Chords for Flying Column - Roisin Dubh - The Mother
Tempo:
146.2 bpm
Chords used:
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A
G
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
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[G]
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[D]
I do [G] not grudge them, nor I do not grudge my two strong sons, but I have seen go out
to break their strength and die.
[E] They and a few [D] in bloody protest for a glorious thing,
they shall be [E] spoken of among their people.
The generation shall remember [E] them and call
them blessed, but I will speak their names in my [D] own heart in the long night.
The little
names that were familiar once round my dead heart.
[A] Lord, [E] thou art hard on others.
We suffer
in their coming [D] and their going, and though I grudge them not, [E] I weary,
[A] weary of the long
[E]
sorrow, [D] [E] and yet I had my joy.
[A]
[D] My sons were faithful and they fought.
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[G]
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[E]
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[A] [E] [A]
[Am]
[E] I have not forgotten them.
I have not forgotten my father.
I have not forgotten my mother.
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[D]
I do [G] not grudge them, nor I do not grudge my two strong sons, but I have seen go out
to break their strength and die.
[E] They and a few [D] in bloody protest for a glorious thing,
they shall be [E] spoken of among their people.
The generation shall remember [E] them and call
them blessed, but I will speak their names in my [D] own heart in the long night.
The little
names that were familiar once round my dead heart.
[A] Lord, [E] thou art hard on others.
We suffer
in their coming [D] and their going, and though I grudge them not, [E] I weary,
[A] weary of the long
[E]
sorrow, [D] [E] and yet I had my joy.
[A]
[D] My sons were faithful and they fought.
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[A]
[E]
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[G]
[A]
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[D]
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[A] [E] [A]
[Am]
[E] I have not forgotten them.
I have not forgotten my father.
I have not forgotten my mother.
[D] [N]
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I do [G] not grudge them, _ _ _ nor _ _ _ I do not grudge my two strong sons, _ but I have seen go out
to break their strength and die.
_ [E] _ _ They and a few [D] _ _ in bloody protest for a glorious thing, _ _ _ _
they shall be [E] spoken of among their people.
_ The generation shall remember [E] them _ and call
them blessed, _ _ _ _ but I will speak their names in my [D] own heart _ in the long night. _ _
The little
names that were familiar once round my dead heart. _ _
_ [A] _ Lord, _ [E] thou art hard on others.
_ _ We suffer
in their coming [D] and their going, _ _ _ and though I grudge them not, _ _ [E] I weary, _ _
_ [A] _ weary of the long
[E]
sorrow, [D] _ _ [E] _ and yet _ _ I had my joy.
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[D] My sons were faithful _ and they fought. _ _ _
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_ [E] _ I have not forgotten them.
I have not forgotten my father.
I have not forgotten my mother.
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I do [G] not grudge them, _ _ _ nor _ _ _ I do not grudge my two strong sons, _ but I have seen go out
to break their strength and die.
_ [E] _ _ They and a few [D] _ _ in bloody protest for a glorious thing, _ _ _ _
they shall be [E] spoken of among their people.
_ The generation shall remember [E] them _ and call
them blessed, _ _ _ _ but I will speak their names in my [D] own heart _ in the long night. _ _
The little
names that were familiar once round my dead heart. _ _
_ [A] _ Lord, _ [E] thou art hard on others.
_ _ We suffer
in their coming [D] and their going, _ _ _ and though I grudge them not, _ _ [E] I weary, _ _
_ [A] _ weary of the long
[E]
sorrow, [D] _ _ [E] _ and yet _ _ I had my joy.
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[D] My sons were faithful _ and they fought. _ _ _
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_ [E] _ I have not forgotten them.
I have not forgotten my father.
I have not forgotten my mother.
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