Chord/Tab song: Shores

INTRO: G C

There [G]was a young man from Ireland
Who [C]sailed across the sea
He [G]left his family in Dublin
Could [C]not afford to set them free

He [G]crossed the great ocean
[C]To America
He [G]hoped his fortunes would change
One [C]day he would return

CHORUS:
[Em]Landing on the [C]shores of A[G]merica
He was [Em]bound to make some [C]money, someh[G]ow


Picked up a job for the railways
[C]Laying track as far as you can see
The [G]pay was small, but he saved it all
To [C]stay in this great country

CHORUS:
[Em]Landing on the [C]shores of A[G]merica
He was [Em]bound to make some [C]money, someh[G]ow
[Em]Landing on the [C]shores of A[G]merica
Well, he [Em]sure as hell made [C]money, someh[G]ow

INSTRUMENTAL: Em C G Em C G

He has a wife and three children
They are scared to [C]death
[G]No idea if he'll return
[C]Pray for him every day

He [G]sent home four tickets
For his [C]wife and his three young kids
He [G]wrote in a note, to get on a boat
And [C]join in a land of the free

CHORUS:
[Em]Landing on the [C]shores of A[G]merica
He was [Em]bound to make some [C]money, someh[G]ow
[Em]Landing on the [C]shores of A[G]merica
Well, he [Em]sure as hell made [C]money, someh[G]ow

CHORUS:
[Em]Landing on the [C]shores of A[G]merica
He was [Em]bound to make some [C]money, someh[G]ow
[Em]Landing on the [C]shores of A[G]merica
Well, he [Em]sure as hell made [C]money, someh[G]ow