Chords for Joe Mcdonnell
Tempo:
107.3 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] O me name is Joe MacDonald, [G] from Belfast town [D] I came, [G] that city I [D] will never see [A] again.
[D] For in the town of Belfast I [G] spent many [D] happy days, [G] I loved that town [D] in oh so [A] many ways.
For it's there I [G] spent my childhood [Em] and found for me [D] a wife, [Em] I then set out [D] to make for [A] her a life.
[D] But all my young ambitions met [G] with bitterness [D] and hate, I [G] soon found myself [D] inside a prison [A] gate.
[Em] And you dare to call me a terrorist while you look down [D] your gun, [Em] well I think of [D] all the deeds that you [A] had done.
[D] have plundered many nations, divided many lands, you [G] have terrorized their peoples, you ruled with an iron [A] hand.
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[D] O me name is Joe MacDonald, [G] from Belfast town [D] I came, [G] that city I [D] will never see [A] again.
[D] For in the town of Belfast I [G] spent many [D] happy days, [G] I loved that town [D] in oh so [A] many ways.
For it's there I [G] spent my childhood [Em] and found for me [D] a wife, [Em] I then set out [D] to make for [A] her a life.
[D] But all my young ambitions met [G] with bitterness [D] and hate, I [G] soon found myself [D] inside a prison [A] gate.
[Em] And you dare to call me a terrorist while you look down [D] your gun, [Em] well I think of [D] all the deeds that you [A] had done.
[D] have plundered many nations, divided many lands, you [G] have terrorized their peoples, you ruled with an iron [A] hand.
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] O me name is Joe MacDonald, _ [G] from Belfast town [D] I came, [G] that city I [D] will never see [A] again. _ _ _ _ _
[D] For in the town of Belfast I [G] spent many [D] happy days, [G] I loved that town [D] in oh so [A] many _ ways. _ _ _
For it's there I [G] spent my childhood [Em] and found for me [D] a wife, [Em] I then set out [D] to make for [A] her a life. _ _ _ _
[D] But all my young ambitions met [G] with bitterness [D] and hate, I [G] soon found myself [D] inside a prison [A] gate. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] And you dare to call me a terrorist while you look down [D] your gun, [Em] well I think of [D] all the deeds that you [A] had done.
_ _ _ You [D] have plundered _ many nations, _ divided many _ lands, you [G] have _ terrorized their peoples, you ruled with an iron [A] hand.
_ And you [D] brought this reign of terror to [A] my _ land.
_ _ Through [D] those many months internment _ [G] in the maidstone and [D] the maze, _ [G] I thought about [D] my land throughout [A] those _ days.
_ _ Why [D] my country _ was divided, _ [G] why I was now [D] in jail, _
[G] imprisoned without [D] crime or without [A] trial. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] And though [G] I love my country, _ [Em] I am [G] not a bitter [D] _ man, I've [Em] seen cruelty [G] and [D] injustice at [A] first hand.
_ _ _ _ So [D] then one fateful morning I [G] shook bold [D] freedom's hand, for right or wrong [D] I'd try to free [A] my land.
_ _ _ _ And [Em] you dare to [G] call me a terrorist while you [G] look down [Bm] your [D] gun, well [Em] I think of all [D] the deeds that you [A] had done.
_ _ _ You [D] have plundered _ many nations, _ divided many lands, you [G] have _ terrorized their peoples, you ruled with an iron [A] hand.
_ And [D] you brought this reign of terror to [A] my land.
_ _ _ _ Then [D] one cold _ October's morning, _ _
[G] trapped in a [D] lion's den, _ [G] I found myself [D] imprisoned _ [A] once again.
_ _ _ _ I [D] was committed to the H-blocks [G] for fourteen years [D] or more, [G] on the blanket their [D] conditions they [A] were poor. _ _ _ _
[Em] Then a hunger [G] strike we did commence, [Em] for the [G] dignity of _ [D] man, but [Em] it seemed [G] to me [D] that no one gave [A] a damn. _ _ _ _ _
[D] But now I am a saddened man, [G] I've watched my comrades [D] die, _ [G] if only people [D] cared or wondered [A] _ why.
_ _ _ And [Em] you dare to [G] call me a terrorist while [Em] you look [G] down [D] your gun, well [Em] I think [G] of all [D] the deeds that you [A] had done.
_ _ _ _ You [D] have plundered many nations, _ divided many _ lands, you [G] have _ terrorized their peoples, you ruled with an iron [A] hand.
