Intro: A D E A
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verse 1
A D
I am a young fellow who sails a salt sea
E A
Byhearted wherever I roam
A D
Until thine sweet Anne from the town of Tralee
E A
And now I think only of home
A D
When I am out on the ocean there far
E A
I dream that I’m holding her tight
A D
For her I would raid the moon and the stars
E A
Just to lie in her arms through the night
D E A A
Oh if I had the wings of an eagle
A D E E
I'd fly to my love on the shore
A D E E
And never again would I leave her
B E A
For she is the girl I adore
B E A
verse 2
A D
We married that spring and contented were they
E A
As only true lovers can be
A D
But as captain did call That he had to obey
E A
And return one last time to the sea
D E A A
Oh if I had the wings of an eagle
A D E E
I'd fly to my love on the shore
A D E E
And never again would I leave her
B E A
For she is the girl I adore
B E A
verse 3
A D
A storm it is raging The sails are all torn
E A
Our ship it is far from the land
A D
I grieve from my life Though I face death with scorn
E A
But I grieve ten times more for sweet Anne
D E A A
Oh if I had the wings of an eagle
A D E E
I'd fly to my love on the shore
A D E E
And never again would I leave her
B E A
For she is the girl I adore
Bridge
A D E A (x2)
Riff 1
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(Key change up 1 step to Key C)
verse 4
B E
Sometimes in the night She'll go down to the sea
F# B
Call out his name from the shore
B E
Its been many long years But she waits faithfully
F# B
For her lover returned nevermore
E F# B B
Oh if I had the wings of an eagle
B E F# F#
I'd fly to my love on the shore
B E F# F#
And never again would I leave her
C# F# B
For she is the girl I adore
E F# B B
Oh if I had the wings of an eagle
B E F# F#
I'd fly to my love on the shore
B E F# F#
And never again would I leave her
C# F# B
For she is the girl I adore (2x)
B E F# F#
C# F# B