John Doyle — The Arabic

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I'm sure he plays in open tuning but otherwise you can play the Dm simply like below.  
Makes it easier.

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[VERSE 1]
Dm                Am           F            Am
In the stony grey soil through hardship and toil,
Dm          F                      Am
Roscommon's rough lands they owned me.
Dm      Am           F            Am
Digging potatoes and ploughing the earth,
   Dm        F               Am
As my family did long before me.
      Dm                    F            Am
But I swore I would furrow, plant my own seed,
Dm           F               Am
Rise from my knees and stand proudly.
Dm         Am        F            Am
America, I swore, or some foreign shore,
      Dm               Am       Dm    Dm/C   Dm
Would grant the life I dream of surely.

[VERSE 2]
Dm                Am        F          Am
So I saved up the money, my passage to pay,
    Dm               F         Am
And braved the world early one morning.
      Dm          Am     F               Am
I bid adieu to my family among grief and tears,
        Dm           F      Am
As they feared there was no returning.
       Dm                  F         Am
On the White Star Line I'd soon sail away,
  Dm               F             Am
Although the Great War was still raging.
  Dm              Am       F               Am
I walked the long days, to Queenstown made way,
         Dm        Am         Dm       Dm/C   Dm
Till the Arabic it loomed far above me.

[VERSE 3]
    Dm              Am           F           Am
Who knows what fate brings, what life has in store?
   Dm             F             Am
We peer through a looking glass dimly.
   Dm           Am         F             Am
As I stepped on board, and steerage went toward,
Dm            F                  Am
Below decks a dread chill spread o'er me.
   Dm              F       Am
At last we weighed anchor, ploughed o'er the main,
    Dm           F            Am
The last hint of land dimming slowly.
   Dm            Am         F           Am
We zigzagged our course for fear of the worst,
        Dm                 Am         Dm       Dm/C   Dm
And the worst ploughed its course far below me.

[VERSE 4]
Dm  Am    F              Am
U24, the scourge of the sea,
Dm           F              Am
Spied us and soon they made ready.
Dm             Am          F          Am
Torpedoes were loosed, our ship was reduced
     Dm     F             Am
To a watery grave sinking steadily.
    Dm             F         Am
The lifeboats were cast, the men entered last,
    Dm            F          Am
But there was too few for so many.
  Dm            Am       F             Am
I jumped in the sea as a blast wounded me,
        Dm           Am        Dm     Dm/C   Dm
And the blood it ran thick and freely

[VERSE 5]
   Dm          Am      F          Am
In fear and confusion, thrashing around,
Dm            F           Am
Dreading the abyss fast approaching.
Dm           Am      F           Am
Spying a lifeboat, I swam to its side,
         Dm           F          Am
But they beat me with oars for encroaching.
      Dm                 F       Am
But a lady on board took pity on me,
     Dm            F              Am
As I stole my last breath and was sinking.
Dm          Am     F            Am
Grabbing my arm to keep me from harm,
    Dm          Am            Dm       Dm/C   Dm
She held me and saved me from drowning.

[VERSE 6]
   Dm          Am     F          Am
We got back on shore, safe and secure.
     Dm         F        Am
They led us all to the infirmary.
      Dm            Am               F         Am
Three month I spent there, wondering why I was spared.
 Dm                F       Am
Among all, why was I given mercy?
     Dm            F                      Am
Some live and some die, there's no reason why.
    Dm             F             Am
The spinners weave their webs in mystery.
        Dm         Am    F            Am
Now I'm back on my land, fate lends a hand,
       Dm          Am            Dm         Dm/C   Dm
As the roots of Roscommon weave around me.		
    

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