_ And you [D] brought this reign of terror to [A] my land. _ _ _ _ _
[D] May God shine on you Bobby Sands, [G] for the courage you [D] have shown, _ [G] may your glory and [D] your fame be [A] widely known. _ _ _ _
[D] And Francis Hughes, and Ray McCreach, [G] who died _ [D] _ unselfishly, [G] and Patsy O'Hara, [D] and the next in [A] line is me. _ _ _ _
[Em] And those who [G] lie behind me, [Em] may your courage [D] be the same, [Em] and I pray to [D] God my life is [A] not in vain.
_ _ Ah, [D] what sad and bitter _ was the year [G] of _ [D] 1981, _ _ _
[G] for everything _ [D] I've lost and [A] nothing's won. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] O me name is Joe MacDonald, _ [G] from Belfast town [D] I came, [G] that city I [D] will never see [A] again. _ _ _ _ _
[D] For in the town of Belfast I [G] spent many [D] happy days, [G] I loved that town [D] in oh so [A] many _ ways. _ _ _
For it's there I [G] spent my childhood [Em] and found for me [D] a wife, [Em] I then set out [D] to make for [A] her a life. _ _ _ _
[D] But all my young ambitions met [G] with bitterness [D] and hate, I [G] soon found myself [D] inside a prison [A] gate. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] And you dare to call me a terrorist while you look down [D] your gun, [Em] well I think of [D] all the deeds that you [A] had done.
_ _ _ You [D] have plundered _ many nations, _ divided many _ lands, you [G] have _ terrorized their peoples, you ruled with an iron [A] hand.
_ And you [D] brought this reign of terror to [A] my _ land.
_ _ Through [D] those many months internment _ [G] in the maidstone and [D] the maze, _ [G] I thought about [D] my land throughout [A] those _ days.
_ _ Why [D] my country _ was divided, _ [G] why I was now [D] in jail, _
[G] imprisoned without [D] crime or without [A] trial. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] And though [G] I love my country, _ [Em] I am [G] not a bitter [D] _ man, I've [Em] seen cruelty [G] and [D] injustice at [A] first hand.
_ _ _ _ So [D] then one fateful morning I [G] shook bold [D] freedom's hand, for right or wrong [D] I'd try to free [A] my land.
_ _ _ _ And [Em] you dare to [G] call me a terrorist while you [G] look down [Bm] your [D] gun, well [Em] I think of all [D] the deeds that you [A] had done.
_ _ _ You [D] have plundered _ many nations, _ divided many lands, you [G] have _ terrorized their peoples, you ruled with an iron [A] hand.
_ And [D] you brought this reign of terror to [A] my land.
_ _ _ _ Then [D] one cold _ October's morning, _ _
[G] trapped in a [D] lion's den, _ [G] I found myself [D] imprisoned _ [A] once again.
_ _ _ _ I [D] was committed to the H-blocks [G] for fourteen years [D] or more, [G] on the blanket their [D] conditions they [A] were poor. _ _ _ _
[Em] Then a hunger [G] strike we did commence, [Em] for the [G] dignity of _ [D] man, but [Em] it seemed [G] to me [D] that no one gave [A] a damn. _ _ _ _ _
[D] But now I am a saddened man, [G] I've watched my comrades [D] die, _ [G] if only people [D] cared or wondered [A] _ why.
_ _ _ And [Em] you dare to [G] call me a terrorist while [Em] you look [G] down [D] your gun, well [Em] I think [G] of all [D] the deeds that you [A] had done.
_ _ _ _ You [D] have plundered many nations, _ divided many _ lands, you [G] have _ terrorized their peoples, you ruled with an iron [A] hand.
_ And you [D] brought this reign of terror to [A] my land. _ _ _ _ _
[D] May God shine on you Bobby Sands, [G] for the courage you [D] have shown, _ [G] may your glory and [D] your fame be [A] widely known. _ _ _ _
[D] And Francis Hughes, and Ray McCreach, [G] who died _ [D] _ unselfishly, [G] and Patsy O'Hara, [D] and the next in [A] line is me. _ _ _ _
[Em] And those who [G] lie behind me, [Em] may your courage [D] be the same, [Em] and I pray to [D] God my life is [A] not in vain.
_ _ Ah, [D] what sad and bitter _ was the year [G] of _ [D] 1981, _ _ _
[G] for everything _ [D] I've lost and [A] nothing's won. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _