Chords for Mary Black - Song for Ireland

Tempo:

181 bpm

Chords used:

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[D] [E] [Am] .
[D] [Em] .
[D] [Em] .
[F#] [D] [E] .
[D] Walking on [A] .
[G] the tall [D] .
towers [G] of [A] Hothel's [D] wilderness.
[Em] .
[D] Silver winged they [A] fly, they [Em] know [F#] the [D] [G] cost, freedom .
[A] in [D] their [G].
breath.
Saw black hair, guessed the [A] sky, [D] we twisted [B] rocks, [D] they'd run [G] down to the [A] sea .
[G] Living [A] on [D] .
the shore, [Bm] saw summer [D] sunsets, [G] asked [A] for [D] more.
[A] I [G] stood [A] by the [D] .
[A] deep sea, .
[E] sang [Bm] a song [G] for [A] I [D] alone .
[Gm] [D] .
[G] [D] .
Talking of [A] love .
[G] with true [D] friends, [G] tried to [D] make you stay .
Telling jokes [A] and news, [G] singing .
[D] [G] songs to pass the [A] night [D] away .
[G] Watched the Galway salmon [A] ride, .
[D] [Bm] silver dancing, [D] dodging [G] in the [A] sun .
[G] Living [A] on .
[D] the shore, [Bm] saw summer [D] sunsets, [G#] asked [A] for more.
[G] I stood by [A] [D] the [A] deep sea, .
[Em] sang [Bm] a song [G] for [A] I.
[D] .
Drinking all [A] the day [Em] in Oath [D] [G] of Love's [A] lofty [D] .
bay.
Someone touched [A] a vole, he [Em] played [D] a weed, [G] it stinks so [A] brother than [D] gay.
[G] Stood on day, reaching .
[A] .
[D] [Bm] wild form, [D] found [G] little [A] Antifa .
[G] Living [A] on [D] .
the shore, [Bm] .
saw summer [D] sunsets, .
[E] asked [A] for more.
[G] I stood .
[A] [D] by the [A] deep sea, .
[Em] sang a [Bm] song for [G] [A] I alone.
[D] .
Dreaming in the [A] .
night, [Em] I saw [D] a land [G] where no man [A] had [D] to fight.
[G] [D] Waking in [A] your dawn, [Em] I saw [D] you crying [G] in the [A] morning [D] light.
[G] Lying where .
[A] clowns fly, [D] they twist [Bm] and turn .
[D] in [G] your air blue [A] sky .
[G] Living [A] on .
[D] the shore, .
[Bm] saw summer [D] sunsets, .
[E] asked [A] for more.
[G] I .
[A] [D] stood by the [A] deep sea, [Em] sang [Bm] .
[G] a song for [A] I alone.
[Bm] [G#] [D] .
[A] [D] .

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To learn Mary Black - A Song For Ireland chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - A, G, A, D, G, D, Bm, D and A of chords. A strategic approach would be to train at 90 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 181. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: D Major.

[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Am] _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ .
[F#] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ Walking _ on _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [G] the tall _ [D] _ .
_ towers [G] of _ _ [A] Hothel's _ _ [D] wilderness.
_ _ _ [Em] _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ Silver _ _ _ winged they _ [A] _ _ fly, _ _ they [Em] know [F#] the _ [D] _ [G] cost, freedom _ _ .
[A] in [D] their _ _ _ [G].
breath.
_ _ _ Saw black hair, _ _ _ guessed the [A] _ _ sky, _ _ _ [D] we twisted _ [B] rocks, _ [D] they'd run _ [G] down to the [A] _ sea _ _ _ _ .
[G] Living _ [A] on _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ the shore, _ [Bm] saw _ summer [D] _ _ sunsets, [G] _ _ asked [A] for _ [D] more.
_ [A] _ I [G] stood [A] by the _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ .
[A] deep _ sea, _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ sang [Bm] a _ song [G] for _ [A] I [D] alone _ _ .
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ .
Talking _ of [A] love _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [G] _ with true [D] _ _ friends, _ [G] tried to [D] make _ you stay _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ Telling _ _ jokes _ [A] and _ _ _ news, _ [G] singing _ .
[D] _ _ _ [G] songs to pass the _ [A] night [D] _ away _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Watched the _ Galway _ _ salmon [A] _ _ ride, _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] silver _ dancing, _ [D] _ dodging [G] _ in the [A] _ _ sun _ _ _ .
[G] _ Living _ [A] on _ _ .
[D] _ _ the shore, _ _ _ [Bm] saw _ summer [D] _ _ sunsets, [G#] _ _ asked [A] for _ _ _ more.
[G] I stood by [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ the [A] deep _ _ _ _ sea, _ .
[Em] _ sang [Bm] a song [G] for [A] I.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ Drinking _ _ all [A] the _ _ day _ _ _ [Em] in Oath [D] _ _ _ _ [G] of Love's [A] _ _ lofty [D] _ _ _ .
bay.
_ _ _ _ Someone _ _ touched _ [A] a _ vole, he _ [Em] _ played [D] a _ weed, [G] it stinks so [A] brother than _ [D] _ _ gay.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Stood on day, _ _ _ reaching _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ [Bm] wild _ form, _ [D] found _ [G] little _ _ [A] Antifa _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[G] Living _ [A] on _ _ [D] _ .
_ the shore, _ _ [Bm] _ .
saw summer _ [D] _ sunsets, _ .
[E] _ asked _ [A] for _ more.
_ _ [G] I stood _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ by the [A] deep _ _ sea, _ _ _ .
[Em] sang a [Bm] _ song for [G] _ [A] I alone.
[D] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Dreaming _ in the [A] _ _ .
night, _ _ [Em] _ I saw [D] a land [G] where no man [A] had [D] to _ _ fight.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Waking _ _ in [A] your _ _ dawn, _ _ [Em] I saw [D] you _ crying [G] _ in the [A] _ morning _ [D] _ _ light.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Lying where _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] clowns _ _ fly, _ [D] they _ twist [Bm] and turn _ _ .
[D] in _ [G] your air blue [A] _ _ sky _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ Living _ [A] on _ _ .
[D] _ the _ shore, _ _ .
[Bm] saw summer [D] _ sunsets, _ .
[E] _ _ asked [A] for _ _ more.
_ [G] I _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ stood by the [A] deep _ _ sea, _ [Em] sang _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ .
[G] a song for _ [A] I alone.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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