From Clare To Here by Ralph McTell


Oh, there's (G)four who share this room as we (D)work hard for the (G)crack
And sleeping late on Sunday I (D)never get to (G)Mass.

It's a (Emin)long, wa(A7)y from Clare to (D)here (Bmin)
It's a (Emin)long, wa(A7)y from Clare to (Bmin)here
(G)It's a long, long (A7)way, it grows (D)further by the (Bmin)day
It's a (Emin)long, wa(A7)y from Clare to (D)here

When Friday comes around Terry's only into fighting
My ma would like a letter home but I'm too tired for writing

It's a long, way from Clare to here
It's a long, way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way, it grows further by the day
It's a long, way from Clare to here

Well it almost breaks my heart when I think of Josephine
I told her I'd be coming home with my pockets full of green

It's a long, way from Clare to here
It's a long, way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way, it grows further by the day
It's a long, way from Clare to here

And the only time I feel alright is when I'm into drinking
It sort of eases the pain a bit and levels out my thinking

It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long, way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way, it grows further by the day
It's a long, way from Clare to here

I sometimes hear a fiddle play or maybe it's a notion
I dream I see white horses dance upon that other ocean

It's a long, long way from Clare to here
It's a long, way from Clare to here
It's a long, long way, it grows further by the day
It's a long, long way from Clare to here

It's a long, long way from Clare to here.