Kelly The Boy From Killane chords by The High Kings

Chords with lyrics

Verse:

N.C.
What's the news, what's the news, oh me bold Shelmalier

N.C.
With your long barrel guns from the sea?

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Say, what wind from the south brings a messenger here

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With this hymn of the dawn for the free?

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Goodly news, goodly news do I bring youth of Forth

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Goodly news shall I hear Bargy man

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For the boys march at morn from the south to the north

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Led by Kelly, the boy from Killane

Verse:

N.C.
Tell me who is the giant with the gold curling hair

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He who rides at the head of your band

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Seven feet is his height with some inches to spare

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And he looks like a king in command

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Oh, me boys, that's the pride of the bold Shelmalier

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'Mongst our greatest of heroes, a man

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Fling your beavers aloft and give three ringing cheers

     C majorC     G+G      Bb majorBb
For John Kelly, the boy from Killane

Instrumental:
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Bb majorBb  FF  G+G

Verse:

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Enniscorthy's in flames and old Wexford is won

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And the barrow tomorrow we will cross

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On the hill o'er the town we have planted a gun

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That will batter the gateways at Ross

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All the Forth men and Bargy men march o'er the heath

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With brave Harvey to lead on the van

    C majorC      FF      C majorC      A minorAm
But the foremost of all in that grim gap of death

    C majorC     G+G      Bb majorBb
Will be Kelly, the boy from Killane

Instrumental:
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Verse:

N.C.
But the gold sun of freedom grew darkened at Ross

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And it set by the Slaney's red wave

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And poor Wexford stripped naked hung high on a cross

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With her heart pierced by traitors and knaves

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Glory-o, Glory-o to the brave men who died

     FF      Dm7Dm7     G+G
For the cause of long down-trodden man

   C majorC     FF       C majorC G/BG/B   A minorAm
Glory-o to Mount Leinster's own darling and pride

     C majorC     G+G      Bb majorBb
Dauntless Kelly, the boy from Killane

Outro:
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