C Em Am
Well I remember what my father said to me
Dm G
Just get the leaving cert and you‘ll be working soon you’ll see
C . Em Am
They named it well because as soon as I had passed
Dm G
I had to leave my family and leave this country fast.
Chorus
F ........G Em
Will the last one to leave Ireland turn the lights out?
F G
I don’t think I’ll be back for quite a while
F ........ G Em
Will the last one to leave Ireland turn the lights out?
F G C
Leave the key under the mat before you go
C Em ... Am
It nearly broke my mother’s heart to see me go
Dm G
For me it was a novelty she had seen it all before
C Em Am
Her father in the 50’s herself in 88
. Dm G
Three generations forced to surf the economic waves
Chorus
F ........G Em
Will the last one to leave Ireland turn the lights out?
F G
I don’t think I’ll be back for quite a while
F ........ G Em
Will the last one to leave Ireland turn the lights out?
F G C
Leave the key under the mat before you go
C Em Am
And now the politicians knock upon my door
Dm G
They smile, hold out their grubby hands saying “vote for me once more”
C Em .. Am
And I remember when their doors were slammed on me
. Dm G
And I shudder at the memories of why they made me leave
Chorus
F ........G Em
Will the last one to leave Ireland turn the lights out?
F G
I don’t think I’ll be back for quite a while
F ........ G Em
Will the last one to leave Ireland turn the lights out?
F G C
Leave the key under the mat before you go
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