Chords for Ironmasters
Tempo:
61.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Bm
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [D]
[G] [D] Oh, this is an old story that's rarely ever told.
The raping of the [Gm] country of the valley.
[D] The men who came to grieve with a musket and a bible.
They wanted to take the valley.
The valley, [G] the [D] valley.
They wanted to take [A] the valley.
[D] And to the iron masters, [A] they always get [D] their way.
And so for the penance of [A] the people worked the [D] lands of the men and the women and the children.
On a Sunday's it was down to the chapel in the town.
The preacher said get generously, get generously, get generously.
The people they [A] gave generously.
[D] And to the iron [A] masters, they always [D] get their way.
The union man is secret on the [A] dark side of the hill [D] by the light of a thousand candles.
The pay had been cut, all the people come on out.
At what price they were joined in rebelling.
Rebelling, rebelling.
[A] The people were joined in rebelling.
[D] And to the iron masters, [A] they always get their [D] way.
[D]
[A] [D] Masters call the army, call the army from the Irish seas.
Iron masters call the parliament.
[G] It's no sin to fight [A] to be free.
From the smoky stacks of fur, down through the hills of Evervale.
[D] From Swansea, Dax, the Merseyside and Liverpool.
When the union leaders crushed the union's spooky seas.
They blackened the face of the country.
The country, the country.
They blackened [A] the face of the gut.
[D] And to the iron masters, [A] they always [D] get their way.
[Eb] Now on a head of bracken is crocheted through a house.
It blackens out the green of the valley.
[Ab] And on his bed of grey is the image that they gave.
It stands [Eb] there, God forgive.
[D] Forgive him, forgive him.
[A] Come on, run in hell with him.
[D] And to the iron [A] masters, they always [D] get their way.
[A] [D] Iron masters call the army, call the [B] army from the [A] Irish seas.
[D] Iron masters call the parliament.
It's no sin to [A] fight to be free.
[D] And to the iron masters, they [A] always [D] get their way.
And to the iron masters, they still get their way.
[Bm]
[G] [D] Oh, this is an old story that's rarely ever told.
The raping of the [Gm] country of the valley.
[D] The men who came to grieve with a musket and a bible.
They wanted to take the valley.
The valley, [G] the [D] valley.
They wanted to take [A] the valley.
[D] And to the iron masters, [A] they always get [D] their way.
And so for the penance of [A] the people worked the [D] lands of the men and the women and the children.
On a Sunday's it was down to the chapel in the town.
The preacher said get generously, get generously, get generously.
The people they [A] gave generously.
[D] And to the iron [A] masters, they always [D] get their way.
The union man is secret on the [A] dark side of the hill [D] by the light of a thousand candles.
The pay had been cut, all the people come on out.
At what price they were joined in rebelling.
Rebelling, rebelling.
[A] The people were joined in rebelling.
[D] And to the iron masters, [A] they always get their [D] way.
[D]
[A] [D] Masters call the army, call the army from the Irish seas.
Iron masters call the parliament.
[G] It's no sin to fight [A] to be free.
From the smoky stacks of fur, down through the hills of Evervale.
[D] From Swansea, Dax, the Merseyside and Liverpool.
When the union leaders crushed the union's spooky seas.
They blackened the face of the country.
The country, the country.
They blackened [A] the face of the gut.
[D] And to the iron masters, [A] they always [D] get their way.
[Eb] Now on a head of bracken is crocheted through a house.
It blackens out the green of the valley.
[Ab] And on his bed of grey is the image that they gave.
It stands [Eb] there, God forgive.
[D] Forgive him, forgive him.
[A] Come on, run in hell with him.
[D] And to the iron [A] masters, they always [D] get their way.
[A] [D] Iron masters call the army, call the [B] army from the [A] Irish seas.
[D] Iron masters call the parliament.
It's no sin to [A] fight to be free.
[D] And to the iron masters, they [A] always [D] get their way.
And to the iron masters, they still get their way.
