Knock Song - Lyrics and chords C G C At the early age of 38 me mother sent me west F C Get up say's she and get a job say's I I'll do my best A G F C I pulled on my wellington's to march to Kiltimagh G C I took a wrong turn in charlestown and ended up in knock
G C Once this quite crossroads was a place of quite prayer F C The Catholics got indulgent once or twice a year A G F C You could buy a pair of rosary beads or get your candles blessed G C If you had a guilty conscience you could get it off your chest
G C Then came the priest from partry father Horan was his name F C And since he's been appointed knock has never been the same A G F C Be god say's jem it's 80 years since mary was id out G C Tis time for another miracle and he blew the candle out
A G F C Oh from Fatima to Bethlehem, from Lourdes to Kiltimagh G C There's never been a miracle like the airport up in knock
G C To establish terrafirma he drew up a ten year plan F C And started running dances around 1961 A G F C He built a fantabolous church me girl's upon the holy ground G C And once he had a focal point he started to expand
G C Chip shop's and bed and breakfast's sprung up over night F C Once a place of quite refuge now a holy site A G F C All sorts of fancy restaurants for every race of and creed G C Where black and white and yellow pilgrim's all could get a feed
G C Stalls once under canvas became religious super marts F C With such a range of godly goods they had top twenty charts A G F C While the Airport opposition was destroyed by Jem's trump card G C For centenary celebrations came John Paul the twenty third
A G F C Oh from Fatima to Bethlehem, from Lourdes to Kiltimagh G C There's never been a miracle like the airport up in knock
G C We've had the blessed virgin here bould jimmy did declare F C And John Paul the twenty third appeared just over there A G F C Oh do you mean to tell me he said in total shock G C That I am not entitled to an airport here in knock
G C TD's were lobbied and harased with talk of promised vote's F C And people who'd been loyal for year's spoke of changing coats A G F C Excommunication was threatened on the flock G C Who said it was abortive building airports up in knock
G C Now everyone is happy that the miracle is complete F C Jemsir has his runway, it's 18 thousand feet A G F C All sorts of planes could land there of that there's little doubt G C Tis handy for the yankee's to keep the Russian's out
A G F C Oh from Fatima to Bethlehem, from Lourdes to Kiltimagh G C They've never seen a miracle like the airport up in knock
G C They'd need to donate the dough, the dough, they'd need to donate the dough F C They'd need to donate the dough, me girls, they'd need to donate the dough A G F C They'd need to donate the dough, me boys, they'd need to donate the dough G C 18 thousand feet of runway is an awful long way to go