G   C   G   C    Dm  C  F
G   C   G   C    Dm  C  F

[Verse 1]
G
How can the small flowers grow
       Em   C     F
If the wild winds blow
        Gm                C
And the cold snow is all around?
G
Where will the frail birds fly
         Em       F
If their homes on high
          Gm               G        C
Have been torn down to the ground?

[Chorus]
                   F                            C
Lift the wings and carry me away from here and
                   F                  G
Fill the sail that breaks the line to home
             Am    Em  F    C  Dm   C    G
But when I'm miles and miles  apart from you
F    C                                 F          C     Dm7
I'm beside you, when I think of you, a Stóirín, a Ghrà

[Verse 2]
G
How can a tree stand tall
     Em   C     F
If a rain won't fall
   Gm                C
To wash its branches down?
    G
And how can the heart survive
       Em    F
Can it stay alive
       Gm                G      C
If its love's denied for long?

[Chorus]
                   F                            C
Lift the wings and carry me away from here and
                   F                  G
Fill the sail that breaks the line to home
             Am    Em  F    C  Dm   C    G
But when I'm miles and miles  apart from you
F    C                                 F          C     Dm7
I'm beside you, when I think of you, a Stóirín, a Ghrà
        C                             F
And I'm with you as I dream of you, a Stóirín
         C                                 F          C
And this song will bring you near to me, a Stóirín, a Grá