Chords for Damh the Bard - Branwen's lament

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_ Dearest brother, hold [Bm] me here, safe in your embrace, _
For I feel death is near, a breath upon my face. _ _
[D] Crossed the [G] Irish sea, you came to rescue [A] me,
_ Leading an army to avenge [G] my pain.
Two islands torn apart, like my broken [A] heart,
_ From your army, to Severn [Bm] Remain. _ _ _ _ _ _
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Sister, I heard you calling to me,
O'er the Irish sea. _
I brought a war to those foreign shores,
For to set [D] you free.
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[G] _ _ Now I am dying, poison in [A] my [D] veins,
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[G] _ _ for you, dear sister, I'd do [A] it again,
[D] I'd _ [A] _ _ do [Bm] it again. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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I can hear, as I close my eyes,
The screams of my young son, _ _
_ Cast into the burning fire, _ By _ Ephnesian. _ _
[G] After death I'll find peace, all of my pain will [A] cease,
_ Brother, you are my [G] dearest friend,
Now I will welcome death, I will draw my last [A] breath,
_ And this raven will [Bm] fly again. _ _ _ _ _
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Lay her body within the earth, _ in this four-corner tomb, _ _
_ So her spirit will not reap us, _ from our _ [D] mother's womb. _
[G] _ And though you lie, in the earth [A] so [D] cold,
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[D] _ [G] Know that your story, will forever [A] be [D] told.
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[G] _ _ Bury my head, facing [D] the sea, _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ And while it remains, this land will [A] be free.
[D] _ [A] This _ [D] land will [Bm] be free. _ _ _ _ _
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