Chords for Aoife O'Donovan with Tim O'Brien - Bright Sunny South

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In the [Am] bright sunny south and [C] the peace of [A] Kentucky
_ Oh the days of my boyhood are scarcely spent
From the deep flowing springs [Am] to the broad flowing streams
Ever deep in the debris, sweet [D] in the dreams
I lean my confinement [Am] in comfort of my head
[Dm] For the [A]
dangers of bloodshed, provision and strife
I've come to conclude and prepare with my [Am] word
As I shoulder round the sceptre and billet [D] my sword _
My _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _ _
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_ father would [E] set his eagles
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And [D] mother embraced me with [G] anguish and heart
[D] The beautiful sister of [A] Penrose
As she grabbed me in her breast [C] and told [D] me to go
Oh father, dear father, for [A] me you did not leave [D] me
For all somehow [G] mountain I leaned for to see
[D] And the dangers of war I [A] tended for to shake
But with [Am] sickness and need I intend [D] to be there
Oh mother, dear mother, [Dm] for me [A] you did not die
[D] Oh the mother's kind words I [G] ever repeated
[D] Taught me to be brave from birth [A] to death
I'm going east with [C] my own maiden [D] _
head
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_ _ _ _ sister, dear sister, [C] I cannot [A] tell you
_ _ Oh your tears and [Em] your sorrows will trouble me soon _
I _ _ [Am] must be a girl, for you I cannot stand
Going in defense of my own maiden land
I'm going in defense of my own maiden land
[A] I'm going in defense [C] of my own maiden [D] land
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