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The High Kings

10 songs|22 chords used|Medium

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Chords used

Bbm

Eb7

Dm7

F#m

G/D

G/B

Irelands Shore

Key: GEasy

While goGin' for a stroll one fCine summer's eGve

My thirst I decided to quEmench

I raGmbled around 'till I caCme to the dGocks,

and a pub called the IDran WeGnch

When I stCepped through the door I saw a mDan on a stool

I mCan I'd seen neDver beEmfore

He had fiCstfuls of cash that he sDaid he had eaGrned,

While he saCiled around IrDeland's shGore

I orGdered a sup' and a sCup' for your mGan

And he told me strong tails with great pEmride

And I wGalked out the door with the coCurage of drGink

To sail on the nDext morning tGide

Well the suCmmer breeze took us fDar from the land

As we saCiled to the troDpical heEmat

When the caCptain roared, "Let the skDull and crossbones fGly,

and well hCunt down the adDmirals flGeet"

I thought I'd sCearch the horizon

And sGail to the night 'till

I'm saDiling 'round Ireland's sGhore

GO-Oh

SaCiling 'round Ireland's

SaGiling 'round Ireland's

SaDiling 'round Ireland's sGhore

Well I thGought if i jumped I would drCown in this plGace

So I cheered with a grimacing fEmace

I sharGpened my blade like a mCan filled with hGate

And a scowling old sDea-dog's grGace

Well I cuCrsed on your drink though it dDoes make me think

Of poCetry and muDsic gaEmlore

But it evCens the score with a soDre headed rGoar

Far from saCiling round IrDeland's shGore

GO-Oh

SaCiling 'round Ireland's

SaGiling 'round Ireland's

SaDiling 'round Ireland's sGhore

From my eGvil company and bCooty in tGons

I snuck off while all were aEmsleep

Oh 'n GI stole a skiff with the stCealth of a gGhost

I filled it fDour chests dGeep

I saCiled along the coast 'till I hDid in a cave

By fCirelight my trDeasures to hEmoard

Where I drCeamed of a quest to reDturn finely drGessed

And to sCail around IrDeland's shGores

Well GI heard a voice

And it spCooked me for sGure

As it echoed all 'round the cEmave

It sGaid "I'm not dead and you'll pCay with your hGead

You scoundrel and diDrty kGnave"

It said "SChow me daylight, gDive me a fair fight,

Let me dCie by the sDword in a dEmuel

For I wCear on my chest not just the adDmiral's cGrest

But the HCigh King of IrDeland's crown jeGwels

I thought I'd sCearch the horizon

And sGail to the night 'till

I'm saDiling 'round Ireland's sGhore

GO-Oh

SaCiling 'round Ireland's

SaGiling 'round Ireland's

SaDiling 'round Ireland's sGhore

I thought I'd sCearch the horizon

And sGail to the night 'till

I'm saDiling 'round Ireland's sGhore

GO-Oh

SaCiling 'round Ireland's

SaGiling 'round Ireland's

SaDiling 'round Ireland's sGhore

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The Town I Loved So Well

Key: GCapo 2Easy

IGn myD memory I Cwill alGways see

the Ctown that GI have loved so Dwell

Where our Gschool played Dball by the Cgas yard Gwall

and we Claughed through the Gsmoke Dand the Gsmell

Going Emhome in the Drain, running Gup the Emdark Clane

past the jail and Gdown beChind the Dfountain

Those were Ghappy Ddays in so Cmany, many Gways

in the Ctown I Gloved Dso Gwell

In the Gearly Dmorning the Cshirt factory Ghorn

cCalled womenG from Creggan, the Moor anDd the Bog

While the Gmen on the Ddole played a Cmother's Grole,

fed the Cchildren and Gthen Dwalked the Gdogs

And when Emtimes got Drough there was Gjust aEmbout eCnough

But they saw it Gthrough withCout comDplaining

For Gdeep inDside was a Cburning Gpride

in the Ctown I Gloved Dso Gwell

There was Gmusic Dthere in the CDerry Gair

like a Clanguage that Gwe could all could underDstand

I reGmember the Dday when I Cearned my first Gpay

As I Cplayed in a Gsmall Dpick-up Gband

There I Emspent my Dyouth and to Gtell Emyou the Ctruth

I was sCad to leaGve it all behind Dme

For I Glearned about Dlife and I'd Cfound a Gwife

in the Ctown I Gloved Dso Gwell

But when GI reDturned how my Ceyes have Gburned

to Csee how a Gtown could be brought to its Dknees

By the Garmored Dcars and the Cbombed out Gbars

and the Cgas that hangs Gon to evDery Gtree

Now the Emarmy's inDstalled by that Gold Emgas yard Cwall

and the damned baCrbed wire Ggets higher andD higher

With their Gtanks and their Dguns, oh my CGod, what have they Gdone?

