In The City Of Chicago
(Christie Moore)
Intro: G D Em
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Chorus: In the city of Chicago
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As the evening shadows fall
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There are people dreaming
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Of the hills of Donegal
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Verse 1: Eighteen forty seven
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was the year it all began
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Deadly pains of hunger
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Drove a million from the land
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They journeyed not for glory
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Their motive wasn't greed
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A voyage of survival
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Across the stormy sea
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Verse 2: Some of them knew fortune
Some of them knew fame
More of them knew hardship
Died upon the plain
They spread throughout the nation
They rode the railroad cars
Brought their songs and music
To ease their lonely hearts
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