Chords for The Ballad Of Gerard Casey - Spirit of Freedom

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_ _ _ The song I will sing, [Bm] brave young Irishman, [F#m] his [A] struggle for freedom, [G] free [D] the iron arm.
_ _ He joined the IRA, [Bm] became a volunteer, _
[F#m] [A] his comrades in arms, [G] he never [D] showed no fear.
Hunter, Jerry Case, [Bm] we fight her so well, [F#m] the rights [A] of this country, [G] we [D] answer the call.
_ _ A nun, a [Bm] disservice, but never a [A] swine, our brave volunteer, [G] is not [D] afraid to die.
_ _ This man from the vod, [Bm] I'm sure you've all heard [F#m] tell, your [A] Casey's in aid, [G] this [D] young Canadian lad.
_ He fought for his country, [Bm] he gave up his [F#m] life, his [A] family and friends, [G]
[D] darling young white. _ _
In his younger days, [Bm] he gave his life to the [F#m] foot, [A] linking it with the [G] bones [D] of Sodom. _ _
Working with his father, [Bm] serving out his [F#m] time, he [A] set fire to things, [G] he [D] gave them all his dignity.
_ _ No stranger to harassment, [Bm] the hands of the foot, [A] he was tortured, arrested, [G] he cast her [D] ego. _ _ _
Shedding by [Bm] imprisonment and death in the end, [F#m] [A] our brave volunteer, [G] to them [D] he would not bend.
_ _ This man from the vod, [Bm] I'm sure you've all heard tell, [F#m] [A] your Casey's in aid, [G] this young [D] Canadian lad.
_ _ He fought for his country, [Bm] he gave up his life, [F#m] his [A] family and friends, [G] darling [D] young white. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ Ripped with his assaults, [Bm] in the cover of the [F#m] iron, [A] at a forest shrine, [G] a [D] key shall require.
_ _ With the guns of terror, [Bm] they burst through the door, [F#m] the [A] cowards went loo, [G] [D] from the mother poor.
_ They fought with his wife, [Bm] his baby girl and [A] pen, they sprayed him with sprays, [G] that [D] jerk Casey did.
_ The cowards then fled, [Bm] the sadness set [F#m] down, his wife [A] and young family, [G] he carried on [D] the fight.
_ This man from the vod, [Bm]
I'm sure you've all heard tell, [A] your Casey's in aid, [G] [D] this young Canadian lad. _
He fought for his country, [Bm] he gave up his life, [A] his family and friends, [G] [D] darling young _ _
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[G] white.
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This poor lad sent mail, [Bm] he held forces off the [F#m] crown, [A] a large crowd to fight [G] him, the [D] railers stand. _
A piper he played, [Bm] farewell lads are [F#m] grave, in [A] honour of June, [G]
[D] brave is half the brave.
_ _ Our cannon fallen's here, [Bm] Lord Fondren Brigade, [A] in the rain swept me down, [G] it's where he [D] was.
_ _ _ Volunteers gone before, [Bm] they lie in a [F#m] plank, jerk [A] Casey in the name, _ [G] never be [D] forgot.
_ _ This man from the vod, [Bm] I'm sure you've all heard tell, [A] your Casey's in aid, [G] this [D] young Canadian lad.
_ He fought for his country, [Bm] he gave up his [F#m] life, his family [A] and friends, [G] darling [D] young white.
One more time, this man from the vod, [E] I'm [Bm] sure you've all heard [A] tell, your Casey's in aid, [G] [D] this young Canadian lad. _ _
He fought for his country, [Bm] he gave up his life, [A] his family and friends, [G] darling _ _ [A]
[D] young white. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Thank you all very much, I'm [Gm] so proud of [N] my family. _
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