C
And when times got rough there was just about enough
G C D
But they saw it through without complaining
G D C G
For deep inside was a burning pride
C G D G
in the town I loved so well
G D C G
There was music there in the Derry air
C G D
like a language that we could all could understand
G D C G
I remember the day when I earned my first pay
C G D G
As I played in a small pick-up band
Em D G Em C
There I spent my youth and to tell you the truth
G C D
I was sad to leave it all behind me
G D C G
For I learned about life and I'd found a wife
C G D G
in the town I loved so well
G D C G
But when I returned how my eyes have burned
C G D
to see how a town could be brought to its knees
G D C G
By the armored cars and the bombed out bars
C G D G
and the gas that hangs on to every tree
Em D G Em C
Now the army's installed by that old gas yard wall
G C D
and the damned barbed wire gets higher and higher
G D C G
With their tanks and their guns, oh my God, what have they done?
C G D G
to the town I loved so well
G D C G
Now the music's gone but they carry on
C G D
For their spirit's been bruised, never broken
G D C G
They will not forget but their hearts are set
C G D G
on tomorrow and peace once again
Em D G Em C
For what's done is done and what's won is won
G C D
and what's lost is lost and gone forever
G D C G
I can only pray for a bright, brand new day
C G D G
in the town I loved so well
Set8
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