Chords for Paddy Kelly the Pride of Dungannon

La la la la la
La [Db] la la [Ab] la _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _
[Ab] When I think of our soldiers [Db] and the battles [Ab] they fought
[Fm] To tear down the rules [Eb] of the crime _ _
[Ab] How my eyes fill with tears [Db] as it's brought to [Ab] my ears
[Fm] Of those men who [Eb] will ne'er be [Ab] forgotten _ _ _
[Eb] In _ Carrefour, Ghost [Db] Paddy Kelly [Ab] was born
[Fm] At a time of injustice [Eb] and _ _ pain
[Ab] When his long beard had flown, [Db] as struggles [Ab] _ unfolded
[Fm] In the lips of [Eb] those cold [Ab] English _ _ [Eb] ears
[Ab] As he grew to a man, [Db] he saw at [Ab] first hand
[Fm] The plight of his country [Ab] around _ [Eb] him
[Ab] When those brave Irish soldiers [Db] had laid down [Ab] their lives
[Fm] In the depths of [Eb] those cold [Ab] Hitchcock cells _ _
[Eb] From the teachings and words of [Db] the brave Bobby [Ab] Sands
[Fm] For his country he took up [Eb] the fight _ _
[Ab] When our brave Bobby Sands [Db] had given [Ab] his life
[Fm] To gain [Eb] Ireland's justice [Ab] and _ _ [Eb] rights _
[Ab] Back to his family in [Db] his hometown [Ab] Dunganan
[Fm] He moved there to start a [Ab] new life
[Eb] _ _
[Ab] And to take up the reins [Db] of his family's [Ab] long history
[Fm] Of rebels [Eb] against _
[Ab] England's might _
[Eb] He rose to the ranks of [Db] Marble's _ [Ab] IRA
[Fm] From his humble _ beginnings [Eb] well _ known
To [Ab] the officer _ commanding [Db] that mighty _ [Ab] brigade
[Fm] Of those men from [Eb] that great East [Ab] Tyrol
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[Ab] La la la la, [Db] la la la [Ab] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ la
[Ab] _ Informers had tried [Db] and measurably [Ab] failed
[Fm] To lay down our fallen [Ab] tyranny
_ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] But with discipline, _ clueless, [Db] and keen [Ab] dedication _
[Fm] Our hero [Eb] would strike one [Ab] more blow
_ _ He [Eb] trained up our bold [Db] volunteers to [Ab] a man
[Fm] As his ancestors did long [Eb] before _ _ him
[Ab] The blood in his veins, [Db] it ran just [Ab] the same
[Fm] With the longing [Eb] for Rhode [Ab] Island's freedom
[Eb] _ Then [Ab] in Lucklow one day [Db] when our bold [Ab] IRA _
[Fm] Went bravely to fight for [Eb] their freedom _ _
[Ab] An ambush was led [Db] with their lives they had [Ab] paid
[Fm] Our men fell [Eb] in action _
[Ab] forever _ _ _
[Eb] So they led him to rest [Db] in old Eden [Ab] dork
[Fm] With the green tavern _ shamrock [Eb] above _ him _
[Ab] Weren't he and his children [Db] said one last [Ab] farewell
To [Fm] a man they [Eb] had loved [Ab] so dearly _ _
[Eb] From a family revered by the [Db] [N] brave Thomas Browne _ _ _
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