Patrick Feeny The Promise and the Dream Chords
Tempo:
90.05 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
E
A
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] There's a sadness in [Ab] your singing I have [Eb] never heard before.
[Bb] There's a dying in your living that [Ab] exists from [Eb] shore to shore.
There's a coward in [Ab] your character [Eb] that I have never [Ab]
seen.
[Eb] Oh Ireland, what happened to [Bb] the promise and [Eb] the dream?
[Bb] The promise was that men could live [Ab] and worship as [Eb] the beast.
[Bb] The dream was for the humble masses [Ab]
yearning to [Eb] be free.
[Bb] You [Eb] closed so [Ab] many doors and [Eb] banned the prayer [Gm] on [Ab] many scenes.
[Eb] Oh Ireland, what happened to [Bb] the promise and [Eb] the dream?
There's a numbness in [Ab] your feeling for [Eb] the disadvantaged foe.
[Bb] There's a weakness in your strength because your [Ab] leaders are [Eb] unsure.
There are shadows in [Ab] the light that once [Eb] was freedom's brightest [Ab] beam.
[Eb] Oh Ireland, what happened to [Bb] the promise and [Eb] the dream?
[Bb] The promise was that men could live [Ab] and worship as [Eb] the beast.
[Bb] The dream was for the humble masses [Ab]
yearning to [Eb] be free.
[Bb] You [Eb] closed so [Ab] many doors and banned [Eb] the prayer [Gm] on [Ab] many scenes.
[Eb] Oh Ireland, what happened to [Bb] the promise [Eb] and the dream?
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [B] There's [E] a hating in your [A] loving for [E] the permanence of vows.
[B] Tomorrow doesn't matter, [A] it's all for here [E] and now.
Your most important [A] word called love [E] is now a dirty [A]
thing.
[E] Oh Ireland, what happened to [B] the promise [E] and the dream?
[B] The promise was that men could live [A] and worship as [E] the beast.
[B] The dream was for the humble masses [A]
yearning to [E] breathe free.
[B] We [E] closed so [A] many doors and [E] banned the prayer on [A] many scenes.
[E] Oh Ireland, what happened to [B] the promise [E] and the dream?
[B] The promise was that men could live [A] and worship as [E] the beast.
[B] The dream was for the humble masses [A]
yearning to [E] breathe free.
[B] [E] We closed so [A] many doors and [E] banned the prayer on [A] many scenes.
[E] Oh Ireland, what happened to [B] the promise [E] and the dream?
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] There's a sadness in [Ab] your singing I have [Eb] never heard before.
[Bb] There's a dying in your living that [Ab] exists from [Eb] shore to shore.
There's a coward in [Ab] your character [Eb] that I have never [Ab]
seen.
[Eb] Oh Ireland, what happened to [Bb] the promise and [Eb] the dream?
[Bb] The promise was that men could live [Ab] and worship as [Eb] the beast.
[Bb] The dream was for the humble masses [Ab]
yearning to [Eb] be free.
[Bb] You [Eb] closed so [Ab] many doors and [Eb] banned the prayer [Gm] on [Ab] many scenes.
[Eb] Oh Ireland, what happened to [Bb] the promise and [Eb] the dream?
There's a numbness in [Ab] your feeling for [Eb] the disadvantaged foe.
[Bb] There's a weakness in your strength because your [Ab] leaders are [Eb] unsure.
There are shadows in [Ab] the light that once [Eb] was freedom's brightest [Ab] beam.
[Eb] Oh Ireland, what happened to [Bb] the promise and [Eb] the dream?
[Bb] The promise was that men could live [Ab] and worship as [Eb] the beast.
[Bb] The dream was for the humble masses [Ab]
yearning to [Eb] be free.
[Bb] You [Eb] closed so [Ab] many doors and banned [Eb] the prayer [Gm] on [Ab] many scenes.
[Eb] Oh Ireland, what happened to [Bb] the promise [Eb] and the dream?
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [B] There's [E] a hating in your [A] loving for [E] the permanence of vows.
[B] Tomorrow doesn't matter, [A] it's all for here [E] and now.
Your most important [A] word called love [E] is now a dirty [A]
thing.
[E] Oh Ireland, what happened to [B] the promise [E] and the dream?
[B] The promise was that men could live [A] and worship as [E] the beast.
[B] The dream was for the humble masses [A]
yearning to [E] breathe free.
[B] We [E] closed so [A] many doors and [E] banned the prayer on [A] many scenes.
[E] Oh Ireland, what happened to [B] the promise [E] and the dream?
[B] The promise was that men could live [A] and worship as [E] the beast.
[B] The dream was for the humble masses [A]
yearning to [E] breathe free.
[B] [E] We closed so [A] many doors and [E] banned the prayer on [A] many scenes.
[E] Oh Ireland, what happened to [B] the promise [E] and the dream?
