Em D C G
I walked through this city a stranger,
F C G D
in a land I can never call home,
Em D C G
And I cursed the sad notion that caused me,
Em D
in search of my fortune to rome.
Em D C G
I’m weary of working and drinking,
F C G D
a week’s wages left in the bar,
Em D C G
And Lord it’s a shame to use a friends name,
Em D
to beg for the price of a jar.
Chorus:
Em D C G
I remember that bright April morning,
F C G D
when I left home to travel afar,
Em D C G
To work till your dead for a room and a bed,
G D G
It’s not the reason I left Mullingar.
Em D C G
Oh this London’s a city of heartbreak,
F C G D
on Friday there’s friends by the score,
Em D C G
But when the pay’s finished on Monday,
Em D
a friend’s not your friend anymore.
Em D C G
Oh a working day seems never ending,
F C G D
from a shovel and pick there’s no break,
Em D C G
But when your not working your spending,
Em D
that fortune you left home to make.
Chorus:
Em D C G
I remember that bright April morning,
F C G D
when I left home to travel afar,
Em D C G
To work till your dead for a room and a bed,
G D G
It’s not the reason I left Mullin gar.
Em D C G
And for everyone here that finds fortune,
F C G D
and comes home to tell of the tale,
Em D C G
Each morning the Broadway is crowded,
Em D
with many’s the thousand that failed.
I walked through this city a stranger,
F C G D
in a land I can never call home,
Em D C G
And I cursed the sad notion that caused me,
Em D
in search of my fortune to rome.
Em D C G
I’m weary of working and drinking,
F C G D
a week’s wages left in the bar,
Em D C G
And Lord it’s a shame to use a friends name,
Em D
to beg for the price of a jar.
Chorus:
Em D C G
I remember that bright April morning,
F C G D
when I left home to travel afar,
Em D C G
To work till your dead for a room and a bed,
G D G
It’s not the reason I left Mullingar.
Em D C G
Oh this London’s a city of heartbreak,
F C G D
on Friday there’s friends by the score,
Em D C G
But when the pay’s finished on Monday,
Em D
a friend’s not your friend anymore.
Em D C G
Oh a working day seems never ending,
F C G D
from a shovel and pick there’s no break,
Em D C G
But when your not working your spending,
Em D
that fortune you left home to make.
Chorus:
Em D C G
I remember that bright April morning,
F C G D
when I left home to travel afar,
Em D C G
To work till your dead for a room and a bed,
G D G
It’s not the reason I left Mullin gar.
Em D C G
And for everyone here that finds fortune,
F C G D
and comes home to tell of the tale,
Em D C G
Each morning the Broadway is crowded,
Em D
with many’s the thousand that failed.
Em D C G
So young men of Ireland take warning,
F C G D
In London you never will find,
Em D C G
The gold at the end of the rainbow,
Em D
you might just have left it behind
Chorus:
Em D C G
I remember that bright April morning,
F C G D
when I left home to travel afar,
Em D C G
To work till your dead for a room and a bed,
G D G
It’s not the reason I left Mullingar.
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