Chords for Damien Dempsey - The West's Awake
Tempo:
154.3 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Em
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [E]
[A]
[Em]
[E]
[A] [Em]
[F#] [B] [E]
When all beside of the jug [A] he
[E] Doeth so [B] sleep, [E]
doeth so sleep
Alas and well may [A]'r [Em] in me
When Connaught [B] flies in [Em]
slumbardy
[E] Or lake and plain, [A] smile fair and [Em] free
[F#m] Bid rocks our [E] garden
[B] chivalry
[C#] Sing [E]
all [A] and [B] learn [C#] liberty
[E] From [F#m] crashing [B] wind and [Em] lashing sea
[A]
[E] A [A] [E]
chainless wave and [A] lovely land
[B] Freedom, [Em] nationhood, demand
[E] Be sure the great God [A] never planned
[Em] [B] For slumbering slaves [Em] a home so grand
And long a [E] brave [A] and hearty race
[F#m]
Honoured and [B] sentinel the place
[E] Sing on [A] that [B] even sons [C#] disgrace
[E] Could quite [F#m] destroy
[B] their [E] glorious [A]
[E] trace
[A]
[E] [A] [E] And often in [A] O 'Connor's land
[Em] To [B]
triumph dash'd [E] each Connaught clan
And fleet as the hour the [A]
Normans ran
[E] To [B]
Carchdale pass [E] and Ardrahan
And later times [A] saw David brave
[F#m] And glory guards, [B] glory guards [E] brave
On either [A] [B] land [C#] to save
[E] Out of [F#m] Rome's [B] slopes and [Em] shadows where
[A]
[E] [F#m] [E]
[A]
[B]
[E]
[A]
[B]
[E]
Doeth when all [A] of the jokey
[Em] Doeth [B] so sleep, [Em] doeth so sleep
[E] Alas and well may [A]'r in [Em] me
When [B] Connaught flies [Em] in slumbardy
[E] But hark o' voice [A] like thunder's bay
[F#m] The west's [B] [Em] away, the [E]
west's [B] away
[E] So long [A] all of [B] England [C#]
[E] quake
We'll watch [F#m] till die [B] for [Em] Arran's [A]
sake
[G#m] [F#m] [B] [E]
[A]
[Em]
[E]
[A] [Em]
[F#] [B] [E]
When all beside of the jug [A] he
[E] Doeth so [B] sleep, [E]
doeth so sleep
Alas and well may [A]'r [Em] in me
When Connaught [B] flies in [Em]
slumbardy
[E] Or lake and plain, [A] smile fair and [Em] free
[F#m] Bid rocks our [E] garden
[B] chivalry
[C#] Sing [E]
all [A] and [B] learn [C#] liberty
[E] From [F#m] crashing [B] wind and [Em] lashing sea
[A]
[E] A [A] [E]
chainless wave and [A] lovely land
[B] Freedom, [Em] nationhood, demand
[E] Be sure the great God [A] never planned
[Em] [B] For slumbering slaves [Em] a home so grand
And long a [E] brave [A] and hearty race
[F#m]
Honoured and [B] sentinel the place
[E] Sing on [A] that [B] even sons [C#] disgrace
[E] Could quite [F#m] destroy
[B] their [E] glorious [A]
[E] trace
[A]
[E] [A] [E] And often in [A] O 'Connor's land
[Em] To [B]
triumph dash'd [E] each Connaught clan
And fleet as the hour the [A]
Normans ran
[E] To [B]
Carchdale pass [E] and Ardrahan
And later times [A] saw David brave
[F#m] And glory guards, [B] glory guards [E] brave
On either [A] [B] land [C#] to save
[E] Out of [F#m] Rome's [B] slopes and [Em] shadows where
[A]
[E] [F#m] [E]
[A]
[B]
[E]
[A]
[B]
[E]
Doeth when all [A] of the jokey
[Em] Doeth [B] so sleep, [Em] doeth so sleep
[E] Alas and well may [A]'r in [Em] me
When [B] Connaught flies [Em] in slumbardy
[E] But hark o' voice [A] like thunder's bay
[F#m] The west's [B] [Em] away, the [E]
west's [B] away
[E] So long [A] all of [B] England [C#]
[E] quake
We'll watch [F#m] till die [B] for [Em] Arran's [A]
sake
[G#m] [F#m] [B] [E]
Key:
E
A
B
Em
F#m
E
A
B
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ When all beside _ _ _ of the _ jug [A] he
_ _ [E] Doeth so [B] sleep, _ _ _ [E]
doeth so _ sleep _ _
Alas and _ well may [A]'r [Em] in me
_ When _ Connaught _ [B] flies in [Em] _ _
_ _ slumbardy
[E] Or _ lake and plain, _ [A] smile fair and [Em] free
_ [F#m] Bid rocks our _ [E] garden _ _ _
