Gaelic Storm - I Miss My Home

this is one of my all time favourite irish songs , gaelic storm’s “i miss my home . ”

you know what they say necessity is the mother of invention , no one else had the
chords for this song . . . so i figured them out . really easy song , just get down the
irish strum pattern and you’ve got it .

i miss my home
by : gaelic storm

intro : G – C – D ( x2 )

G
when i was a baby boy ,
C D
me mammy said to me ,
G
“don’t mess around with them irish girls ,
C D
they’ll never let you be!”
G
well , i went off to dublin ,
C D Em
to see what i could see . . .
C D – ( stop )
they filled me up with whiskey , boys!
they never let me be!

chorus :
G
i miss my home!
C D G
the chimney stacks and the cobbled streets i roam ,
C D G ( D ) C C
wherever i go , when i find myself alone ,
C D G
i just close my eyes and the memories take me home .

when i was a little boy ,
me mammy said to me ,
don’t mess around with them french girls , they’ll never let you be ,
i took a trip to paris , france ,
to see what i could see . . .
they filled me up with ooh la la!
they never let me be!

chorus

when i was a young man ,
me mammy said to me ,
stay away from all those yankee girls ,
they’ll never let you be ,
so i went to new york city ,
to see what i could see ,
they put mustard on me hot dog , boys!
they never let me be!

chorus
( violin solo )

bridge :
G C D
it’s finally plain to see ,
G C D
they’ll never let you be ,
Em C D – ( stop )
i should have listened to all the things ,
me mammy said to me!

chorus

and now i Am an old man ,
at the age of 93
i’m on my way to heaven , boys ,
to see what i can see ,
st . peter’s at them pearly gates ,
and as he opens up the door ,
he says you’re not finished yet me b’yyyy!
you’re goin’ back for more!

chorus
C D G
well i just close my eyes and the memories take me home .
i close my eyes and the memories take me home . . .
i close my eyes and the memories take me home . . .

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the chord progressions stay the same the whole song . exception of bridge .
listen to the song here :

thanks!