Mairéad Farrell Chords by The Irish Brigade
Tempo:
101.9 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
Bb
Ab
C
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab] Oh do not stand [Bb]
at my [C] grave and [Cm] [F] [Cm] weep
I [Ab] am not there, [Bb]
I do [C] not [F] sleep
[Cm]
Oh do [Ab] not stand [Gm]
at my [C] grave and [Cm] cry
When [Ab] Ireland [Bb] lives, I do [Cm] not die
A [Ab] woman's place [Bb] is [Cm] not at home
The fight [Ab] for freedom, [Bb]
it still [Cm] goes on
I took up [Ab] my gun [Bb]
and to [Cm] freedom's day
I pledged [Ab] to fight [Bb] for the [Cm] IRA
In [Ab] Armagh's jails, [Bb]
I served [Cm] my time
Strip searches [Ab] were [Bb]
a [Cm] British crime
[Bb] [Ab] Degraded me, [Bb] but they could [Cm] not see
I suffered [Ab] this [Bb] to see Ireland [Cm] free
[Ab] Gibraltar's rocks, [Bb]
the place [Cm] I died
McCann [Ab] and Savage [Bb]
were by [Cm] my side
I heard [Ab] the order [Bb]
so loud [Cm] and shrill
Of [Ab] Thatcher's voice, [Bb]
saying shoot [Cm] to kill
But do [Ab] not stand [Bb]
at my [Cm] grave and weep
I am [Ab] not there, [Bb]
I do [Cm] not sleep
Oh [Bb] do [Ab] not stand [Bb]
at my [Cm] grave and cry
When [Ab] Ireland [Bb] lives, I do [Cm] not die
Oh do not [Ab] stand [Bb]
at my [Cm] grave and weep
I [Ab] am not there, [Bb]
I do [Cm] not sleep
Oh do [Ab] not stand [Bb]
[Cm] and cry
When [Ab] Ireland [Bb] lives, I do [Cm] not die
[Gm] [Cm]
When [Ab] Ireland [Bb] lives, I do [Cm] not die
at my [C] grave and [Cm] [F] [Cm] weep
I [Ab] am not there, [Bb]
I do [C] not [F] sleep
[Cm]
Oh do [Ab] not stand [Gm]
at my [C] grave and [Cm] cry
When [Ab] Ireland [Bb] lives, I do [Cm] not die
A [Ab] woman's place [Bb] is [Cm] not at home
The fight [Ab] for freedom, [Bb]
it still [Cm] goes on
I took up [Ab] my gun [Bb]
and to [Cm] freedom's day
I pledged [Ab] to fight [Bb] for the [Cm] IRA
In [Ab] Armagh's jails, [Bb]
I served [Cm] my time
Strip searches [Ab] were [Bb]
a [Cm] British crime
[Bb] [Ab] Degraded me, [Bb] but they could [Cm] not see
I suffered [Ab] this [Bb] to see Ireland [Cm] free
[Ab] Gibraltar's rocks, [Bb]
the place [Cm] I died
McCann [Ab] and Savage [Bb]
were by [Cm] my side
I heard [Ab] the order [Bb]
so loud [Cm] and shrill
Of [Ab] Thatcher's voice, [Bb]
saying shoot [Cm] to kill
But do [Ab] not stand [Bb]
at my [Cm] grave and weep
I am [Ab] not there, [Bb]
I do [Cm] not sleep
Oh [Bb] do [Ab] not stand [Bb]
at my [Cm] grave and cry
When [Ab] Ireland [Bb] lives, I do [Cm] not die
Oh do not [Ab] stand [Bb]
at my [Cm] grave and weep
I [Ab] am not there, [Bb]
I do [Cm] not sleep
Oh do [Ab] not stand [Bb]
[Cm] and cry
When [Ab] Ireland [Bb] lives, I do [Cm] not die
[Gm] [Cm]
When [Ab] Ireland [Bb] lives, I do [Cm] not die
Key:
Cm
Bb
Ab
C
F
Cm
Bb
Ab
[Ab] Oh do not stand _ [Bb] _
at my [C] grave and [Cm] _ [F] _ [Cm] weep
I [Ab] am not there, _ [Bb] _ _
I do [C] not [F] sleep
_ [Cm]
Oh do [Ab] not stand _ [Gm] _
at my [C] grave and [Cm] cry
When [Ab] Ireland _ _ [Bb] lives, I do [Cm] not die _ _ _
