A D B
In the east end of London I met an old man
Bm E
He kept a bar called the horses and tram
A D Bm
My parents were Irish they loved that dear land
B Bm E
The cockney he smiled and he shook my old hand
[Chorus]
A C#m D Bm
My heart is in Ireland it's there I long to be
B Bm E
Her hills and her valleys are calling to me
E E7 D A
Though born here in this land my heart is in Ireland
A Bm E A
Them land of the old folk is calling to me
[Verse 2]
A D B
Near a coalmine in Wales by a roadside cafe
Bm E
A young girl came smiling and to me did say
A D Bm
Well my folks are from Ireland me dad he hopes one day
B Bm E
When he leaves the mines sure we'll go back to stay
[Chorus]
A C#m D Bm
My heart is in Ireland it's there I long to be
B Bm E
Her hills and her valleys are calling to me
E E7 D A
Though born here in this land my heart is in Ireland
A Bm E A
Them land of the old folk is calling to me
[Verse 3]
A D B
Then I went through the midlands to each city and town
Bm E
I found there were Irish in each place I roamed
A D Bm
And I drank and I sang in a pub they called the crown
B Bm E
With the Birmingham Irish we sang songs of home
[Chorus]
A C#m D Bm
My heart is in Ireland it's there I long to be
B Bm E
Her hills and her valleys are calling to me
E E7 D A
Though born here in this land my heart is in Ireland
A Bm E A
Them land of the old folk is calling to me
[Verse 4]
A D B
Then I went north to scotland to Glasgow on the Clyde
Bm E
I met with some young lads said Celtic's our side
A D Bm
All our folks are from Ireland the island of the green
B Bm E
That country we love but a place we've not seen
[Chorus]
A C#m D Bm
My heart is in Ireland it's there I long to be
B Bm E
Her hills and her valleys are calling to me
E E7 D A
Though born here in this land my heart is in Ireland
A Bm E A
Them land of the old folk is calling to me
