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