Rose Betts - Irish Eyes

Capo: 1st fret

[Verse 1]
C
My Mother Says I Have Irish Eyes
C Csus4 C
Irish Eyes, Irish Eyes
C
My Mother Says I Have Irish Eyes
Am G F C
They Go Ever So Blue Under Stormy Skies
Am G F C
But They’re Never So Blue As When I Let Them Cry

[Verse 2]

C
My Father Says I Have English Hair
C Csus4 C
English Hair, English Hair
C
Brown Like The Bark Of An Oak Somewhere
Am G F C
Like The Bed Of A Lake Where The Hemlock Grows
Am G F C
Like The Thorn In The Stem Of An English Rose

[Chorus]

C
I’m A Map Of The World And The Ones Before
C/F C
One Foot In Sea And One On Shore
C C/F
Every Step, Every Hope Flung High
C
I’m A Map Of Them All With My Irish Eyes

[Verse 3]

C
My Nana Says I Have Travelling Feet
C Csus4 C
Travelling Feet, Travelling Feet
C
Slippers For Princesses Don’t Fit Me
Am G F C
But I Dance To My Own Drum, Bright And Bold
Am G F C
And My Travelling Feet Always Get Me Home

[Verse 4]

C
My Sister Says I’ve A Restless Soul
C Csus4 C
Restless Soul, Restless Soul
C
Easy To Catch But I’m Hard To Hold
Am G F C
Like A Song On The Wind That You Caught One Day
Am G F C
I Get Under Your Skin, Then I Slip Away

[Chorus]

C F C
I’m A Map Of The World And The Ones Before
Am F C
One Foot In Sea And One On Shore
C F Am
Every Step, Every Hope Flung High
C
I’m A Map Of Them All With My Irish Eyes

[Instrumental]

C Am F G

C Am F G C

[Verse 5]

C Am
My Mother Says I Have Irish Eyes
F G
Irish Eyes, Irish Eyes
C Am
My Mother Says I Have Irish Eyes
F G C
They Go Ever So Blue

[Chorus]

C F C
I’m A Map Of The World And The Ones Before
C F C
One Foot In Sea And One On Shore
C F G F
Every Step, Every Hope Flung High
N.C.
I’m A Map Of Them All With My Irish Eyes