A [Ab] woman's place [Bb] is _ _ [Cm] not at home
The _ fight [Ab] for freedom, _ _ [Bb] _
it still [Cm] goes on
I _ took up [Ab] my gun _ _ [Bb] _
and to [Cm] freedom's day _ _ _
I pledged [Ab] to fight [Bb] for _ the [Cm] IRA
_ _ In _ _ [Ab] Armagh's jails, _ [Bb] _
I served [Cm] my time _ _
Strip searches [Ab] _ were _ [Bb] _
a [Cm] British _ crime _ _
_ [Bb] [Ab] Degraded me, _ _ [Bb] but they could [Cm] not see
_ I suffered [Ab] _ this [Bb] to see Ireland [Cm] free _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] Gibraltar's rocks, _ [Bb] _
the place [Cm] I _ died _ _
McCann [Ab] and Savage _ [Bb] _
were by [Cm] my side
I heard [Ab] the order _ _ [Bb] _
so loud [Cm] and shrill _
Of [Ab] Thatcher's voice, _ [Bb] _
saying shoot [Cm] to kill
But _ _ do [Ab] not stand _ [Bb] _
at my [Cm] grave and weep _
I am [Ab] not there, _ [Bb] _
I do [Cm] not sleep
Oh [Bb] do [Ab] not stand _ [Bb] _
at my [Cm] grave and cry _
When [Ab] Ireland _ _ [Bb] lives, I do [Cm] not _ die _
Oh do not [Ab] _ stand _ [Bb] _
at my [Cm] grave and _ _ weep
I [Ab] am not there, _ _ [Bb] _
I do [Cm] not sleep _
Oh do [Ab] not stand _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] and cry _
When [Ab] Ireland _ _ [Bb] lives, I do [Cm] not die
[Gm] _ [Cm] _
When [Ab] Ireland _ _ _ [Bb] lives, I do [Cm] not die _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
at my [C] grave and [Cm] _ [F] _ [Cm] weep
I [Ab] am not there, _ [Bb] _ _
I do [C] not [F] sleep
_ [Cm]
Oh do [Ab] not stand _ [Gm] _
at my [C] grave and [Cm] cry
When [Ab] Ireland _ _ [Bb] lives, I do [Cm] not die _ _ _
A [Ab] woman's place [Bb] is _ _ [Cm] not at home
The _ fight [Ab] for freedom, _ _ [Bb] _
it still [Cm] goes on
I _ took up [Ab] my gun _ _ [Bb] _
and to [Cm] freedom's day _ _ _
I pledged [Ab] to fight [Bb] for _ the [Cm] IRA
_ _ In _ _ [Ab] Armagh's jails, _ [Bb] _
I served [Cm] my time _ _
Strip searches [Ab] _ were _ [Bb] _
a [Cm] British _ crime _ _
_ [Bb] [Ab] Degraded me, _ _ [Bb] but they could [Cm] not see
_ I suffered [Ab] _ this [Bb] to see Ireland [Cm] free _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] Gibraltar's rocks, _ [Bb] _
the place [Cm] I _ died _ _
McCann [Ab] and Savage _ [Bb] _
were by [Cm] my side
I heard [Ab] the order _ _ [Bb] _
so loud [Cm] and shrill _
Of [Ab] Thatcher's voice, _ [Bb] _
saying shoot [Cm] to kill
But _ _ do [Ab] not stand _ [Bb] _
at my [Cm] grave and weep _
I am [Ab] not there, _ [Bb] _
I do [Cm] not sleep
Oh [Bb] do [Ab] not stand _ [Bb] _
at my [Cm] grave and cry _
When [Ab] Ireland _ _ [Bb] lives, I do [Cm] not _ die _
Oh do not [Ab] _ stand _ [Bb] _
at my [Cm] grave and _ _ weep
I [Ab] am not there, _ _ [Bb] _
I do [Cm] not sleep _
Oh do [Ab] not stand _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] and cry _
When [Ab] Ireland _ _ [Bb] lives, I do [Cm] not die
[Gm] _ [Cm] _
When [Ab] Ireland _ _ _ [Bb] lives, I do [Cm] not die _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _