Chords for The Wolfe Tones - Joe McDonnell (Full Concert Orchestra)
Tempo:
108.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Em
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D]
[A] My [D] name is Joe MacDonald, [G] from Belfast town I [D] came, [G] a city I will [D] never see [A] again.
For [D] in the town of Belfast, I [G] spent many happy [D] days.
[G] I love that town [D] in oh so many [A] ways.
For [Em] it's there I [G] spent my childhood, [Em] and found [G] for me a [D] wife.
[Em] I then [G] set out [D] to make for her [A] a life.
[D] But all my young ambitions, met [G] with bitterness [D] and hate.
I [G] soon found myself [D] inside a prison [A] gate.
[Em] And you dare [G] to call me a terrorist, while [Em] you [G] look down your [D] gun.
When [Em] I think [G] of all [D] the deeds that you [A] have done.
You [D] have conquered many nations, divided many lands.
You [G] have terrorized our peoples, you rule with an iron [A] hand.
And you [D] brought a trade of terror to [A] my land.
Through [D] those many months and ten months, in [G] the mavestone and the [D] maze.
I
[G] thought about my [D] land throughout [A] those days.
Why [D] my country was divided, [G] why I was now in [D] jail.
[G] Imprisoned without [D] crime or without [A] trial.
[Em] And though I [G] love my country, I [Em] am [G] not a bitter [D] man.
I've [Em] seen cruelty [G] and [D] injustice at [A] first hand.
So [D] then one fateful morning, [G] I shook those [D] freedoms hand.
[G] For right or wrong, [D] I'd try to free [A] my land.
And [Em] you dare [G] to call me a terrorist, [Em] while you [G] look down your [D] gun.
When [Em] I think [G] of all [D] the deeds that you have [A] done.
You [D] have conquered many nations, divided many lands.
You [G] have terrorized our peoples, you rule with an iron [A] hand.
And [D] you brought this trade of terror to [A] my land.
[D] Then one cold [C#] October's [Bm] morning, [A]
[G] trapped in [F#m] a [Em] lion's [D] den.
[G] I found [Em] myself [D] imprisoned once [A] again.
I was [D] committed [C#] to [Bm] the H-Blocks [D]
[G] for fourteen years [D] of all.
And [G] the blanket, the [D] conditions, they [A] were poor.
[Em] Then a hunger [G] strike, [D] we did [G] commence, for the dignity of [D] a man.
[Em] But it seemed [G] to me [D] that no one gave a [A] damn.
[D] Now I am a sadder man, [G] I've watched my [D] comrades die.
[G] If only people [D] cared, I wondered [A] why.
[Em] And you dare to [G] call me a terrorist, [Em] while you [G] look down [D] your gun.
[Em] When I think [G] of all [D] the deeds that you [A] have done.
You [D] have conquered many nations, divided many lands.
You [G] have terrorized our peoples, you rule with an iron [A] hand.
And [D] you brought this trade of terror to [A] my land.
[D] May God shine on [G] you, for these [D] sins, [G] for the courage you [D] have shown.
May [G] your glory and your [D] fame be widely [A] known.
[D] And Christ is still with us, as a wayward priest, [G] who died [D] unselfishly.
[G] And I see, oh how, [D] the next life [A] is me.
[Em] And those [G] who lie [D] behind [G] me, may your courage be [D] the same.
[Em] And I pray [G] to God, [D] my life is not [A] in vain.
I [D] was sad and bitter, was the year [G] of [C] [D] 1981.
[G] But everything [D] I've lost and [A]
nothing's won.
[N]
[A] My [D] name is Joe MacDonald, [G] from Belfast town I [D] came, [G] a city I will [D] never see [A] again.
For [D] in the town of Belfast, I [G] spent many happy [D] days.
[G] I love that town [D] in oh so many [A] ways.
For [Em] it's there I [G] spent my childhood, [Em] and found [G] for me a [D] wife.
[Em] I then [G] set out [D] to make for her [A] a life.
[D] But all my young ambitions, met [G] with bitterness [D] and hate.
I [G] soon found myself [D] inside a prison [A] gate.
[Em] And you dare [G] to call me a terrorist, while [Em] you [G] look down your [D] gun.
When [Em] I think [G] of all [D] the deeds that you [A] have done.
You [D] have conquered many nations, divided many lands.
You [G] have terrorized our peoples, you rule with an iron [A] hand.
And you [D] brought a trade of terror to [A] my land.
Through [D] those many months and ten months, in [G] the mavestone and the [D] maze.
I
[G] thought about my [D] land throughout [A] those days.
Why [D] my country was divided, [G] why I was now in [D] jail.
[G] Imprisoned without [D] crime or without [A] trial.
[Em] And though I [G] love my country, I [Em] am [G] not a bitter [D] man.
I've [Em] seen cruelty [G] and [D] injustice at [A] first hand.
So [D] then one fateful morning, [G] I shook those [D] freedoms hand.
