Men Behind The Wire Chords by Wolfe Tones
Tempo:
89.7 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
Gm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] Armored cars [C] and tanks and guns Aim to take away [F] our sons
But [Bb] every man must stand behind [F] The men [C] behind the wire
[F] Armored cars and tanks and [C] guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every man [Bb] must stand behind [F] The men [C] behind [F] the wire
In the little [Gm] streets of [F] Belfast In the dark [Bb] of [C] early morn
[F] British [C] soldiers came [F] running Breaking [C] little homes [F] with scorn
Hear the sobs [Bb] of crying children [F] Dragging [Bb] fathers from [C] their bed
[F] Watch the seeing [C] us helpless mothers [F] Watch the blood [C] fall from [F] their heads
Armored cars and tanks and [C] guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every man [Bb] must stand behind [C] The men behind the [F] wire
Armored cars and tanks and guns [C] Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every man [Bb] must stand behind [C] The men behind the [F] wire
Not for them [Gm] a judge [F] or jury Are indeed [Bb] a crime [C] at all
Being [Gm] Irish means [C] they're guilty [F] So they're guilty [C] one [F] and all
Round the world [Bb] the truth will echo [F] Commonwealth's men [Bb] are here [C] again
[F] England's [Gm] name again [C] is studied [F] In the eyes [C] of [F] honest men
Armored cars and tanks and [C] guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every man [Bb] must stand behind [F] The men [C] behind [F] the wire
Armored cars and tanks and [C] guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every man [Bb] must stand behind [F] The men [C] behind [F] the wire
Proudly march [E]
behind our [F] banner Proudly march [Bb] behind [C] our [F] men
We will have [Gm] them free to [F] help us Build a [C] nation [F] once again
Come the [Bb] people step [F] together Proudly [Bb] marches [C] on your [F] way
Never [E] fear or never [F] fogger Till the boys [C] come [F] home to stay
Armored cars and [C] tanks and guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every [Bb] man must stand [F] behind The [C] men [F] behind the wire
Armored cars and tanks and [C] guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every [Bb] man must stand [C] behind The men behind the [F] wire
But [Bb] every man must stand behind [F] The men [C] behind the wire
[F] Armored cars and tanks and [C] guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every man [Bb] must stand behind [F] The men [C] behind [F] the wire
In the little [Gm] streets of [F] Belfast In the dark [Bb] of [C] early morn
[F] British [C] soldiers came [F] running Breaking [C] little homes [F] with scorn
Hear the sobs [Bb] of crying children [F] Dragging [Bb] fathers from [C] their bed
[F] Watch the seeing [C] us helpless mothers [F] Watch the blood [C] fall from [F] their heads
Armored cars and tanks and [C] guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every man [Bb] must stand behind [C] The men behind the [F] wire
Armored cars and tanks and guns [C] Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every man [Bb] must stand behind [C] The men behind the [F] wire
Not for them [Gm] a judge [F] or jury Are indeed [Bb] a crime [C] at all
Being [Gm] Irish means [C] they're guilty [F] So they're guilty [C] one [F] and all
Round the world [Bb] the truth will echo [F] Commonwealth's men [Bb] are here [C] again
[F] England's [Gm] name again [C] is studied [F] In the eyes [C] of [F] honest men
Armored cars and tanks and [C] guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every man [Bb] must stand behind [F] The men [C] behind [F] the wire
Armored cars and tanks and [C] guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every man [Bb] must stand behind [F] The men [C] behind [F] the wire
Proudly march [E]
behind our [F] banner Proudly march [Bb] behind [C] our [F] men
We will have [Gm] them free to [F] help us Build a [C] nation [F] once again
Come the [Bb] people step [F] together Proudly [Bb] marches [C] on your [F] way
Never [E] fear or never [F] fogger Till the boys [C] come [F] home to stay
Armored cars and [C] tanks and guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every [Bb] man must stand [F] behind The [C] men [F] behind the wire
Armored cars and tanks and [C] guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every [Bb] man must stand [C] behind The men behind the [F] wire
Key:
F
C
Bb
Gm
E
F
C
Bb
[F] _ _ _ _ Armored cars [C] and tanks and guns Aim to take away [F] our sons
But [Bb] every man must stand behind [F] The men [C] behind the wire
[F] Armored cars and tanks and [C] guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every man [Bb] must stand behind [F] The men [C] behind [F] the wire
In the little [Gm] streets of [F] Belfast In the dark [Bb] of [C] early morn
[F] British [C] soldiers came [F] running Breaking [C] little homes [F] with scorn
Hear the sobs [Bb] of crying children [F] Dragging [Bb] fathers from [C] their bed
[F] Watch the seeing [C] us helpless mothers [F] Watch the blood [C] fall from [F] their heads
Armored cars and tanks and [C] guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every man [Bb] must stand behind [C] The men behind the [F] wire
Armored cars and tanks and guns [C] Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every man [Bb] must stand behind [C] The men behind the [F] wire
Not for them [Gm] a judge [F] or jury Are indeed [Bb] a crime [C] at all
Being [Gm] Irish means [C] they're guilty [F] So they're guilty [C] one [F] and all
Round the world [Bb] the truth will echo [F] Commonwealth's men [Bb] are here [C] again
[F] England's [Gm] name again [C] is studied [F] In the eyes [C] of [F] honest men
Armored cars and tanks and [C] guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every man [Bb] must stand behind [F] The men [C] behind [F] the wire
Armored cars and tanks and [C] guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every man [Bb] must stand behind [F] The men [C] behind [F] the wire
Proudly march [E]
behind our [F] banner Proudly march [Bb] behind [C] our [F] men
We will have [Gm] them free to [F] help us Build a [C] nation [F] once again
Come the [Bb] people step [F] together Proudly [Bb] marches [C] on your [F] way
Never [E] fear or never [F] fogger Till the boys [C] come [F] home to stay
Armored cars and [C] tanks and guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every [Bb] man must stand [F] behind The [C] men [F] behind the wire
Armored cars and tanks and [C] guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every [Bb] man must stand [C] behind The men behind the [F] wire _ _ _
But [Bb] every man must stand behind [F] The men [C] behind the wire
[F] Armored cars and tanks and [C] guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every man [Bb] must stand behind [F] The men [C] behind [F] the wire
In the little [Gm] streets of [F] Belfast In the dark [Bb] of [C] early morn
[F] British [C] soldiers came [F] running Breaking [C] little homes [F] with scorn
Hear the sobs [Bb] of crying children [F] Dragging [Bb] fathers from [C] their bed
[F] Watch the seeing [C] us helpless mothers [F] Watch the blood [C] fall from [F] their heads
Armored cars and tanks and [C] guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every man [Bb] must stand behind [C] The men behind the [F] wire
Armored cars and tanks and guns [C] Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every man [Bb] must stand behind [C] The men behind the [F] wire
Not for them [Gm] a judge [F] or jury Are indeed [Bb] a crime [C] at all
Being [Gm] Irish means [C] they're guilty [F] So they're guilty [C] one [F] and all
Round the world [Bb] the truth will echo [F] Commonwealth's men [Bb] are here [C] again
[F] England's [Gm] name again [C] is studied [F] In the eyes [C] of [F] honest men
Armored cars and tanks and [C] guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every man [Bb] must stand behind [F] The men [C] behind [F] the wire
Armored cars and tanks and [C] guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every man [Bb] must stand behind [F] The men [C] behind [F] the wire
Proudly march [E]
behind our [F] banner Proudly march [Bb] behind [C] our [F] men
We will have [Gm] them free to [F] help us Build a [C] nation [F] once again
Come the [Bb] people step [F] together Proudly [Bb] marches [C] on your [F] way
Never [E] fear or never [F] fogger Till the boys [C] come [F] home to stay
Armored cars and [C] tanks and guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every [Bb] man must stand [F] behind The [C] men [F] behind the wire
Armored cars and tanks and [C] guns Aim to [F] take away our sons
But every [Bb] man must stand [C] behind The men behind the [F] wire _ _ _
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