to the Ctown I Gloved Dso Gwell

Now the Gmusic's Dgone but they Ccarry Gon

For their Cspirit's been Gbruised, never broDken

They will Gnot forDget but their Chearts are Gset

on toCmorrow and Gpeace Donce aGgain

For what's Emdone is Ddone and what's Gwon Emis Cwon

and what's lost is Clost and Ggone forDever

I can Gonly Dpray for a Cbright, brand new Gday

in the Ctown I Gloved Dso Gwell

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Come With Me Now

Key: EmEasy

One Emmorning a Gyoung man was Dwalking his Away

when he Emsaw a fair mGaid come aDlong the hAighway.

He sEmaid to this fGair maid, "If yDou do not mAind,

I will wEmalk with yGou on this fine moDrningA"

The yEmoung maid she tGold of her sDorrowful tAale

How the lEmandlord was wGicked and fDorced her to wAail.

And sEmhe had just lGeft on that vDery same Amorn

then the yEmoung man he tGurned and he tDold her A

"GWon't you cDome with me Anow?

And GI will look aDfter you AalwaDys.

Oh wGon't you Dcome with me Anow?

And IG will look Dafter you aAlwaEmys."

The Emyoung man he Gtook this fair Dmaid by the Ahand

he said, Em"Come with me nGow to a Dfar away lAand"

For Emhe had a Gplan that the Dtwo could be fAree

to Emseek out their fGortunes toDgether. A

They Emboarded a sGhip that would Dtake them Aaway

and she cEmlung to his Garm as the sDhip it did Asway.

When he Emheld her and Gtold her to Dnot be Aafraid

she had fEmelt that her tGroubles were oDver. A

WGon't you coDme with me nAow?

And GI will look aDfter you AalwaDys.

Oh Gwon't youD come with meA now?

And GI will lookD after you AalwEmays.

The tEmwo fell in lGove and they Dsoon settled Adown

and in Emno time at Gall, heard a weDdding bells souAnd.

They Emstarted a uGnion and they Dknew it would lAast.

They would Emtreasure the Gtime of their Dmeeting.A

When one Emmorning a Gyoung man was Dwalking his Away

when he Emsaw a fair Gmaid come aDlong the higAhway.

He sEmaid to this Gfair maid, "If Dyou do not Amind,

I will Emwalk with you Gon this fine mDorning." A

WGon't you coDme with me nAow?

And GI will look aDfter you AalwaDys.

Oh wGon't you Dcome with me Anow?

And GI will look aDfter you aAlwaDys.

Oh wGon't you cDome with me Anow?

And GI will look Dafter you AalwDays.

Oh Gwon't you Dcome with me nAow?

And GI will look Dafter you aAlwEmays.

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Cavan Girl

Key: CMedium

CGCGFGC

AmGFCFC

AsC I Cwalked the GroadC from KilleGshandra,F weary, GI sat Cdown

For it's twelve long Gmiles aAmround the GlakeF to get to Cavan Town G

Though COughter Gand the Amroad I Ggo, Fonce seemed beyond compare

Now I Ccurse the timeG it Ctakes to GreachF my Cavan Ggirl, so fCair

The Autumn GshadesC are on the Gleaves,F the trees will Gsoon be Cbare

Each redcoat Gleaf aAmround me GseemsF the colour of her hair G

My Cgaze reGtreats, deAmfies my Gfeet,F and once again I sigh

As the Cbroken Gpool of Csky reGminds,F the colour Gof her Ceyes

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CGCGFC

At the Cavan GcrossC each Sunday Gmorning,F where she Gcan be Cfound

And she seems to Ghave the Ameye of Gevery Fboy in Cavan Town G

If myC luck will Ghold, I'll Amhave the Ggolden Fsummer of her smile

And to Cbreak the GheartsC of Cavan Gmen,F she'll talk to Gme aCwhile

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CGCGFGC

AmGFCFCG

So, next CSunday Gevening Cfinds me Ghomeward,F KilleGshandra Cbound

To work the Gweek 'til AmI reGturn to Fcourt in Cavan Town G

When Casked if Gshe would Ambe my Gbride,F at least she'd not said 'No'

