Chords for Boys of the Old Brigade

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Oh, father, why [Bb] are you so [F] sad on this bright [C] Easter _ morn?
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When _ [Bb] Irishmen are proud and glad [F] of the [C] land where they [F] were born.
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Some, they say, and memories few [F] of far-off distant [C] _ _ days.
[F] When being just [Bb] a lad like you, [F] I [C] joined the [F] IRA.
_ _ Where [C] are the lads who stood [F] with me when history [C] was _ made?
Oh, _ Gramercy, I long to see [F] the boys [C] of the [F] old brigade.
_ From hills and [Bb] farms the call to arms [F] was heard by one [C] and all.
[F] And from the glen [Bb] came brave young men [F] to answer Ireland's call.
[C] Was long ago we faced [F] a foe, the old brigade [C] and me.
_ [F] But by my side [Bb] they fought and died [F] that Ireland [C] might [F] be free.
[C] Where are the lads who stood with me [F] when [Bb] history [C] was _ made?
Oh, _ Gramercy, I long to see [F] the boys [C] of the [F] old brigade. _ _
And _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
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now, my boy, [Bb] I've told you why [F] on Easter morn [D] I sigh.
[F] For I recall [Bb] my comrades all [F] of dark [C] old days [F] gone by.
_ [C] I think of men who fought in [F] glen with rifle and grenade.
_ [F] May heaven keep [Bb] the men who sleep [F] from the ranks [C] of the old [F] brigade.
_ [C] Where are the lads who stood with me [F] when _ [Bb] history [C] was _ made?
Oh, Gramercy, I long to [F] see the boys of [C] the old [F] brigade. _ _ _
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