Intro
F Gm Am A# F C
[Verse 1]
F Gm
John's family, it was everything
Am A#
And the children were his life
F C
And the neighbours always spoke of John so well
F Gm
For once the cards stacked in his favour
Am A#
And the offer came his way
F C F C
Twenty pounds for one night's work, he might as well
[Verse 2]
F
John drove his lorry down an empty road
A# F C
From Carryduff through Saintfield, Tollymore
F Gm
But they found poor John's body
Am A#
On the side of the lonely road
F C F Gm Am A# F C
And the neighbours heard the police tap on the door
[Verse 3]
F Gm
Well, the police they took the phone call
Am A#
It said there'd been some mistake
F C
And apologies were sent to all concerned
F Gm
Two hooded men had stopped John's lorry
Am A#
On the side of the lonely road
F C F C
But their bullet had been meant for someone else
[Verse 4]
F
John's family tried to understand it
A# F C
They prayed in church for strength to pull them through
F Gm
But they'd been seeing lorries
Am A#
On the sides of the lonely roads
F C F C
From Nineteen Sixty-Nine to Ninety-Two
[Chorus]
F
This ain't no precious song about Ireland
A# F
So don't you dare mistake it
C
For the ones that you whistle when you're going home
F Gm
It's not all leaving from some harbour
Am A#
It's not all step into my parlour
F C F Gm Am A# F C
Why should Irish Eyes keep smiling through it all?
[Verse 5]
F Gm
Well, there were investigations
Am A#
Five minutes on the news
F C
And the mass card wore a picture of John's face
F Gm
There was outrage
Am A#
Two letters in the paper
F C F C
And both sides of the fence, they sensed disgrace
[Verse 6]
F
And sure enough there were elections
A# F C
Familiar cowboys tried to steal the show
F Gm
Men spoke of changing attitudes
Am A#
While thirteen tired platitudes
F C F C
Pushed hope and poor John's lorry off the road
[Chorus]
F
This ain't no precious song about Ireland
A# F
So don't you dare mistake it
C
For the ones that you whistle when you're going home
F Gm
It's not all leaving from some harbour
Am A#
It's not all step into my parlour
F C
Why should Irish Eyes keep smiling?
F C F Gm Am A# F C
Why should Irish Eyes keep smiling through it all?
- 1. Chord Gitar Anthony John Clarke - Irish Eyes Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar G)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Anthony John Clarke - Irish Eyes Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar G)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan