Biography:
Eamon Friel (London, England, 1949 - 21 June 2019) was a Northern Irish singer, songwriter and broadcaster.
He recorded a number of albums, including:
In My Time (2016) THRCD 1011
The Streets Forget (2012) THRCD 1008
Smarter (2009) Thran THRCD 1006
Here Is The River (2006) Thran THRCD 1004
Waltz of The Years (2003) Thran THRCD 1003
Word of Spring (2000) Thran Records THRCD 1001
Stepping Stones (1993) Spring Records SCD 1028
Logrhythms (1985) Spring Records
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Eamon Friel - Farewell Mayo
[Intro]
D G A D
[Verse 1]
G D A G A
When the schools got out for summer I got started
D G A D
On the long awaited journey to the west
G D Em A
I was feeling so excited and light hearted
D G A D
I was heading for the place that I loved best
[Verse 2]
G A D A G A
And the bus said "Sligo" on the destination
D G A D
On down through Barnsmore Gap and Ballintra
G D Em A
Then you got another bus at Sligo station
D G A D
And the Freestate writing spelt out Ballina
[Chorus]
Am G
At Enniscrone the broad Atlantic
D G A
Meant that you hadn't far to go
Dm C
And when you saw the top of Nephin
G A7
You knew you'd landed in Mayo
N.C. D G A D
God bless Mayo
[Verse 3]
G A D A G A
Friendly hands to take your hand and say he's bigger
D G A D
Hefty arms to hoist you high and hug you hard
G D Em A
Take the road through Crossmolina to the river
D G A D
And the sideroad takes you back to Garranard
[Chorus]
Am G
And I knew every windy corner
D G A
Of the little fields below
Dm C
And every ripple of that river
G A7
'Cross the stepping stones I'd go
N.C. D G A D
There in Mayo
[Verse 4]
G A D A G A
When the day came to go back, my heart was bleeding
D G A D
With a grief that seems relentless when you're small
G D Em A
They say every child should have his share of Eden
D G A D
But a city child needs Eden most of all
[Chorus]
Am G
Back to the darkening streets of Derry
D G A
Broken hearted I must go
Dm C
Far from the splendour and the silence
G A7
And the wonder of Mayo
N.C. D G A D
Farewell Mayo
[Intro]
D G A D
[Verse 1]
G D A G A
When the schools got out for summer I got started
D G A D
On the long awaited journey to the west
G D Em A
I was feeling so excited and light hearted
D G A D
I was heading for the place that I loved best
[Verse 2]
G A D A G A
And the bus said "Sligo" on the destination
D G A D
On down through Barnsmore Gap and Ballintra
G D Em A
Then you got another bus at Sligo station
D G A D
And the Freestate writing spelt out Ballina
[Chorus]
Am G
At Enniscrone the broad Atlantic
D G A
Meant that you hadn't far to go
Dm C
And when you saw the top of Nephin
G A7
You knew you'd landed in Mayo
N.C. D G A D
God bless Mayo
[Verse 3]
G A D A G A
Friendly hands to take your hand and say he's bigger
D G A D
Hefty arms to hoist you high and hug you hard
G D Em A
Take the road through Crossmolina to the river
D G A D
And the sideroad takes you back to Garranard
[Chorus]
Am G
And I knew every windy corner
D G A
Of the little fields below
Dm C
And every ripple of that river
G A7
'Cross the stepping stones I'd go
N.C. D G A D
There in Mayo
[Verse 4]
G A D A G A
When the day came to go back, my heart was bleeding
D G A D
With a grief that seems relentless when you're small
G D Em A
They say every child should have his share of Eden
D G A D
But a city child needs Eden most of all
[Chorus]
Am G
Back to the darkening streets of Derry
D G A
Broken hearted I must go
Dm C
Far from the splendour and the silence
G A7
And the wonder of Mayo
N.C. D G A D
Farewell Mayo
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