So next CSunday GmorningC I'll rouse myGselfF and back to Gher, I'll Cgo

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CGCGF

As IC walked the GroadC from KilleGshandra,F weary, GI sat Cdown

For it's twelve long Gmiles aAmround the GlakeF to get to Cavan Town G

Though COughter Gand the Amroad I Ggo, Fonce seemed beyond compare

Now I Ccurse the Gtime it Ctakes to GreachF my Cavan Ggirl, so fCair

Now I curse the Gtime it Ctakes to GreachF my Cavan Ggirl, so fCair

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Musicmakers

Key: AmHard

Bbm

Eb7

When I was a Amlad, I had Gmusic in Cme

My Amfather reGmembers it, Cfondly to D7be

GSaid I had Amrhythm beGfore I could Cwalk

Oh, his Amheart Gsongs Clast

Though his Amtime Ghas Dpassed

GLift Cyour Ghearts and sing with us

One Cstrong Gvoice to raise you up

EmSongs Dsung for Cme and for Gyou

And forAmever, toDgether we're the music Gmakers

GDGCGDG

it is well I reAmmember her Gsinging to Cme

The Amsweetest of Gvoices there Cever could D7be

GMy mother's Amkeepsake, it's Gplain now to Csee

Was her AmsecGret Ckey

Her beautiful AmmelGodDy

GLift Cyour Ghearts and sing with us

One Cstrong Gvoice to raise you up

EmSongs Dsung for Cme and for Gyou

And forAmever, toDgether we're the music Gmakers

GDGCGDG

A travelling Ampiper, Gthat was his Ctrade

The Amdancer at the Gcrossroads, to the Cmusic he D7made

The Gbarroom's all Amgone now, but his Glegend surCvives

They hum his Amtunes GtoCday

Distant Ampipes Gstill Dplay

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AbBbmAbDbBbmAbDbEb7

AbBbmAbDbBbmAbDbBbmAbDb

We share a Bbmvoice with the Abgreat ballaDbdeers

The Bbmlegacy Abcarried, we're Dbproud to be Eb7here

The Abgifts that they Bbmgave us, we Abnow give to Dbyou

So, for Bbmone Ablast Dbtime

Before we Bbmsay AbgoodEbnight

AbLift Dbyour Abhearts and sing with us

One Dbstrong Abvoice to raise you up

FmSongs Ebsung for Dbme and for Abyou

And forBbmever, toEbgether

AbLift Dbyour Abhearts and sing with us

One Dbstrong Abvoice to raise you up

FmSongs Ebsung for Dbme and for Abyou

And forBbmever, toEbgether

And toBbmgether, forEbever we're the music Abmakers

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On The One Road

Key: GMedium

We're on the Gone road, sharing the one load

We're on the Croad to 'god knows Dwhere'

We're on the Gone road, it may be the Emwrong road

But we're toAmgether now, who Dcares?

GNorth men, South men, Emcomrades all

AmDublin, Belfast, D7Cork and Donegal

We're on the Gone road, swinging aEmlong

Singing a Amsoldier's Gsong

EmThough we've had our troubles now and then

GNow is the time to make them up again

EmSure aren't we all Irish anyhow?

GNow is the time, step toCgether now

We're on the Gone road, sharing the one load

We're on the Croad to 'god knows Dwhere'

We're on the Gone road, it may be the Emwrong road

But we're toAmgether now, who Dcares?

GNorth men, South men, Emcomrades all

AmDublin, Belfast, D7Cork and Donegal

We're on the Gone road, swinging aEmlong

Singing a Amsoldier's Gsong

EmTinker, tailor, every mother's son

GButcher, baker shouldering his gun

EmRich man, poor man, every man in line

GAll together just like CAuld Lang Syne

We're on the Gone road, sharing the one load

We're on the Croad to 'god knows Dwhere'

We're on the Gone road, it may be the Emwrong road

But we're toAmgether now, who Dcares?

