Joe Mcdonnell Chords by Wolfe Tones
Tempo:
107.4 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[D] [A]
Call [D] me name is Joe McDonald, [G] from Belfast town [D] I came.
[G] That city I [D] will never see [A] again.
[D] For in the town of Belfast I [G] spent many [D] happy days.
[G] I love that town [D] in oh so [A] many ways.
For it's there [G] I spent my childhood and found for me [D] a wife.
[Em] I then set [G] out [D] to make for [A] her a life.
[D] But all my young ambitions [G] met with bitterness [D] and hate.
I [G] soon found myself [D] inside a prison [A] gate.
And [Em] you dare to [G] call me a terrorist [Em] while you [G] look down [D] your guard.
When [Em] I think [G] of all [D] the deeds that you [A] had done.
You [D] have plundered many nations, divided many lands.
You [G] have terrorized their peoples, you ruled with an iron [A] hand.
And you [D] brought this reign of terror to [A] my land.
Through [D] those many months internment in [G] the maidstone and [D] the maze.
[G] I thought about my [D] land throughout [A] those days.
Why [D] my country was divided, [G] why I was now [D] in jail.
[G]
Imprisoned without [D] crime or without [A] trial.
[Em] And though I [G] love my country, [Em] I am [G] not a bitter [D] man.
I've [Em] seen cruelty [G] and [D] injustice at [A] first hand.
[D] So then one fateful morning I [G] shook bold [D] freedom's hand.
[G] For right or wrong [D] I'd try to free [A] my land.
And [Em] you dare to [G] call me a terrorist [Em] while you [G] look down [Bm] your [D] guard.
When [Em] I think [G] of all [D] the deeds that you [A] had done.
You [D] have plundered many nations, divided many lands.
You [G] have terrorized their peoples, you ruled with an iron [A] hand.
[D] And you brought this reign of terror to [A] my land.
Then [D] one cold October morning [G] trapped in a [D] lion's den.
[G] I found myself [D] imprisoned [A] once again.
I [D] was committed to the H-blocks [G] for fourteen [D] years or more.
[G] On the blanket their [D] conditions they [A] were poor.
[Em] Then a hunger [G] strike we did commence [Em] for the [G] dignity of [D] man.
[Em] But it seemed [G] to me [D] that no one gave [A] a damn.
[D] But now I am a saddened man, [G] I've watched my comrades [D] die.
[G] If only people [D] cared or [A] wondered why.
[Em] And you dare [G] to call me a terrorist [Em] while you [G] look down [D] your guard.
[Em] When I think [G] of [D] all the deeds that you [A] had done.
You [D] have plundered many nations, divided many lands.
[G] You have terrorized their peoples, you ruled with an iron [A] hand.
[D] And you brought this reign of terror to [A] my land.
[D] May God shine on you Bobby Sands [G] for the courage you [D] have shown.
[G] May your glory [D] and your fame be [A] widely known.
[D] And Francis Hughes and Ray McCreach [G] who died [D] unselfishly.
[G] And Patsy O [D]'Hara and the next in [A] line is me.
[Em] And those who [G] lie behind me, [Em] may your [G] courage be [D] the same.
[Em] And I pray [G] to God [D] my life is not [A] in vain.
Ah [D] what sad and bitter was the [G] year of [D] 1981.
[G] For everything [D] I've lost and [A] nothing's won.
[D] [A]
Call [D] me name is Joe McDonald, [G] from Belfast town [D] I came.
[G] That city I [D] will never see [A] again.
[D] For in the town of Belfast I [G] spent many [D] happy days.
[G] I love that town [D] in oh so [A] many ways.
For it's there [G] I spent my childhood and found for me [D] a wife.
[Em] I then set [G] out [D] to make for [A] her a life.
[D] But all my young ambitions [G] met with bitterness [D] and hate.
I [G] soon found myself [D] inside a prison [A] gate.
And [Em] you dare to [G] call me a terrorist [Em] while you [G] look down [D] your guard.
When [Em] I think [G] of all [D] the deeds that you [A] had done.
You [D] have plundered many nations, divided many lands.
You [G] have terrorized their peoples, you ruled with an iron [A] hand.
And you [D] brought this reign of terror to [A] my land.
Through [D] those many months internment in [G] the maidstone and [D] the maze.
[G] I thought about my [D] land throughout [A] those days.
Why [D] my country was divided, [G] why I was now [D] in jail.
[G]
Imprisoned without [D] crime or without [A] trial.
[Em] And though I [G] love my country, [Em] I am [G] not a bitter [D] man.
I've [Em] seen cruelty [G] and [D] injustice at [A] first hand.
[D] So then one fateful morning I [G] shook bold [D] freedom's hand.
[G] For right or wrong [D] I'd try to free [A] my land.
And [Em] you dare to [G] call me a terrorist [Em] while you [G] look down [Bm] your [D] guard.
When [Em] I think [G] of all [D] the deeds that you [A] had done.
You [D] have plundered many nations, divided many lands.
You [G] have terrorized their peoples, you ruled with an iron [A] hand.
[D] And you brought this reign of terror to [A] my land.
Then [D] one cold October morning [G] trapped in a [D] lion's den.
[G] I found myself [D] imprisoned [A] once again.
I [D] was committed to the H-blocks [G] for fourteen [D] years or more.
[G] On the blanket their [D] conditions they [A] were poor.
[Em] Then a hunger [G] strike we did commence [Em] for the [G] dignity of [D] man.
[Em] But it seemed [G] to me [D] that no one gave [A] a damn.
[D] But now I am a saddened man, [G] I've watched my comrades [D] die.
[G] If only people [D] cared or [A] wondered why.
[Em] And you dare [G] to call me a terrorist [Em] while you [G] look down [D] your guard.
[Em] When I think [G] of [D] all the deeds that you [A] had done.
You [D] have plundered many nations, divided many lands.
[G] You have terrorized their peoples, you ruled with an iron [A] hand.
[D] And you brought this reign of terror to [A] my land.
[D] May God shine on you Bobby Sands [G] for the courage you [D] have shown.
[G] May your glory [D] and your fame be [A] widely known.
[D] And Francis Hughes and Ray McCreach [G] who died [D] unselfishly.
[G] And Patsy O [D]'Hara and the next in [A] line is me.
[Em] And those who [G] lie behind me, [Em] may your [G] courage be [D] the same.
[Em] And I pray [G] to God [D] my life is not [A] in vain.
Ah [D] what sad and bitter was the [G] year of [D] 1981.
[G] For everything [D] I've lost and [A] nothing's won.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ Call [D] me name is Joe McDonald, _ [G] from Belfast town [D] I came.
_ [G] That city I [D] will never see [A] again.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] For in the town of Belfast I [G] spent many _ [D] happy days.
[G] I love that town [D] in oh so [A] many _ ways.
_ _ _ For it's there [G] I spent my childhood _ and found for me [D] a wife.
_ [Em] I then set [G] out [D] to make for [A] her a life.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] But all my young ambitions [G] met with bitterness _ [D] and hate.
_ I [G] soon found myself _ [D] inside a prison [A] gate.
_ _ _ _ And [Em] you dare to [G] call me a terrorist _ [Em] while you [G] look down [D] your guard.
When [Em] I think [G] of all [D] the deeds that you [A] had done.
_ _ _ You [D] have plundered many nations, _ divided many lands.
You [G] have _ terrorized their peoples, you ruled with an iron [A] hand.
And you [D] brought this reign of terror to [A] my _ land.
_ _ Through [D] those many months internment in [G] the maidstone and [D] the maze.
[G] I thought about my [D] land throughout [A] those days.
_ Why _ [D] my country was divided, _ [G] why I was now [D] in jail.
[G] _ _
Imprisoned without [D] crime or without [A] trial.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] And though I [G] love my country, _ [Em] I am [G] not a bitter [D] _ man.
I've [Em] seen cruelty [G] and [D] injustice at [A] first _ _ hand.
_ _ [D] So then one fateful morning I [G] shook bold [D] freedom's hand.
[G] For right or wrong [D] I'd try to free [A] my land.
_ And _ _ [Em] you dare to [G] call me a terrorist _ [Em] while you [G] look down [Bm] your [D] guard.
When [Em] I think [G] of all [D] the deeds that you [A] had done.
_ _ _ _ You [D] have plundered many nations, _ divided many _ lands.
You [G] have _ terrorized their peoples, you ruled with an iron [A] hand.
[D] And you brought this reign of terror to [A] my _ land.
_ _ Then [D] one cold October morning _ [G] trapped in a [D] lion's den.
_ [G] I found myself [D] imprisoned _ [A] once again.
_ _ _ _ I [D] was committed to the H-blocks [G] for fourteen [D] years or more.
[G] On the blanket their [D] conditions they [A] were poor.
_ _ _ _ [Em] Then a hunger [G] strike we did commence [Em] for the [G] dignity of [D] man.
[Em] But it seemed [G] to me [D] that no one gave [A] a _ damn.
_ _ _ [D] But now I am a saddened man, [G] I've watched my comrades [D] die.
_ [G] If only people [D] cared or [A] wondered why.
_ _ _ _ [Em] And you dare [G] to call me a terrorist _ [Em] while you [G] look down [D] your guard.
[Em] When I think [G] of [D] all the deeds that you [A] had done.
_ _ You _ [D] have plundered many nations, _ divided many _ lands.
[G] You have _ terrorized their peoples, you ruled with an iron [A] hand.
[D] And you brought this reign of terror to [A] my land.
_ _ _ _ [D] May God shine on you Bobby Sands [G] for the courage you [D] have shown.
[G] May your glory [D] and your fame be [A] widely known.
_ _ _ _ [D] And Francis Hughes and Ray McCreach [G] who died _ [D] unselfishly.
_ _ [G] And Patsy O [D]'Hara and the next in [A] line is me.
_ _ _ _ [Em] And those who [G] lie behind me, [Em] may your [G] courage be [D] the same.
[Em] And I pray [G] to God [D] my life is not [A] in vain.
_ _ Ah [D] what sad and bitter was the [G] year of _ _ [D] 1981.
_ _ [G] For everything [D] I've lost and [A] nothing's won. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ Call [D] me name is Joe McDonald, _ [G] from Belfast town [D] I came.
_ [G] That city I [D] will never see [A] again.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] For in the town of Belfast I [G] spent many _ [D] happy days.
[G] I love that town [D] in oh so [A] many _ ways.
_ _ _ For it's there [G] I spent my childhood _ and found for me [D] a wife.
_ [Em] I then set [G] out [D] to make for [A] her a life.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] But all my young ambitions [G] met with bitterness _ [D] and hate.
_ I [G] soon found myself _ [D] inside a prison [A] gate.
_ _ _ _ And [Em] you dare to [G] call me a terrorist _ [Em] while you [G] look down [D] your guard.
When [Em] I think [G] of all [D] the deeds that you [A] had done.
_ _ _ You [D] have plundered many nations, _ divided many lands.
You [G] have _ terrorized their peoples, you ruled with an iron [A] hand.
And you [D] brought this reign of terror to [A] my _ land.
_ _ Through [D] those many months internment in [G] the maidstone and [D] the maze.
[G] I thought about my [D] land throughout [A] those days.
_ Why _ [D] my country was divided, _ [G] why I was now [D] in jail.
[G] _ _
Imprisoned without [D] crime or without [A] trial.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] And though I [G] love my country, _ [Em] I am [G] not a bitter [D] _ man.
I've [Em] seen cruelty [G] and [D] injustice at [A] first _ _ hand.
_ _ [D] So then one fateful morning I [G] shook bold [D] freedom's hand.
[G] For right or wrong [D] I'd try to free [A] my land.
_ And _ _ [Em] you dare to [G] call me a terrorist _ [Em] while you [G] look down [Bm] your [D] guard.
When [Em] I think [G] of all [D] the deeds that you [A] had done.
_ _ _ _ You [D] have plundered many nations, _ divided many _ lands.
You [G] have _ terrorized their peoples, you ruled with an iron [A] hand.
[D] And you brought this reign of terror to [A] my _ land.
_ _ Then [D] one cold October morning _ [G] trapped in a [D] lion's den.
_ [G] I found myself [D] imprisoned _ [A] once again.
_ _ _ _ I [D] was committed to the H-blocks [G] for fourteen [D] years or more.
[G] On the blanket their [D] conditions they [A] were poor.
_ _ _ _ [Em] Then a hunger [G] strike we did commence [Em] for the [G] dignity of [D] man.
[Em] But it seemed [G] to me [D] that no one gave [A] a _ damn.
_ _ _ [D] But now I am a saddened man, [G] I've watched my comrades [D] die.
_ [G] If only people [D] cared or [A] wondered why.
_ _ _ _ [Em] And you dare [G] to call me a terrorist _ [Em] while you [G] look down [D] your guard.
[Em] When I think [G] of [D] all the deeds that you [A] had done.
_ _ You _ [D] have plundered many nations, _ divided many _ lands.
[G] You have _ terrorized their peoples, you ruled with an iron [A] hand.
[D] And you brought this reign of terror to [A] my land.
_ _ _ _ [D] May God shine on you Bobby Sands [G] for the courage you [D] have shown.
[G] May your glory [D] and your fame be [A] widely known.
_ _ _ _ [D] And Francis Hughes and Ray McCreach [G] who died _ [D] unselfishly.
_ _ [G] And Patsy O [D]'Hara and the next in [A] line is me.
_ _ _ _ [Em] And those who [G] lie behind me, [Em] may your [G] courage be [D] the same.
[Em] And I pray [G] to God [D] my life is not [A] in vain.
_ _ Ah [D] what sad and bitter was the [G] year of _ _ [D] 1981.
_ _ [G] For everything [D] I've lost and [A] nothing's won. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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