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[Verse 1]
                          D                     G
Father was a singing man, most of what he sang
                            D                   G   (B)(C)(D)
Had to do with Ireland, the place from where he came
C              G          D              G       F
Ireland of his childhood, Ireland of his spring
             C               G    (B)(C)(D) C
To return to Ireland was his dream


[Chorus]
        D        G       G/A   G/B C  G/B   D7    C
Drink a round to Ireland boys, I'm home___ again
        D        G     G/A     G/B C    G/B D7      G
Drink a round to Jesus Christ, who died for    Irishmen


[Verse 2]
                                 D                  G
I guess he left his dreams to me after he was gone
                                          D                G   (B)(C)(D)
And there were many years to come where I sang my father's song
C                G        D             G    F
And so I came to Ireland, here I live today
                 C               G     (B)(C)(D) C
Lately I've been wondering why I stay


[Chorus]
        D        G       G/A   G/B C  G/B   D7    C
Drink a round to Ireland boys, I'm home___ again
        D        G     G/A     G/B C    G/B D7      G
Drink a round to Jesus Christ, who died for    Irishmen


[Verse 3]
                                   D                         G
Dad, I think you're fortunate your dreams did not come true
                                         D                 G  (B)(C)(D) C
I know that it would break your heart to see the things we do
                     G            D                     G     F
If you could see the murder here, if you could feel the pain
                  C                    G     (B)(C)(D) C
To see the way we live would bring you shame


[Chorus]
        D        G       G/A   G/B C  G/B   D7    C
Drink a round to Ireland boys, I'm home___ again
        D        G     G/A     G/B C    G/B D7      G    (B)(C)(D) C
Drink a round to Jesus Christ, who died for    Irishmen


[Chorus]
        D     N.C.
Drink a round to Ireland boys, I'm home___ again
                                   C    G/B D7      G
Drink a round to Jesus Christ, who died for    Irishmen