Verse
Cm F
I walked the stairs, I walked the stairs
Cm D# F
From the shadows, a light of you flared
Cm D# F
Then I walked the roads, I walked, walked the roads
Cm D# F
And they brought me to the raw shores of Cóbh
[Chorus]
D# F
New York, a cough of blood
D# F
Along the waterfront
D# F
My dreams were calling out
D#
Of sky and stone
[Interlude]
Cm Dm D# A# F D# Dm
[Verse 2]
D# Cm D# F Cm Dm
I went westwards towards another war
D# Cm D# F Cm Dm
And I knew what my eyes were fighting for
D# Cm D# F Cm Dm D# F
I watched my boy, I watched, watched my boy
[Chorus]
D# F
Look out for my son
D# F
He is so very young
D# F
Look out for my son
My blood and bone
[Instrumental]
A# D# A# D#
D# Cm D# F
D# Cm D# F Cm Dm
D# Cm D# F
D# Cm D# F Cm Dm D# F
[Chorus]
D# F
Look out for my son
D# F
He was so very young
D# F
Look out for my son
D#
My blood and bone
[Verse 3]
Cm D# F Cm Dm
I nursed the dead, I nursed, I nursed the dead
D# Cm D# F Cm Dm
And I drew the curtains 'cross my own head
D# Cm D# F Cm Dm
I went home, I went, went on home
D# Cm D# F Cm Dm D# F
Began to feel I'm never alone
[Chorus]
D# F
Look out for my soul
D# F
It never will get old
D# F
Look out for my soul
D#
My story's told
[Outro]
A# D# A#
When I crossed the Atlantic
D# A#
I arrived on the Westside