GNorth men, South men, Emcomrades all

AmDublin, Belfast, D7Cork and Donegal

We're on the Gone road, swinging aEmlong

Singing a Amsoldier's Gsong

EmNight is darkest just before the dawn

GFrom dissention, Ireland is reborn

EmSoon we'll all be united Irishmen

GMake our land a Cnation once again

We're on the Gone road, sharing the one load

We're on the Croad to 'god knows Dwhere'

We're on the Gone road, it may be the Emwrong road

But we're toAmgether now, who Dcares?

GNorth men, South men, Emcomrades all

AmDublin, Belfast, D7Cork and Donegal

We're on the Gone road, swinging aEmlong

Singing a Amsoldier's Gsong

EmYes, we've had our troubles now and then

But Gnow's the time to make them up again

EmSure aren't we all Irish anyhow?

GNow is the time, step toCgether now

We're on the Gone road, sharing the one load

We're on the Croad to 'god knows Dwhere'

We're on the Gone road, it may be the Emwrong road

But we're toAmgether now, who Dcares?

GNorth men, South men, Emcomrades all

AmDublin, Belfast, D7Cork and Donegal

We're on the Gone road, swinging aEmlong

Singing a Amsoldier's Gsong

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The Irish Rover

Key: CHard

C HeCy! C HeCy! C

InC the CYear of our Lord, eighteen-hundred-and-Fsix

We set Csail from the cold quay of GCork

We were Csailing away with a cargo of Fbricks

For the CGrand City GHall of New CYork

We had an elegant craft, she was Grigged fore and aft

And Coh, how the wild winds Gdrove her

She had Ctwenty-seven masts, and withstood several Fblasts

And they Ccalled her The Irish GRoCver

C HeCy! C HeCy! C

ThCere was CBarney McGee, from the banks of the FLee

There was CHogan from County TyGrone

There was CCharlie McGurk, who was scared stiff of Fwork

And a Cchap from WestGmeath, called MaClone

There was Slugger O'Toole, who was Gdrunk, as a rule

And CFighting Bill Tracy from GDover

And your Cman, Mick McCann, from the banks of the FBann

Was the Cskipper of the Irish GRoCver

C HeCy! C HeCy! C

WeCll, we had Cfive million bags of the best Sligo Frags

We had Csix million barrels of Gstones

And we had Cseven million bales of old nanny goats Ftails

We had Ceight million Gbarrels of Cbones

We had nine million hogs, Gten million dogs

ECleven million barrels of Gporter

And we had Ctwelve million sides of old blind horses' Fhides

In the hoCld of the Irish RoCver

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CGC

CBbAAb

CBbAEb

CBbAAb

CBbAbG

WeC had Csailed seven years, when the measles broke Fout

And the Cship lost its way in a Gfog

And the Cwhole of the crew, was reduced down to Ftwo

Just meCself and the GCaptain's old Cdog

Well, the ship struck a rock, oh Glord, what a shock

The Amboat she turned right Gover

She turned Cnine times around and the poor dog was Fdrowned

I'm the Clast of The Irish GRoCver

C HeCy! C HeCy! C Hey! Hey!

