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From Clare to here          by Ralph McTell

(Bm)           G                           A                    D                         A         

Oh there’s four that share the room, and we work hard for the crack,

          G                         A               D                 A     Em

And getting up late on Sundays, I never get to mass.

Chorus      Em           A7            A          D Bm          Em                                          Bm               

It’s a long, long way from Clare to here,      It’s a long, long way from Clare to here,

     G                      A                      D                   Bm         Em           A                           Bm 

Oh it’s a long, long way, and it gets further by the day, It’s a long, long way from Clare to here.

When Friday night comes around Eddies only into fighting,

Me ma would like a letter home, but I’m too tired for writing.

Chorus

And the only time I feel alright, is when I’m into drinking,

It eases off the pain a bit, and levels out the thinking.

Chorus

Well it almost breaks my heart, when I think of Josephine,

I promised I’d be coming back, with pockets full of green.

Chorus

I dream I hear a piper play, or maybe it’s a notion,

I dream I see white horses dance, on that other ocean.

Chorus  

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