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From Clare to here - Noel McLaughlin
F G C G
1. There's four who share the room, and we work hard for the crack,
F G C G
But getting up late on Sunday, I never get to mass.
d G7 Am
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
Dm G Am
Oh, it's a long, long way from Clare to here,
F G C Am
Oh, it's a long, long way, it gets further day by day,
Dm G7 Am
It's a long, long way from Clare to here
2. When Friday night comes around and I'm only into fighting
My ma would like a letter home but I'm too tired for writing
3. And the only time I feel alright is when I'm into drinking
It eases off the pain a bit and levels out my thinking
4. And it almost breaks my heart when I think of Josephine
I promised I'd be coming back with pockets full of green
5. I dream I hear a piper play or maybe it's emotion
I dream I see white horses dance on that other ocean