Sweet Anne

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[Verse 1]
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I am a young fellow who sails a salt
 sea
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 Byhearted wherever I roam
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 Until thine sweet Anne from the 
town of Tralee
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 And now I think only of home
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 When I am out on the ocean there 
far
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 I dream that I’m holding her tight
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 For her I would raid the moon and 
the stars
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 Just to lie in her arms through the
 night

[Chorus]
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 Oh if I had the wings of an 
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eagle
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 I'd fly to my love on the shore
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 And never again would I leave her
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 For she is the girl I adore
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[Verse 2]
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 They married that spring and 
contented were they
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 As only true lovers can be
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 But his captain did call That he 
had to obey
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 And return one last time to the sea

[Chorus]
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 Oh if I had the wings of an 
      A
eagle
A          D           E        
 I'd fly to my love on the shore
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A          D          E         
 And never again would I leave 
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her
B             E          A
For she is the girl I adore
B             E          A

[Verse 3]
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 A storm it is raging The sails are 
all torn
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 Our ship it is far from the land
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 I grieve for my life Though I face 
death with scorn
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 But I grieve ten times more for 
sweet Anne

[Chorus]
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 Oh if I had the wings of an 
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eagle
A           D         E         
 I'd fly to my love on the shore
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A           D         E         
 And never again would I leave 
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her
B             E                A
 For she is the girl I adore

[Bridge]
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[Riff 2]

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(Key change up 1 step to Key B)

[Verse 4]
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 Sometimes in the night She'll go 
down to the sea
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 Call out his name from the shore
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 Its been many long years But she 
waits faithfully
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 For her love who'll return 
nevermore

[Chorus] (x2)
E        F#          B             B
 Oh if I had the wings of an eagle
B        E           F#          
 I'd fly to my love on the shore
  F#

B       E            F#          
 And never again would I leave 
  F#
her
C#            F#           B
 For she is the girl I adore
E         F#        B              B
Oh if I had the wings of an eagle
B         E          F#          
 I'd fly to my love on the shore
  F#

B        E           F#          
 And never again would I leave 
  F#
her
C#        F#             B
 For she is the girl I adore

[Other]
B        E         F#           F#
C#       F#           B