GCFCGC

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The Fields Of Athenry

Key: CMedium

Dm7

By a Clonely prison wall

I Fheard a young girl CcallGing

"CMichael, they have Ftaken you aGway G7

For you Cstole Trevelyn's Fcorn

So the Cyoung might see the Gmorn

As a Dm7prison ship lies Gwaiting in the Cbay"F C F

CLow Flie the Cfields of AthenAmry

Where Conce we watched the Fsmall free birds Gfly G7

Our Clove was on the Fwing

We had Cdreams and songs to Gsing

It's so Dm7lonely 'round the Gfields of AthenCry F Am C F

By a Clonely prison wall

I Fheard a young man CcallGing

"CNothing matters, FMary, when you're Gfree G7

Against the Cfamine and the FCrown

I reCbelled, they cut me Gdown

Now Dm7you must raise our Gchild with digniCty" F C F

CLow Flie the Cfields of AthenAmry

Where Conce we watched the Fsmall free birds Gfly G7

Our Clove was on the Fwing

We had Cdreams and songs to Gsing

It's so Dm7lonely 'round the Gfields of AthenCry F

By a Clonely harbour wall

She Fwatched the last star CfallGing

As the Cprison ship sailed Fout against the Gsky G7

For she Clives to hope and Fpray

For her Clove in Botany GBay

It's so Dm7lonely 'round the Gfields of AthenCry F C

CLow Flie the Cfields of AthenAmry

Where Conce we watched the Fsmall free birds Gfly G7

Our Clove was on the Fwing

We had Cdreams and songs to Gsing

It's so Dm7lonely 'round the Gfields of AthenCry

Low Flie the Cfields of AthenAmry

Where Conce we watched the Fsmall free birds Gfly G7

Our Clove was on the Fwing

We had Cdreams and songs to Gsing

It's so Dm7lonely 'round the Gfields of AthenCry

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The Black Velvet Band

Key: GHard

F#m

In a Gneat little town they call Belfast

Apprenticed to trade I was Dbound

For Gmany an hour's sweet happiEmness

Have I Amspent in that Dneat little Ctown

But a Gsad misfortune came over me

Which caused me to stray from the Dland

Far aGway from my friends and relaEmtions

BeAmtrayed by the Dblack velvet Cband

Her Geyes they shone like diamonds

I thought her the queen of the Dland

And her Ghair it hung over her Emshoulder

Tied Amup with a Dblack velvet Gband

I Gtook a stroll down Broadway

Oh, meaning not long for to Dstay

When Gwho should I meet but this pretty fair Emmaid

Come a'Amtraipsing aDlong the highCway

She Gwas both fair and handsome

Her neck it was just like a Dswan's

And her Ghair it hung over her Emshoulder

Tied Amup with a Dblack velvet Gband

Her Geyes they shone like diamonds

I thought her the queen of the Dland

And her Ghair it hung over her Emshoulder

Tied Amup with a Dblack velvet Cband

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CEmAmD

I Gtook a stroll with this pretty fair maid

And a gentleman passing us Dby

Oh, I Gknew that she meant the unEmdoing of him

By the Amlook in her Droguish black Ceye

A Ggold watch she took from his pocket

And slipped it right into my Dhand

And the Gvery first thing that I said Emwas

"A Amcurse to the bDlack velvet Cband"

Her Geyes they shone like diamonds

I thought her the queen of the Dland

And her Ghair it hung over her Emshoulder

Tied Amup with a Dblack velvet Gband

GSeven long years penal servitude

To be spent down in Van Diemen's DLand

Far aGway from my friends and relaEmtions

BeAmtrayed by the Dblack velvet Cband

Her Aeyes they shone like diamonds

I thought her the queen of the Eland

And her Ahair it hung over her F#mshoulder

Tied Bmup with a Eblack velvet Aband

Her Aeyes they shone like diamonds

I thought her the queen of the Eland

And her Ahair it hung over her F#mshoulder

Tied Bmup with a Eblack velvet Aband

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10.

Grace

Key: CMedium

G/D

G/B

AsC we Ggather in the chapel here in Cold Kilmainham Dgaol

I Cthink about these Gpast few weeks,D will they say we've failed?

From our Gschooldays they have told us we must Cyearn for liberDty

Yet Call I want in Gthis dark placeEm, is to Dhave you here with Gme

Oh, DGrace just hold me in your arms and Clet this moment Glinger

They'll Ctake me out at G/Ddawn and G/BI will Ddie

With all my love I place this wedding Cring upon your Gfinger

There Cwon't be time to Gshare our loEmve for Dwe must say goodGbye C G C G C G

NoCw I Gknow it's hard for you, my love, to Cever underDstand

The Clove I bare for Gthese brave men,D the love for my dear land

But when GPadraic called me to his side, down Cin the GPDO

I Chad to leave my Gown sick bedEm, to Dhim I had to Ggo

Oh, DGrace just hold me in your arms and Clet this moment Glinger

They'll Ctake me out at G/Ddawn and G/BI will Ddie

With all my love I place this wedding Cring upon your Gfinger

There Cwon't be time to Gshare our loEmve for Dwe must say goodGbye C G C G C G

Now as the dawn is breaking, my Cheart is breaking Dtoo

On Cthis May morn as GI walk out,D my thoughts will be of you

And I'll Gwrite some words upon the wall, so Ceveryone will Dknow

I Cloved so much that GI could seEme, his Dblood upon the Grose

Oh, DGrace just hold me in your arms and Clet this moment Glinger

They'll Ctake me out at G/Ddawn and G/BI will Ddie

With all my love I place this wedding Cring upon your Gfinger

There Cwon't be time to Gshare our loEmve for Dwe must say goodGbye

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