Chords for 90 Miles from Dublin with lyrics
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Well, I'm ninety miles from [Em] Dublin town, [G] I'm in an aged [D] block cell
To help you [G] understand me [Bm] plight, The story now [G] I'll tell
[Bm] I'm [D] on the [G] blanket [D] protest, [Bm] My efforts [D] must not [G] fail
For [D] I'm joined by [Em]
men [G] and women in the [D] Kesh [G] and Dharma [D] jail
Well, it all began [Em] one morning, [G] I was dragged to [D] Castle Whey
And though it was [G] three [D] years ago, [Bm] It seems like [G] yesterday
For [D] three days kicked [G] and [D] beaten, [Bm] I then was [F#m] forced [G] to sign
[D] Confessions [Em] that [G] convicted me of [D] deeds [G] that were not [D] mine
Then sentenced then [G] at Ziplock court, My protest, it [D] began
I could not wear [G] their prison [D] gear, [Bm] I was [D] a blanket [G] man
[D] I'll not accept [G] their [D] status, [Bm] I'll not be
[G] criminalised
[D] That's [Em] the [G] issue in the blocks [D] for which [G] we give [D] our lives
Over there [G] in London town, Oh how they'd laugh [D] and sneer
If they could [G] only make [D] us wear [Bm] their lonesome prison [G] gear
[D] Prisoners of war, [G] that's what [D] we are, [Bm] And that we must [G] remain
The [D] blanket [Em]
protest [G] cannot end, [D] Till status [G]
we [D] regain
I've [Em]
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been beaten round [G] the Romper Room, Because I won't [D] say sir
I've been frog-marched down [G] the [D] London,
[Bm] And dragged back by [G] the hair
[Bm] I've suffered [D]
[G] [D] degradation,
[Bm] humility [G] and pain
Still [D] the spirit [G] does not falter, [D] British torture [G] is [D] in vain
I've been held in [G] scalded water, While my back was [D] dextrums restored
I've been scratched and cut [G] from head [D] to foot, [Bm] And thrown out on [G] the floor
[D] I've suffered mirror [G] [D] searches, [Bm] Been probed by drunken [G] bears
[D] I've heard [Em] me comrades [G] cry and scream, [D] And utter [G] useless [D] prayers
Now with the news [G] that's coming in, Our protest must not [D] fail
For now we're joined [G] by thirty [Bm] girls, In Armagh's [G] women's jail
So [D] pay attention [G] Irish [D] men, [Bm] And Irish women [G] too
And [D] show [G] the three state rulers, That [D] their silence [G] will not [D] do
Though it's ninety miles [Em] from Dublin, [G] It seems so far [D] away
There's more attention [G] to [D] our plight, In the [G] USA
So [D] now you've heard [G] the [D] story, [Bm] This filthy eleven [G] hell
[D] Remember [Em]
ninety [G] miles away, I'm [D] still in [G] an H [D]-block cell
Remember ninety [Em] miles away, I'm [G] still in an H [D]-block cell
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Well, I'm ninety miles from [Em] Dublin town, [G] I'm in an aged [D] block cell
To help you [G] understand me [Bm] plight, The story now [G] I'll tell
[Bm] I'm [D] on the [G] blanket [D] protest, [Bm] My efforts [D] must not [G] fail
For [D] I'm joined by [Em]
men [G] and women in the [D] Kesh [G] and Dharma [D] jail
Well, it all began [Em] one morning, [G] I was dragged to [D] Castle Whey
And though it was [G] three [D] years ago, [Bm] It seems like [G] yesterday
For [D] three days kicked [G] and [D] beaten, [Bm] I then was [F#m] forced [G] to sign
[D] Confessions [Em] that [G] convicted me of [D] deeds [G] that were not [D] mine
Then sentenced then [G] at Ziplock court, My protest, it [D] began
I could not wear [G] their prison [D] gear, [Bm] I was [D] a blanket [G] man
[D] I'll not accept [G] their [D] status, [Bm] I'll not be
[G] criminalised
[D] That's [Em] the [G] issue in the blocks [D] for which [G] we give [D] our lives
Over there [G] in London town, Oh how they'd laugh [D] and sneer
If they could [G] only make [D] us wear [Bm] their lonesome prison [G] gear
[D] Prisoners of war, [G] that's what [D] we are, [Bm] And that we must [G] remain
The [D] blanket [Em]
protest [G] cannot end, [D] Till status [G]
we [D] regain
I've [Em]