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
Key:
Eb
Ab
E
A
Bb
Eb
Ab
E
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] There's a sadness in [Ab] your singing I have [Eb] never heard before.
[Bb] There's a dying in your living that [Ab] exists from [Eb] shore to shore.
_ There's a coward in [Ab] your character [Eb] that I have never [Ab]
seen.
[Eb] Oh Ireland, what happened to [Bb] the promise and [Eb] the dream?
_ [Bb] The promise was that men could live [Ab] and worship as [Eb] the beast.
[Bb] The dream was for the humble masses [Ab]
yearning to [Eb] be free.
[Bb] You [Eb] closed so [Ab] many doors and [Eb] banned the prayer [Gm] on [Ab] many scenes.
[Eb] Oh Ireland, what happened to [Bb] the promise and [Eb] the dream?
_ There's a numbness in [Ab] your feeling for [Eb] the disadvantaged foe.
[Bb] There's a weakness in your strength because your [Ab] leaders are [Eb] unsure.
_ There are shadows in [Ab] the light that once [Eb] was freedom's brightest [Ab] beam.
[Eb] Oh Ireland, what happened to [Bb] the promise and [Eb] the dream?
_ _ [Bb] The promise was that men could live [Ab] and worship as [Eb] the beast.
[Bb] The dream was for the humble masses [Ab]
yearning to [Eb] be free.
[Bb] You [Eb] closed so [Ab] many doors and banned [Eb] the prayer [Gm] on [Ab] many scenes.
[Eb] Oh Ireland, what happened to [Bb] the promise [Eb] and the dream? _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [B] There's [E] a hating in your [A] loving for [E] the permanence of vows.
[B] Tomorrow doesn't matter, [A] it's all for here [E] and now.
_ Your most important [A] word called love [E] is now a dirty [A]
thing.
[E] Oh Ireland, what happened to [B] the promise [E] and the dream?
_ [B] The promise was that men could live [A] and worship as [E] the beast.
[B] The dream was for the humble masses [A]
yearning to [E] breathe free.
[B] We [E] closed so [A] many doors and [E] banned the prayer on [A] many scenes.
[E] Oh Ireland, what happened to [B] the promise [E] and the dream?
_ _ [B] The promise was that men could live [A] and worship as [E] the beast.
[B] The dream was for the humble masses [A]
yearning to [E] breathe free.
[B] _ [E] We closed so [A] many doors and [E] banned the prayer on [A] many scenes.
[E] Oh Ireland, what happened to [B] the promise [E] and the dream? _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] There's a sadness in [Ab] your singing I have [Eb] never heard before.
[Bb] There's a dying in your living that [Ab] exists from [Eb] shore to shore.
_ There's a coward in [Ab] your character [Eb] that I have never [Ab]
seen.
[Eb] Oh Ireland, what happened to [Bb] the promise and [Eb] the dream?
_ [Bb] The promise was that men could live [Ab] and worship as [Eb] the beast.
[Bb] The dream was for the humble masses [Ab]
yearning to [Eb] be free.
[Bb] You [Eb] closed so [Ab] many doors and [Eb] banned the prayer [Gm] on [Ab] many scenes.
[Eb] Oh Ireland, what happened to [Bb] the promise and [Eb] the dream?
_ There's a numbness in [Ab] your feeling for [Eb] the disadvantaged foe.
[Bb] There's a weakness in your strength because your [Ab] leaders are [Eb] unsure.
_ There are shadows in [Ab] the light that once [Eb] was freedom's brightest [Ab] beam.
[Eb] Oh Ireland, what happened to [Bb] the promise and [Eb] the dream?
_ _ [Bb] The promise was that men could live [Ab] and worship as [Eb] the beast.
[Bb] The dream was for the humble masses [Ab]
yearning to [Eb] be free.
[Bb] You [Eb] closed so [Ab] many doors and banned [Eb] the prayer [Gm] on [Ab] many scenes.
[Eb] Oh Ireland, what happened to [Bb] the promise [Eb] and the dream? _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [B] There's [E] a hating in your [A] loving for [E] the permanence of vows.
[B] Tomorrow doesn't matter, [A] it's all for here [E] and now.
_ Your most important [A] word called love [E] is now a dirty [A]
thing.
[E] Oh Ireland, what happened to [B] the promise [E] and the dream?
_ [B] The promise was that men could live [A] and worship as [E] the beast.
[B] The dream was for the humble masses [A]
yearning to [E] breathe free.
[B] We [E] closed so [A] many doors and [E] banned the prayer on [A] many scenes.
[E] Oh Ireland, what happened to [B] the promise [E] and the dream?
_ _ [B] The promise was that men could live [A] and worship as [E] the beast.
[B] The dream was for the humble masses [A]
yearning to [E] breathe free.
[B] _ [E] We closed so [A] many doors and [E] banned the prayer on [A] many scenes.
[E] Oh Ireland, what happened to [B] the promise [E] and the dream? _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
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