The Airborne Toxic Event - Dublin

this song is one of the bonus tracks on ’such hot blood’ and it’s just lovely!

capo on 5

fyi , play C/B in the following way :

E | – 0 – |
B | – 1 – |
G | – 0 – |
D | – 0 – |
A | – 2 – |
E | – 0 – |

or alternatively :

E | – 0 – |
B | – 3 – |
G | – 0 – |
D | – 0 – |
A | – 2 – |
E | – 0 – |

you can play the following variations of the chords instead on verses 1 and 2 , or
just play the full chords if you like!

C G Am G C

E | – 0 – | | – 0 – | | – – – | | – – – | | – – – |
B | – 1 – | | – 3 – | | – 1 – | | – 0 – | | – – – |
G | – – – | | – – – | | – 2 – | | – 0 – | | – – – |
D | – – – | | – – – | | – – – | | – – – | | – 2 – |
A | – – – | | – – – | | – – – | | – – – | | – 3 – |
E | – – – | | – – – | | – – – | | – – – | | – – – |

intro

C G Am G C

verse 1

C G Am G F G C
on the quiet banks of the liffey and lakes , dublin wrote her name .

C G Am G F
on the broad backs of men , we never met with their pens and their stones ,

G C
they did the same ,

C G Am G F
in the hours passed in the pubs , all the glasses were full and they were

G C
wet to the sleeve .

C G Am G F G C
and the eyes were so clear on the girl i met there , i swore id never leave .

chorus

F G
and the young men who longed for these shores in a song ,

C C/B Am
all they wanted was a home ,

F G C C/B Am
and i wanted one too with a girl eyes as blue as the light of dawn ,

F G C
patiently , she waits there for me to come home .

verse 2

C G Am G F G
was a bleary – eyed night , drunk from the lights and the sounds of a city

C
awake ,

C G Am G F G
and she stood in the crowd , her face as a shroud , leaving nothing for my eye

C
to take .

C G Am G F
but a warmth was so clear , it betrayed her as nearly she glowed like those

G C
lights on the bridge ,

C G Am G F G
and a pain in my side , as i was drawn to her pride like the rise of the wind

C
to the ridge .

chorus

F G
and the young men who longed for these shores in a song ,

C C/B Am
all they wanted was a home ,

F G C C/B Am
and i wanted one too with a girl eyes as blue as the light of dawn ,

F G C
patiently , she waits there for me to come home .

instrumental – play chorus chords

verse 3 ( stum full chords )

C G Am G F
these waters have run red , these beaches have bled from the wounds at the

G C
dark heart of man ,

C G Am G F
daughters grown sharp , tongues like knives to the heart or a charm for the

G C
curse of the land ,

C G Am G F
with prayers in their eyes , how well they’ve disguised that it’s love

G C
they’re giving away .

C G Am G F G
but you might believe when your hard heart says leave but this one implores

C
you to stay .

chorus

F G
and the young men who longed for these girls with our songs ,

C C/B Am
all we wanted was a home .

F G C C/B Am
she wants one too with someone heart as true as this prison made of stone ,

F G C
patiently , she waits there for me to come home ,

F G C
patiently , i wait to be free and be home .

thanks guys : ) x