Chords for J O E M C D O N N E L L

Oh, my name is Jo MacDonald _
[Bb] From Belfast town I [F] came _
[Bb] A city I [F] will never see [C] again _ _ _ _ _
[F] For in the town of Belfast
[Bb] I spent many happy [F] _ days
[Bb] I love that town [F] in oh so many [C] ways _ _ _ _ _
[G] For it's there I spent [G] my childhood
And found [Bb] for me a [F] wife _
[Gm] I then set out [F] to make for her [C] a life _ _ _ _
But all my young ambition _
[Bb] Met with bitterness [F] and hate
I [Bb] soon found myself [F] inside a prison [C] gate
And _ _ _ [G] you dare [Bb] to call [G] me a terrorist
While you lock [Bb] down [F] your gun _
[Gm] When I think of all [F] the deeds that you [Cm] have done _ _ _ _ _
[F] You have plundered many nations
_ _ Divided many lands _
You have [Bb] _ terrorized their [Gm] people
You [Bb] ruled with an iron [C] hand
_ [F] And you brought this reign [Bb] of terror [C] to my land _ _ _ _
[F] Through those many months _ internment
[Bb] In the maidstone and [F] the maze _
I [Bb] thought about [F] my land throughout [C] those days _ _ _ _
[F] Why my country was divided _
[Bb] Why I was now [F] in jail _
_ [Bb] _ Imprisoned without [F] crime or [C] without trial _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] And though I love my country
I am not a bitter [F] man _
[Gm] I've seen cruelty _ [F] and injustice at [Cm] first hand _ _ _ _ _
[F] So then one faithful morning _
[Bb] I shook bold [F] freedom's hand _
[Bb] For right or wrong [F] I tried to free [C] my land _ _ _ _ _
[G] And you dare [Bb] to call [G] me a terrorist
While you lock down [F] your gun _
[Gm] When I think of all [F] the deeds that you [C] have done
You _ _ _ [F] have plundered many nations
_ _ Divided many lands
You [Bb] have _ terrorized their [Gm] people
You [Bb] ruled with an iron [C] hand _
_ [F] And you brought this reign [Bb] of terror to [C] my land _ _ _ _
[F] Then one cold October _ morning
[Bb] Trapped in the [F] lion's den
I [Bb] found myself [F] in prison _ [C] once again
I _ _ _ [F] was committed to the H-blocks
[Bb] For fourteen years [F] or more
The [Bb] _ blankets, the [F] conditions, they [C] were poor _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] Then the [Bb] hunger strike [G] we did commence
For the [Bb] dignity [F] of man _
[Gm] But it seemed [Bb] to me [F] that no one gave [Cm] a damn _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] Now I am a saddened man
[Bb] I've watched my [F] comrades die _
[Bb] If only [F] people cared or wondered [C] why
And _ _ _ [D] you dare [Bb] to call [G] me a terrorist
While you lock down [F] your gun _
[Gm] When I think of all [F] the deeds that you [Cm] have done
You _ _ _ [F] have plundered many nations
_ _ Divided many lands _
[Bb] You have _ terrorized their [Gm] people _
You [Bb] ruled with an [C] iron hand _
_ [F] And you brought this reign [Bb] of terror to [C] my land _ _ _ _
[F] May God shine on you, Bobby Sands
[Bb] For the courage you [F] have shown
May your glory and your fame be [C] widely known
And _ _
_ _ [F] Francis Hughes, and Ray McCreish
[Bb] Who died _ _ [F] unselfishly
_ And Patsy O'Hara, the next in line [C] is me _ _ _ _
_ [F] [G] And those [Bb] who lie [G] behind me
May your courage be [F] the same _
_ [Gm] And I pray to God [F] my life was [Cm] not in vain
I _ _
_ [F] was sad and bitter
Was the year [Bb] of _ [F] 1981 _
For _ _ everything I [F] lost and [C] nothing's won _ _ _ _
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