_ [B] chivalry
_ [C#] Sing [E] _
all [A] and [B] learn [C#] liberty _ _
[E] From _ _ [F#m] crashing _ _ [B] wind and [Em] lashing _ _ sea
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] A [A] _ _ [E] _ _
chainless wave _ and [A] lovely _ _ land
[B] _ _ Freedom, _ _ _ _ _ [Em] nationhood, _ _ _ demand
_ [E] Be sure the _ great God [A] never _ _ planned
[Em] _ [B] For slumbering _ _ slaves [Em] a home so _ grand
And long a [E] _ brave [A] and _ hearty race
_ _ [F#m] _ _
Honoured and _ _ [B] sentinel _ the _ place
[E] Sing _ on [A] that [B] even sons [C#] _ disgrace
_ [E] _ Could quite [F#m] destroy _
_ [B] _ their [E] glorious _ [A] _
_ [E] _ trace
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [E] And often _ _ in _ [A] O _ 'Connor's land
[Em] To _ [B]
triumph _ _ dash'd [E] each _ Connaught clan
And _ fleet as the _ _ hour the [A] _
Normans ran
[E] To _ [B]
Carchdale _ pass _ [E] and _ _ Ardrahan
_ And later _ _ times [A] saw David _ brave
_ [F#m] And _ glory _ guards, [B] glory _ guards _ [E] brave
On _ either [A] _ [B] _ land [C#] to save
[E] _ _ Out of [F#m] Rome's _ _ [B] slopes and [Em] shadows _ _ _ _ where
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Doeth when _ all [A] of the _ jokey
_ [Em] _ _ Doeth [B] so _ sleep, _ _ _ [Em] doeth so _ sleep
_ [E] _ Alas and _ well may [A]'r in _ _ [Em] me
When _ [B] Connaught _ flies [Em] in _ _ _ _ slumbardy
[E] But hark o' _ voice [A] like _ thunder's _ bay
[F#m] The _ west's [B] [Em] away, _ the [E] _
west's [B] _ away
[E] So _ long [A] all of [B] England [C#] _ _
[E] quake
_ We'll watch [F#m] till die [B] _ for [Em] _ Arran's [A]
sake
[G#m] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ When all beside _ _ _ of the _ jug [A] he
_ _ [E] Doeth so [B] sleep, _ _ _ [E]
doeth so _ sleep _ _
Alas and _ well may [A]'r [Em] in me
_ When _ Connaught _ [B] flies in [Em] _ _
_ _ slumbardy
[E] Or _ lake and plain, _ [A] smile fair and [Em] free
_ [F#m] Bid rocks our _ [E] garden _ _ _
_ [B] chivalry
_ [C#] Sing [E] _
all [A] and [B] learn [C#] liberty _ _
[E] From _ _ [F#m] crashing _ _ [B] wind and [Em] lashing _ _ sea
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] A [A] _ _ [E] _ _
chainless wave _ and [A] lovely _ _ land
[B] _ _ Freedom, _ _ _ _ _ [Em] nationhood, _ _ _ demand
_ [E] Be sure the _ great God [A] never _ _ planned
[Em] _ [B] For slumbering _ _ slaves [Em] a home so _ grand
And long a [E] _ brave [A] and _ hearty race
_ _ [F#m] _ _
Honoured and _ _ [B] sentinel _ the _ place
[E] Sing _ on [A] that [B] even sons [C#] _ disgrace
_ [E] _ Could quite [F#m] destroy _
_ [B] _ their [E] glorious _ [A] _
_ [E] _ trace
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [E] And often _ _ in _ [A] O _ 'Connor's land
[Em] To _ [B]
triumph _ _ dash'd [E] each _ Connaught clan
And _ fleet as the _ _ hour the [A] _
Normans ran
[E] To _ [B]
Carchdale _ pass _ [E] and _ _ Ardrahan
_ And later _ _ times [A] saw David _ brave
_ [F#m] And _ glory _ guards, [B] glory _ guards _ [E] brave
On _ either [A] _ [B] _ land [C#] to save
[E] _ _ Out of [F#m] Rome's _ _ [B] slopes and [Em] shadows _ _ _ _ where
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Doeth when _ all [A] of the _ jokey
_ [Em] _ _ Doeth [B] so _ sleep, _ _ _ [Em] doeth so _ sleep
_ [E] _ Alas and _ well may [A]'r in _ _ [Em] me
When _ [B] Connaught _ flies [Em] in _ _ _ _ slumbardy
[E] But hark o' _ voice [A] like _ thunder's _ bay
[F#m] The _ west's [B] [Em] away, _ the [E] _
west's [B] _ away
[E] So _ long [A] all of [B] England [C#] _ _
[E] quake
_ We'll watch [F#m] till die [B] _ for [Em] _ Arran's [A]
sake
[G#m] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _