Verse 1
  Dm                              G 
I walked the stairs, I walked the stairs 
         Dm         F            G 
From the shadows, a light of you flared 
       Dm                  F                  G 
Then I walked the roads, I walked, walked the roads 
         Dm                F             G 
And they brought me to the raw shores of Cóbh 
 
Chorus
            F               G 
New York, a cough of blood 
          F           G 
Along the waterfront 
               F            G 
My dreams were calling out 
           F 
Of sky and stone 
 
Interlude
Dm  Em  F  C  G  F  Em 
 
Verse 2
F      Dm          F             G   Dm  Em 
I went westwards towards another war 
F     Dm           F                  G   Dm  Em 
And I knew what my eyes were fighting for 
F Dm                F                   G   Dm  Em  F  G 
I watched my boy, I watched, watched my boy 
 
Chorus
         F           G 
Look out for my son 
         F           G 
He is so very young 
         F           G 
Look out for my son 
 
My blood and bone 
 
Instrumental
C   F   C   F 
F  Dm   F   G 
F  Dm   F   G  Dm  Em 
F  Dm   F   G 
F  Dm   F   G  Dm  Em  F  G 
 
Chorus
         F           G 
Look out for my son 
          F           G 
He was so very young 
         F           G 
Look out for my son 
             F 
My blood and bone 
 
Verse 3
  Dm                 F                    G    Dm  Em 
I nursed the dead, I nursed, I nursed the dead 
F     Dm                 F            G    Dm  Em 
And I drew the curtains 'cross my own head 
F      Dm      F             G    Dm  Em 
I went home, I went, went on home 
F Dm              F      G    Dm  Em  F  G 
Began to feel I'm never alone 
 
Chorus
         F            G 
Look out for my soul 
         F             G 
It never will get old 
         F            G 
Look out for my soul 
           F 
My story's told 
 
Outro
       C             F  C 
When I crossed the Atlantic 
                 F   C 
I arrived on the Westside