Chords with lyrics
Key: A augmentedA
🎸 Verse 1:
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It was in the month of august, in 1971
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When the news ran through old ireland, a daring deed was done
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A majorA band of market rebels, undauntedly did stand
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They assembled on Inglis's bakery and they challenged the british command
🎸 Chorus:
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Here's to the lads who done it
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To irelands cause were true
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and sure every man who played his part
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was Irish through and through
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Here's to the lads who done it
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with rifles in their hand
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they assembled on Inglis's bakery
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and their leader was big Joe McCann
🎸 Verse 2:
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Those cowardly british soldiers, were quickly on the scene
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They arrested every person who, was connected with sinn fein
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They murdered young Billy McKavanagh, a lad just 19 years
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but they only showed their ignorance to big Joe and his volunteers
🎸 Chorus:
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Here's to the lads who done it
D MajorD A augmentedA
To irelands cause were true
D MajorD E MajorE E/D
and sure every man who played his part
D MajorD A augmentedA
was Irish through and through
🎸 Chorus:
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Here's to the lads who done it
D MajorD A augmentedA
with rifles in their hand
D MajorD E MajorE
they assembled on Inglis's bakery
D MajorD A augmentedA
and their leader was big Joe McCann