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been beaten round [G] the Romper Room, Because I won't [D] say sir
I've been frog-marched down [G] the [D] London,
[Bm] And dragged back by [G] the hair
[Bm] I've suffered [D]
[G] [D] degradation,
[Bm] humility [G] and pain
Still [D] the spirit [G] does not falter, [D] British torture [G] is [D] in vain
I've been held in [G] scalded water, While my back was [D] dextrums restored
I've been scratched and cut [G] from head [D] to foot, [Bm] And thrown out on [G] the floor
[D] I've suffered mirror [G] [D] searches, [Bm] Been probed by drunken [G] bears
[D] I've heard [Em] me comrades [G] cry and scream, [D] And utter [G] useless [D] prayers
Now with the news [G] that's coming in, Our protest must not [D] fail
For now we're joined [G] by thirty [Bm] girls, In Armagh's [G] women's jail
So [D] pay attention [G] Irish [D] men, [Bm] And Irish women [G] too
And [D] show [G] the three state rulers, That [D] their silence [G] will not [D] do
Though it's ninety miles [Em] from Dublin, [G] It seems so far [D] away
There's more attention [G] to [D] our plight, In the [G] USA
So [D] now you've heard [G] the [D] story, [Bm] This filthy eleven [G] hell
[D] Remember [Em]
ninety [G] miles away, I'm [D] still in [G] an H [D]-block cell
Remember ninety [Em] miles away, I'm [G] still in an H [D]-block cell
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Well, I'm ninety miles from [Em] Dublin town, _ [G] I'm in an aged [D] block cell _ _
To _ help you _ [G] understand me [Bm] plight, The story now [G] I'll tell _ _ _
_ [Bm] I'm [D] on the _ [G] blanket _ _ [D] protest, [Bm] My efforts [D] must not [G] fail _ _ _
For [D] I'm joined by [Em]
men [G] and women in the [D] Kesh [G] and _ Dharma [D] jail _ _
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Well, it all began [Em] one morning, _ [G] I was dragged to _ [D] Castle Whey _ _
_ And though it was [G] three _ [D] years ago, [Bm] It seems like _ [G] yesterday _ _ _
For [D] _ three days kicked [G] and _ [D] beaten, _ [Bm] I then was [F#m] forced [G] to sign _ _ _
_ [D] _ Confessions [Em] that _ [G] convicted _ me of [D] deeds [G] that were not [D] mine _ _ _
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Then _ sentenced then [G] at Ziplock court, My protest, _ it [D] began _ _
I could not wear [G] their prison [D] gear, [Bm] I was [D] a blanket [G] man _ _ _
[D] I'll _ not accept [G] their _ [D] status, _ [Bm] I'll not be _
_ [G] _ criminalised _ _
_ [D] _ That's [Em] the [G] issue in the blocks [D] for which [G] we give [D] our lives _ _
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_ _ _ Over there [G] in London town, Oh how they'd laugh [D] and sneer _ _
If they could _ [G] only make [D] us wear [Bm] their lonesome _ prison [G] gear _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ Prisoners of war, [G] that's what [D] we are, [Bm] And that we must [G] remain
_ The _ [D] _ blanket [Em] _
protest [G] _ cannot end, [D] Till status [G] _
we [D] regain _ _
I've [Em] _ _ _ _ _
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been beaten _ round [G] the _ Romper Room, _ Because I won't [D] say sir _ _
I've been frog-marched down [G] the _ [D] London, _
[Bm] And dragged back by [G] the hair _ _ _
[Bm] I've suffered [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] degradation, _
[Bm] _ humility _ _ _ [G] and pain _
Still [D] the spirit _ [G] does not _ falter, _ _ [D] British torture [G] is [D] in vain _ _ _
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I've been held in _ [G] scalded water, While my back was [D] dextrums restored _ _
I've been scratched and cut [G] from head [D] to foot, [Bm] And thrown out on [G] the floor _ _ _
[D] I've suffered _ mirror [G] _ _ _ [D] searches, [Bm] Been probed by drunken [G] _ bears _ _
[D] I've heard [Em] me comrades [G] cry and scream, [D] And utter [G] useless _ [D] _ prayers _ _
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Now with the news [G] that's coming in, Our protest must not [D] fail _ _ _
For now we're joined [G] by thirty [Bm] girls, In _ Armagh's _ [G] women's jail _ _
So [D] _ pay _ attention [G] _ Irish [D] men, [Bm] And Irish _ women [G] too
_ _ And _ [D] show [G] the three state rulers, That _ [D] their silence [G] will not [D] do _ _ _
Though _ _ _ _ it's ninety _ miles [Em] from Dublin, _ [G] It seems so far [D] away _ _ _
There's more _ attention [G] to [D] our plight, _ In the _ [G] USA _ _ _
So [D] now you've heard [G] the _ [D] story, _ [Bm] This filthy _ eleven _ [G] hell _ _ _
[D] _ _ Remember [Em] _
ninety [G] miles _ away, I'm [D] still in [G] an H [D]-block cell _ _
Remember _ _ _ ninety [Em] miles _ away, I'm [G] still in an H [D]-block cell _ _
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Well, I'm ninety miles from [Em] Dublin town, _ [G] I'm in an aged [D] block cell _ _
To _ help you _ [G] understand me [Bm] plight, The story now [G] I'll tell _ _ _
_ [Bm] I'm [D] on the _ [G] blanket _ _ [D] protest, [Bm] My efforts [D] must not [G] fail _ _ _
For [D] I'm joined by [Em]
men [G] and women in the [D] Kesh [G] and _ Dharma [D] jail _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Well, it all began [Em] one morning, _ [G] I was dragged to _ [D] Castle Whey _ _
_ And though it was [G] three _ [D] years ago, [Bm] It seems like _ [G] yesterday _ _ _
For [D] _ three days kicked [G] and _ [D] beaten, _ [Bm] I then was [F#m] forced [G] to sign _ _ _
_ [D] _ Confessions [Em] that _ [G] convicted _ me of [D] deeds [G] that were not [D] mine _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Then _ sentenced then [G] at Ziplock court, My protest, _ it [D] began _ _
I could not wear [G] their prison [D] gear, [Bm] I was [D] a blanket [G] man _ _ _
[D] I'll _ not accept [G] their _ [D] status, _ [Bm] I'll not be _
_ [G] _ criminalised _ _
_ [D] _ That's [Em] the [G] issue in the blocks [D] for which [G] we give [D] our lives _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Over there [G] in London town, Oh how they'd laugh [D] and sneer _ _
If they could _ [G] only make [D] us wear [Bm] their lonesome _ prison [G] gear _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ Prisoners of war, [G] that's what [D] we are, [Bm] And that we must [G] remain
_ The _ [D] _ blanket [Em] _
protest [G] _ cannot end, [D] Till status [G] _
we [D] regain _ _
I've [Em] _ _ _ _ _
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been beaten _ round [G] the _ Romper Room, _ Because I won't [D] say sir _ _
I've been frog-marched down [G] the _ [D] London, _
[Bm] And dragged back by [G] the hair _ _ _
[Bm] I've suffered [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] degradation, _
[Bm] _ humility _ _ _ [G] and pain _
Still [D] the spirit _ [G] does not _ falter, _ _ [D] British torture [G] is [D] in vain _ _ _
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I've been held in _ [G] scalded water, While my back was [D] dextrums restored _ _
I've been scratched and cut [G] from head [D] to foot, [Bm] And thrown out on [G] the floor _ _ _
[D] I've suffered _ mirror [G] _ _ _ [D] searches, [Bm] Been probed by drunken [G] _ bears _ _
[D] I've heard [Em] me comrades [G] cry and scream, [D] And utter [G] useless _ [D] _ prayers _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Now with the news [G] that's coming in, Our protest must not [D] fail _ _ _
For now we're joined [G] by thirty [Bm] girls, In _ Armagh's _ [G] women's jail _ _
So [D] _ pay _ attention [G] _ Irish [D] men, [Bm] And Irish _ women [G] too
_ _ And _ [D] show [G] the three state rulers, That _ [D] their silence [G] will not [D] do _ _ _
Though _ _ _ _ it's ninety _ miles [Em] from Dublin, _ [G] It seems so far [D] away _ _ _
There's more _ attention [G] to [D] our plight, _ In the _ [G] USA _ _ _
So [D] now you've heard [G] the _ [D] story, _ [Bm] This filthy _ eleven _ [G] hell _ _ _
[D] _ _ Remember [Em] _
ninety [G] miles _ away, I'm [D] still in [G] an H [D]-block cell _ _
Remember _ _ _ ninety [Em] miles _ away, I'm [G] still in an H [D]-block cell _ _
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