City of Chicago * - Christy Moore
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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.
[Verse 1]
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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.
[Chorus]
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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.
[Verse 2]
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Some of them knew fortune,
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Some of them knew fame,
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More of them knew hardship,
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And died upon on the plain.
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They spread throughout the nation,
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They rode the railroad cars,
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They brought their songs and music,
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To ease their lonely hearts.
[Chorus]
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In the city of Chicago,
C G Em
As the evening shadows fall,
F G Am
There are people dreaming,
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Of the hills of Donegal.