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[Verse 1]
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Oh there's four who share this room as we work hard for the craic
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And getting up late on Sundays I never get to Mass

[Refrain]
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It's a long long way from Clare to here 
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It's a long long way from Clare to here
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Oh it's a long long way it grows further by the day
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It's a long long way from Clare to here

[Verse 2]
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When Friday comes around he's only into fighting
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My ma would like a letter home but I'm too tired for writing

[Refrain]
       Em        A                 D   Bm
It's a long long way from Clare to here 
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It's a long long way from Clare to here
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Oh it's a long long way it grows further by the day
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It's a long long way from Clare to here

[Verse 3]
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And the only time I feel alright is when I'm into drinking 
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It eases off the pain of it and levels out my thinking

[Refrain]
       Em        A                 D   Bm
It's a long long way from Clare to here 
       Em        A                 Bm
It's a long long way from Clare to here
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Oh it's a long long way it grows further by the day
       Em        A                 Bm
It's a long long way from Clare to here

[Verse 4]
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It almost breaks my heart when I think of Josephine
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I promised her I'd be coming home with my pockets full of green

[Refrain]
       Em        A                 D   Bm
It's a long long way from Clare to here 
       Em        A                 Bm
It's a long long way from Clare to here
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Oh it's a long long way it grows further by the day
       Em        A                 Bm
It's a long long way from Clare to here

[Verse 5]
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I dream I hear a piper playing or maybe it's a notion 
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I dream I see white horses dance upon that other ocean

[Refrain]
       Em        A                 D   Bm
It's a long long way from Clare to here 
       Em        A                 Bm
It's a long long way from Clare to here
    G               A            D              Bm
Oh it's a long long way it grows further by the day
       Em        A                 Bm
It's a long long way from Clare to here
   G                A            D              Bm
Oh it's a long long way it grows further by the day
       Em        A                 D
It's a long long way from Clare to here