Ohio

Am C Across an ocean I have never seen G F Am My love waits for me C Her eyes are red her heart is torn G F Am From the journey over the sea C G Born to an Irish no account Am E Out in midwestern land Am G By rail and ship to ireland F Am For loving a protestant man C G There are no waves in Ohio Am E There are no ships to sail Am G But I'll be coming there for you F Am My love, my love I pledget to you with all my heart When last we met up on the hill And kissed you on the day we parted The words you spoke are truer still My father wants to marry me To one he has arranged But I'll sleep between the water deep If I can not bear your name There are no waves in Ohio There are no ships to sail But I'll be coming there for you My love, my love I sold my tools I sold my land My father's watch is all I have And booked my passage straight away My mother's ring inside my hand I'll bid farewell to all I've known And in the early light By rail and ship to Ireland To claim you for my bride There are no waves in Ohio There are no ships to sail But I'll be coming there for you My love, my love C G Am E Am G F Am Arrived in Dublin in the morning To meet a girl I did not know She said you loved me more than all the world And sorry to tell this sad new so Late one night out on the deck The wind did howl and bay You dared the sea to swallow you And take your pain away There are no waves in Ohio There are no ships to sail But I'll be coming there for you My love, my love C G I'll throw rose petals overboard Am E On the ocean of my dreams Am G Where you'll be waiting there for me F Am My love, my love