[G] For right or wrong, [D] I'd try to free [A] my land.
And [Em] you dare [G] to call me a terrorist, [Em] while you [G] look down your [D] gun.
When [Em] I think [G] of all [D] the deeds that you have [A] done.
You [D] have conquered many nations, divided many lands.
You [G] have terrorized our peoples, you rule with an iron [A] hand.
And [D] you brought this trade of terror to [A] my land.
[D] Then one cold [C#] October's [Bm] morning, [A]
[G] trapped in [F#m] a [Em] lion's [D] den.
[G] I found [Em] myself [D] imprisoned once [A] again.
I was [D] committed [C#] to [Bm] the H-Blocks [D]
[G] for fourteen years [D] of all.
And [G] the blanket, the [D] conditions, they [A] were poor.
[Em] Then a hunger [G] strike, [D] we did [G] commence, for the dignity of [D] a man.
[Em] But it seemed [G] to me [D] that no one gave a [A] damn.
[D] Now I am a sadder man, [G] I've watched my [D] comrades die.
[G] If only people [D] cared, I wondered [A] why.
[Em] And you dare to [G] call me a terrorist, [Em] while you [G] look down [D] your gun.
[Em] When I think [G] of all [D] the deeds that you [A] have done.
You [D] have conquered many nations, divided many lands.
You [G] have terrorized our peoples, you rule with an iron [A] hand.
And [D] you brought this trade of terror to [A] my land.
[D] May God shine on [G] you, for these [D] sins, [G] for the courage you [D] have shown.
May [G] your glory and your [D] fame be widely [A] known.
[D] And Christ is still with us, as a wayward priest, [G] who died [D] unselfishly.
[G] And I see, oh how, [D] the next life [A] is me.
[Em] And those [G] who lie [D] behind [G] me, may your courage be [D] the same.
[Em] And I pray [G] to God, [D] my life is not [A] in vain.
I [D] was sad and bitter, was the year [G] of [C] [D] 1981.
[G] But everything [D] I've lost and [A]
nothing's won.
[N]
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[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ My [D] name is Joe MacDonald, _ [G] from Belfast town I [D] came, _ _ [G] a city _ I will [D] never see [A] again.
_ _ _ _ _ For [D] in the town of Belfast, I [G] spent many happy [D] days. _ _
[G] I love that town [D] in oh so many [A] ways.
_ _ _ _ For [Em] it's there I [G] spent my childhood, _ [Em] and found [G] for me a [D] wife. _ _
[Em] I then [G] set out [D] to make for her [A] a life. _ _ _ _ _
[D] But all my young ambitions, _ met [G] with bitterness _ [D] and hate.
_ I [G] soon found myself [D] inside a prison [A] gate.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] And you dare [G] to call me a terrorist, while [Em] you [G] look down your [D] gun.
When [Em] I think [G] of all [D] the deeds that you [A] have done.
_ _ _ _ You [D] have conquered many nations, _ divided _ many lands.
You [G] have _ terrorized our peoples, you rule with an iron [A] hand.
_ And you [D] brought a trade of terror to [A] my land.
_ _ _ _ Through [D] those many months and ten months, in [G] the mavestone and the [D] maze.
I _
[G] thought about my [D] land throughout [A] those days.
_ _ _ Why [D] my country was divided, _ _ [G] why I was now in [D] jail. _ _
[G] _ Imprisoned without [D] crime or without [A] trial. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] And though I [G] love my country, I [Em] am [G] not a bitter [D] man.
I've [Em] seen cruelty [G] and [D] injustice at [A] first hand.
_ _ _ _ So [D] then one fateful morning, _ [G] I shook those [D] freedoms hand. _
[G] For right or wrong, [D] I'd try to free [A] my land.
_ _ _ _ And [Em] you dare [G] to call me a terrorist, _ [Em] while you [G] look down your [D] _ gun.
When [Em] I think [G] of all [D] the deeds that you have [A] done.
_ _ _ _ You [D] have conquered _ many nations, _ divided many _ lands.
You [G] have _ terrorized our peoples, you rule with an iron [A] hand.
And [D] you brought this trade of terror to [A] my land.
_ _ _ _ [D] Then one cold [C#] October's [Bm] morning, [A] _
[G] trapped in [F#m] a [Em] lion's [D] den. _ _
[G] I found [Em] myself [D] imprisoned _ once [A] again.
_ _ _ _ _ I was [D] committed _ [C#] to [Bm] the H-Blocks [D] _
[G] for fourteen years [D] of all.
And [G] the blanket, the [D] conditions, they [A] were poor. _ _ _ _
[Em] Then a hunger [G] strike, [D] we did [G] commence, for the dignity of [D] a man. _ _
[Em] But it seemed [G] to me [D] that no one gave a [A] damn. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Now I am a sadder man, [G] I've watched my [D] comrades die. _ _
[G] If only people [D] cared, I wondered [A] _ why. _ _ _ _
[Em] And you dare to [G] call me a terrorist, _ [Em] while you [G] look down [D] your gun. _ _
[Em] When I think [G] of all [D] the deeds that you [A] have done.
_ You _ _ [D] have conquered _ many nations, _ divided many _ lands.
You [G] have _ terrorized our peoples, you rule with an iron [A] hand.
And [D] you brought this trade of terror to [A] my land. _ _ _ _
[D] May God shine on [G] you, for these [D] sins, [G] for the courage you [D] have shown.
May [G] your glory and your [D] fame be widely [A] known. _ _ _ _ _
[D] And Christ is still with us, as a wayward priest, [G] who died [D] _ unselfishly. _ _
[G] And I see, oh how, [D] the next life [A] is me. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] And those [G] who lie [D] behind [G] me, may your courage be [D] the same.
[Em] And I pray [G] to God, [D] my life is not [A] in vain.
_ _ _ I [D] was sad and bitter, was the year [G] of _ _ [C] [D] 1981. _ _
[G] But everything [D] I've lost and [A]
nothing's won. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ My [D] name is Joe MacDonald, _ [G] from Belfast town I [D] came, _ _ [G] a city _ I will [D] never see [A] again.
_ _ _ _ _ For [D] in the town of Belfast, I [G] spent many happy [D] days. _ _
[G] I love that town [D] in oh so many [A] ways.
_ _ _ _ For [Em] it's there I [G] spent my childhood, _ [Em] and found [G] for me a [D] wife. _ _
[Em] I then [G] set out [D] to make for her [A] a life. _ _ _ _ _
[D] But all my young ambitions, _ met [G] with bitterness _ [D] and hate.
_ I [G] soon found myself [D] inside a prison [A] gate.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] And you dare [G] to call me a terrorist, while [Em] you [G] look down your [D] gun.
When [Em] I think [G] of all [D] the deeds that you [A] have done.
_ _ _ _ You [D] have conquered many nations, _ divided _ many lands.
You [G] have _ terrorized our peoples, you rule with an iron [A] hand.
_ And you [D] brought a trade of terror to [A] my land.
_ _ _ _ Through [D] those many months and ten months, in [G] the mavestone and the [D] maze.
I _
[G] thought about my [D] land throughout [A] those days.
_ _ _ Why [D] my country was divided, _ _ [G] why I was now in [D] jail. _ _
[G] _ Imprisoned without [D] crime or without [A] trial. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] And though I [G] love my country, I [Em] am [G] not a bitter [D] man.
I've [Em] seen cruelty [G] and [D] injustice at [A] first hand.
_ _ _ _ So [D] then one fateful morning, _ [G] I shook those [D] freedoms hand. _
[G] For right or wrong, [D] I'd try to free [A] my land.
_ _ _ _ And [Em] you dare [G] to call me a terrorist, _ [Em] while you [G] look down your [D] _ gun.
When [Em] I think [G] of all [D] the deeds that you have [A] done.
_ _ _ _ You [D] have conquered _ many nations, _ divided many _ lands.
You [G] have _ terrorized our peoples, you rule with an iron [A] hand.
And [D] you brought this trade of terror to [A] my land.
_ _ _ _ [D] Then one cold [C#] October's [Bm] morning, [A] _
[G] trapped in [F#m] a [Em] lion's [D] den. _ _
[G] I found [Em] myself [D] imprisoned _ once [A] again.
_ _ _ _ _ I was [D] committed _ [C#] to [Bm] the H-Blocks [D] _
[G] for fourteen years [D] of all.
And [G] the blanket, the [D] conditions, they [A] were poor. _ _ _ _
[Em] Then a hunger [G] strike, [D] we did [G] commence, for the dignity of [D] a man. _ _
[Em] But it seemed [G] to me [D] that no one gave a [A] damn. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Now I am a sadder man, [G] I've watched my [D] comrades die. _ _
[G] If only people [D] cared, I wondered [A] _ why. _ _ _ _
[Em] And you dare to [G] call me a terrorist, _ [Em] while you [G] look down [D] your gun. _ _
[Em] When I think [G] of all [D] the deeds that you [A] have done.
_ You _ _ [D] have conquered _ many nations, _ divided many _ lands.
You [G] have _ terrorized our peoples, you rule with an iron [A] hand.
And [D] you brought this trade of terror to [A] my land. _ _ _ _
[D] May God shine on [G] you, for these [D] sins, [G] for the courage you [D] have shown.
May [G] your glory and your [D] fame be widely [A] known. _ _ _ _ _
[D] And Christ is still with us, as a wayward priest, [G] who died [D] _ unselfishly. _ _
[G] And I see, oh how, [D] the next life [A] is me. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] And those [G] who lie [D] behind [G] me, may your courage be [D] the same.
[Em] And I pray [G] to God, [D] my life is not [A] in vain.
_ _ _ I [D] was sad and bitter, was the year [G] of _ _ [C] [D] 1981. _ _
[G] But everything [D] I've lost and [A]
nothing's won. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _