Tonart: D major•
Verse 1
D
Bm
They build bombs and aim their pis
D
Bm
D
tols in the shadow of the cross
And they swear an oath of vengeance
Bm
D
to the martyrs they have lost
Bm
D
But they pray for peace on Sundays
with a rosary in each hand
It's long memories and short tempers
that have cursed poor Ireland
It's long memories and short tempers
Verse 2
that have cursed poor Ireland
D
F#m
We have cousins on the old sod
G
Bm
and we don't forget our kin
G
From Boston we send more guns and we
F#m
Bm
tell them they can win
G
Then we turn back to our green beer
D
F#
and to MacNamara's Band
G
D
It's true friends with false perceptions
Em
that have cursed poor Ireland
F#
G
D
True friends with false perceptions
Em
A
that have cursed poor Ireland
D
Bm
Verse 3
They weave tales of wit and magic and their
A
songs are strong and free
Bm
But they fail to hear each other,
Em
A
Asus4
prisoners of history
D
F#m
Orange flags wave for the British
G
Bm
to greet the army's clicking heel
G
And Irish curse their Irish brother for
F#m
Bm
the altar where they kneel
G
And now provoked to greater
D
F#
anger by the distant royal hand
G
D
It's old hatreds and young victims
Em
F#
that have cursed poor Ireland
G
D
Old hatreds and young victims that
Em
A
have cursed poor Ireland
D
Verse 4
F#m
So we're left with retribution
G
Bm
it's the cycle of the damned
G
And the hope becomes more distant
F#m
Bm
as the flames of hate are fanned
G
Who will listen to the children for they're
D
F#
taught to take their stand
G
D
They say love and true forgiveness
Em
can still heal fair Ireland
F#
G
They say love and true for
D
Em
giveness can still heal fair Ireland
Verse 5
F#
G
D
Only love and real forgiveness
Em
D
can still heal fair Ireland
Outro 1
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D
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