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