[Bm]
Key:
D
A
G
Bm
Eb
D
A
G
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ Oh, this is an old story that's rarely ever told.
The raping of the [Gm] country of the valley.
[D] The men who came to grieve with a musket and a bible.
They wanted to take the valley.
_ The valley, [G] the [D] valley.
They wanted to take [A] the valley.
_ _ [D] And to the iron masters, [A] they always get [D] their way.
_ _ _ _ _ _ And so for the penance of [A] the people worked the [D] lands of the men and the women and the children.
On a Sunday's it was down to the chapel in the town.
The preacher said get generously, get generously, get generously.
The people they [A] gave generously.
_ [D] And to the iron [A] masters, they always [D] get their way.
_ _ The union man is secret on the [A] dark side of the hill [D] by the light of a thousand candles.
The pay had been cut, all the people come on out.
At what price they were joined in rebelling.
_ Rebelling, rebelling.
[A] The people were joined in rebelling.
[D] And to the iron masters, [A] they always get their [D] way.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] Masters call the army, call the army from the Irish seas.
Iron masters call the parliament.
[G] It's no sin to fight [A] to be free.
_ From the smoky stacks of fur, down through the hills of Evervale.
[D] From Swansea, Dax, the Merseyside and Liverpool.
When the union leaders crushed the union's spooky seas.
They blackened the face of the country.
The country, the country.
They blackened [A] the face of the gut.
_ [D] And to the iron masters, [A] they always [D] get their way.
_ [Eb] Now on a head of bracken is crocheted through a house.
It blackens out the green of the valley.
[Ab] And on his bed of grey is the image that they gave.
It stands [Eb] there, God forgive.
[D] Forgive him, forgive him.
[A] Come on, run in hell with him.
[D] And to the iron [A] masters, they always [D] get their way. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] Iron masters call the army, call the [B] army from the [A] Irish seas.
[D] Iron masters call the parliament.
It's no sin to [A] fight to be free.
_ [D] And to the iron masters, they [A] always [D] get their way.
And to the iron masters, they still get their way.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ Oh, this is an old story that's rarely ever told.
The raping of the [Gm] country of the valley.
[D] The men who came to grieve with a musket and a bible.
They wanted to take the valley.
_ The valley, [G] the [D] valley.
They wanted to take [A] the valley.
_ _ [D] And to the iron masters, [A] they always get [D] their way.
_ _ _ _ _ _ And so for the penance of [A] the people worked the [D] lands of the men and the women and the children.
On a Sunday's it was down to the chapel in the town.
The preacher said get generously, get generously, get generously.
The people they [A] gave generously.
_ [D] And to the iron [A] masters, they always [D] get their way.
_ _ The union man is secret on the [A] dark side of the hill [D] by the light of a thousand candles.
The pay had been cut, all the people come on out.
At what price they were joined in rebelling.
_ Rebelling, rebelling.
[A] The people were joined in rebelling.
[D] And to the iron masters, [A] they always get their [D] way.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] Masters call the army, call the army from the Irish seas.
Iron masters call the parliament.
[G] It's no sin to fight [A] to be free.
_ From the smoky stacks of fur, down through the hills of Evervale.
[D] From Swansea, Dax, the Merseyside and Liverpool.
When the union leaders crushed the union's spooky seas.
They blackened the face of the country.
The country, the country.
They blackened [A] the face of the gut.
_ [D] And to the iron masters, [A] they always [D] get their way.
_ [Eb] Now on a head of bracken is crocheted through a house.
It blackens out the green of the valley.
[Ab] And on his bed of grey is the image that they gave.
It stands [Eb] there, God forgive.
[D] Forgive him, forgive him.
[A] Come on, run in hell with him.
[D] And to the iron [A] masters, they always [D] get their way. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] Iron masters call the army, call the [B] army from the [A] Irish seas.
[D] Iron masters call the parliament.
It's no sin to [A] fight to be free.
_ [D] And to the iron masters, they [A] always [D] get their way.
And to the iron masters, they still get their way.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _