Chords for Ireland's Green Shore

Tempo:
106 bpm
Chords used:

Em

E

G

A

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ireland's Green Shore chords
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[Em] [Bm] [F#m]
[D] [Bm]
[E] [G]
[E]
[Em] One evening for pleasure [D] I rambled [A] On the banks [Em] of some [D] cold [Em] purlin stream
I sat down on a bed of [G] [A] primroses And I gently fell [G] into a dream
[Em] I dreamt that I saw a fair female A reaper I never saw [A] [Em] before
And I sighed for the loss of our [A] country As [G] we strayed there on Ireland's green [E] shore
Her [A] [F#m] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[E] cheeks were [G] like two [D] bloomin' roses [A] And her teeth [E] were [C#m] like [Em] ivory so white
[Bm] [E] Her eyes [G] shone like two [D] sparkling diamonds
[A] Or the stars on [G] some [E] cold frosty night
She was dressed [Em] as a richest attire [E] And green was the mantle that she wore
All bowed down with the hemlocks and the roses [Em] As we strayed [Am] there on [E] Ireland's green [Em] shore
A
[D] [A]
[Em]
[G] transgression of joy [D] I awoke [A] And I found this was only [Em] a dream
That [G] pretty fair female [D] had fled me [E] And I longed to be [Em] slumberin' again
May the heavens above be her guardian For I know I'll never see her [E] anymore
May the golden sunbeams [G] shine upon her She lies sleepin' on Ireland's green [Em] shore
[A]
[Em]
[D] [G]
[E] [F#m]
[D] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[E]
[Bm] [Em]
[G] [E] [Em]
One evening for pleasure I rambled [D] On the banks of some [G] cold purlin [A] stream
[E] I sat down on [Em] a bed of primroses And [C#m] I gently [Bm] fell [E] into a dream
Key:  
Em
121
E
2311
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
Em
121
E
2311
G
2131
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To learn Tim Obrien - Irelands Green Shore chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: D, A, Em, D, G, D, G, E, Em and E. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 53 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 106. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Minor.

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[Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ One evening for pleasure [D] I rambled [A] _ On the banks [Em] of some [D] cold [Em] purlin stream
_ I sat down on a bed of [G] [A] primroses And I gently fell [G] into a dream
[Em] _ I dreamt that I saw a fair female A reaper I never saw [A] _ [Em] before
And I sighed for the loss of our [A] country As [G] we strayed there on Ireland's green [E] shore
_ Her _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[E] _ _ cheeks were [G] like two [D] bloomin' roses [A] And her teeth [E] were [C#m] like [Em] ivory so white _
[Bm] [E] Her eyes [G] shone like two [D] sparkling diamonds _
[A] Or the stars on [G] some [E] cold frosty night _
She was dressed [Em] as a richest attire _ [E] And green was the mantle that she _ wore
All bowed down with the hemlocks and the roses [Em] As we strayed [Am] there on [E] Ireland's green [Em] shore
A _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] transgression of joy [D] I awoke _ [A] And I found this was only [Em] a dream
That [G] pretty fair female [D] had fled me [E] And I longed to be [Em] slumberin' again
May the heavens above be her guardian _ For I know I'll never see her [E] anymore
May the golden sunbeams [G] shine upon her She lies sleepin' on Ireland's green [Em] shore _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ One evening for pleasure I rambled _ [D] On the banks of some [G] cold purlin [A] stream
_ [E] I sat down on [Em] a bed of primroses And [C#m] I gently [Bm] fell [E] into a dream _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the The Crossing album.

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