Intro: E A E
verse 1
Em E
Sailed away from the old North Wall
Travelling feet gave me the call,
F#m
Leaving, a suitcase in my hand,
B
With the price of a pint, didn't need a bite.
E
There was good old craic on the boat that night.
D E
As we left our homes in Ireland.
B
And the lights they flickered from the shore,
E
The boat was rocking to and fro,
A E B
Heading for the docks in Liverpool,
A
We sang and danced the night away,
E
The squeezebox, sang and the fiddle played,
A B E
Stepping off the boat in Liverpool.
A B E
verse 2
E B E
Rise up at the craic of dawn,
B E
Working hard the whole week long,
A
At night time I'd play me old guitar,
E B
And we sang together one and all,
E
Side by side and standing tall,
A B E
The craic was good down in the Liffey bar
B
And the lights they flickered from the shore,
E
The pub was rocking to and fro,
A E B
Down beside the docks of Liverpool,
A
We sang and danced the night away,
E
The squeezebox, sang and the fiddle played,
A B E
Stepping off at night in Liverpool.
Solo
A E B E
A B E
verse 3
C F
Now that was many years ago,
But fortune came I'll have you know,
B
Leaving that old suitcase in my hand,
F C
The time has come to bid adieu
F
To good old pals in Liverpool
B F
Tomorrow I'll be back in Ireland.
C
And the lights they flickered from the shore,
F
The boat was rocking to and fro,
B F C
Heading for the docks in Liverpool,
B
We sang and danced the night away,
F
The squeezebox, sang and the fiddle played,
B F
Stepping off the boat from Liverpool.