Chords for Joe McDonnell - The Wolfe Tones

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Joe McDonnell - The Wolfe Tones chords
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We're proud to have called our band after the great patriot, Wolf Tone.
Wolf Tone,
founder of the United Irishmen, was born in Dublin.
But he was no stranger to Belfast, and that's where we go for our next song.
This time about a modern-day patriot and a man called Joe McDonald,
whose death in a struggle for freedom was as brave and heroic as Wolf Tone's.
[G] [D]
[A]
[D] O, me name is Joe McDonald
[G] From Belfast town [D] I came
[G] That city I will [D] never [A] see again
[D] For in the town of Belfast
[G] I spent many [D] happy days
[G] I love that [D] town in oh so [A] many ways
[Em] For it's there I [G] spent my childhood
And found for me [D] a wife
[Em] I then set out to [D] make for [A] her a life
[D] But all my young ambitions
[G] Met with bitterness [D] and hate
I [G] soon found myself [D]
inside a [A] prison gate
[Em] And you dare to call me a terrorist
While you look down [D] your gun
[Em] When I think of [D] all the days that you [A] had done
[D] You had plundered many nations
Divided many lands
[G] You had terrorised their peoples
You ruled with an iron [A]
hand
And [D] you 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 [A] without tribe
[Em] And though I love my country
I am not a bitter [D]
man
[Em] I've seen cruelty [D] and injustice at [A] first hand
[D] So then one fateful morning
I [G] shook bold [D] freedom's hand
For right or wrong I'd try to free [A] my land
And [Em] you dare to [G] call me a terrorist
While you look down [Bm] your [D] gun
[Em] When I think of all [D] the deeds that you [A] had done
You [D] had plundered many nations
Divided many lands
You [G] had terrorised their peoples
You ruled with an iron [A] hand
And you brought this reign of terror to 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 or more
[G] And the Blankers, their [D]
conditions, they [A] were poor
[Em] Then a hunger strike [G] we did commence
[Em] For the dignity [D] of man
[Em] But it seemed to me [D] that no one gave [A] a damn
[D] But now I am a saddened man
I've watched my comrades die
[G] If only [D] people cared or [A] wondered why
And [Em] you dare [G] to call me a terrorist
While [Em] you look down [D] your gun
[Em] When I think of all [D] the deeds that you [A] had done
You [D] had plundered many nations
Divided many lands
You had terrorised 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] Francis Hughes
And Ray McCreach
[G] Who died [D]
unselfishly
[G] And Patsy O'Hara
[D] And the next in [A] line is me
And [Em] those who lie behind me
May your courage be [D]
the same
[Em] And I pray to God [D] my life is [A] not in vain
Ah, [D] but sad and bitter was the year [G] of [D] 1981
[G] For everything [D] I've lost and [A] nothing won
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_ We're proud to have called our band after the great patriot, Wolf Tone.
Wolf Tone,
founder of the United Irishmen, was born in Dublin.
_ But he was no stranger to Belfast, and that's where we go for our next song. _
This time about a modern-day patriot and a man called Joe McDonald,
_ whose death in a struggle for freedom was as brave and heroic as Wolf Tone's.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] O, me name is Joe McDonald
_ _ [G] From Belfast town [D] I came
_ [G] That city I will [D] never [A] see again _ _
_ _ [D] For in the town of Belfast
[G] I spent many [D] happy days
[G] I love that [D] town in oh so [A] many _ ways _
_ _ [Em] For it's there I [G] spent my childhood
_ And found for me [D] a wife
[Em] I then set out to [D] make for [A] her a life _ _
_ _ [D] But all my young ambitions
_ [G] Met with bitterness [D] and hate
I [G] soon found myself [D]
inside a [A] prison gate _ _ _
_ _ [Em] And you dare to call me a terrorist
While you look down [D] your gun
[Em] When I think of [D] all the days that you [A] had done _ _
_ _ [D] You had plundered many nations
_ _ Divided many lands
_ [G] You had _ terrorised their peoples
You ruled with an iron [A]
hand
And [D] you 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 [A] without tribe _ _
_ _ [Em] And though I love my country
I am not a bitter [D]
man
_ [Em] I've seen cruelty _ [D] and injustice at [A] first _ _ hand
_ _ [D] So then one fateful morning
I [G] shook bold [D] freedom's hand
For right or wrong I'd try to free [A] my land _ _
_ And [Em] you dare to [G] call me a terrorist
While you look down [Bm] your [D] gun
[Em] When I think of all [D] the deeds that you [A] had done _ _ _
_ You [D] had plundered _ many nations
_ _ Divided many _ lands
You [G] had _ terrorised their peoples
You ruled with an iron [A] hand
_ And you brought this reign of terror to 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 or more
[G] And the Blankers, their [D]
conditions, they [A] were _ poor _
_ _ [Em] Then a hunger strike [G] we did commence
[Em] For the dignity [D] of man
_ [Em] But it seemed to me [D] that no one gave [A] a _ damn _
_ _ [D] But now I am a saddened man
I've watched my comrades die
_ [G] If only _ [D] people cared or [A] wondered why _ _
_ And [Em] you dare [G] to call me a terrorist
While [Em] you look down [D] your gun
[Em] When I think of all [D] the deeds that you [A] had done _ _
_ You [D] had plundered _ many nations
_ Divided many _ lands
You had _ terrorised 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] Francis Hughes
And Ray McCreach
[G] Who died _ [D] _
unselfishly
[G] And Patsy O'Hara
[D] And the next in [A] line is me _ _
And _ [Em] those who lie behind me
May your courage be [D]
the same
[Em] And I pray to God [D] my life is [A] not in _ _ vain
Ah, [D] but sad and bitter _ was the year [G] of _ [D] 1981
_ _ [G] For everything [D] I've lost and [A] nothing won _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _