The Men Of The West chords by The Clancey Brothers

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Key: C

Intro:

C


Verse 1:
         C                       F
When you honor in song and in story
    C                    Am
The names of the patriot men
      C                         F
Whose valor has covered with glory
     C      G            C
Full many a mountain and glen.

  C            G           F
Forget not the boys of the heather
    C                          Am
Who martyred their bravest and best
     C                        F
When Ireland was broken in Wexford
    C            G            C
And looked for revenge in the West.


Chorus:
  C            G           F
I give you the gallant old West, boys,
      C                       Am
Where rallied our bravest and best
     C                          F
When Ireland was broken and bleeding;
   C           G          C
Hurrah for the men of the West.


Verse 2:
    C                           F
The hilltops with glory were glowing
          C                       Am
'Twas the eve of a bright harvest day
         C                         F
When the ship we'd been wearily waiting
       C       G            C
Sailed into Killala's broad bay

    C        G             F
And over the hill went the slogan
   C              Am
To waken in every breast
    C                                  F
The fire that has never been quenched, boys
 C             G             C
Among the true hearts of the West


Chorus:
  C            G           F
I give you the gallant old West, boys,
      C                       Am
Where rallied our bravest and best
     C                          F
When Ireland was broken and bleeding;
   C           G          C
Hurrah for the men of the West.


Verse 3:
   C                        F
Killala was ours ere the midnight
    C                 Am
And high over Ballina town
    C                          F
Our banners in triumph were waving
  C             G            C
Before the next sun had gone down

   C           G              F
We gathered to speed the good work, boys
    C                       Am
The true men from near and afar;
    C                          F
And history can tell how we routed
    C                G         C
The redcoats through old Castlebar


Chorus:
  C            G           F
I give you the gallant old West, boys,
      C                       Am
Where rallied our bravest and best
     C                          F
When Ireland was broken and bleeding;
   C           G          C
Hurrah for the men of the West.