Chords for Boys of the Old Brigade

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O father, why [Ab] are you so sad [Eb] on [Fm] this fine [Bb] Easter morn? _
[Eb] When _ Irishmen [Ab] are proud and glad [Eb] of the land [Bb] where they [Eb] were born.
[Bb] O son, I see [Fm] in [Bb] memories view [Eb] a far [Ab]-off [Bb] distant day,
[Eb] When being just [Ab] a lad like you, [Eb] I joined [Bb] the [Eb] IRA. _ _
[Bb] Where are the lads [Fm] who stood with me [Eb] when [Ab] history [Bb] was made?
[Eb] O Grama Pri, [Bb] I long to see [Eb] the boys [Bb] of the [Eb] old brigade. _
From hills and [Ab] farms a call to arms [Eb] was heard [Fm] by one [Bb] and all.
[Eb] And from the glen [Ab] came brave young [Cm] men [Eb] to [Bb] answer [Eb] Ireland's call.
[Bb] T'was long ago [Fm] we faced the [Bb] foe, [Eb] the [Ab] old brigade [Bb] and me. _
[Eb] And by my side [Ab] they fought and died [Eb] that [Bb] Ireland might [Eb] be free.
Where are the lads [Fm] who stood with me [Eb] when [Ab] history [Bb] was made?
[Eb] O Grama Pri, [Bb] I long to see [Eb] the boys [Bb] of the [Eb] old brigade. _
[F] And now my son, [Bb] I told you why [F] on [Gm] Easter morn [C] I sigh. _
[F] When I recall [Bb] my comrades [Gm] all [F] from dark [C] old days [F] gone by. _
[C] I think of men [Gm] who fought [C] in glens [F] with [Bb] rifles and [C] grenades. _
[F] May heaven keep [Bb] those men who sleep from [F] the ranks [C] of the [F] old brigade. _
[C] Where are the lads [Gm] who stood [C] with me [F] when [Bb] history [C] was made?
[F] O Grama Pri, [C] I long to see [F] the boys [C] of the old [F] brigade. _ _
[C] Where are the lads [Gm] who stood [C] with me [F] when [Bb] history [C] was made? _
[C] O [F] Grama Pri, I long to see [F] the boys [C] of the old [F] brigade. _ _ _
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