Big Joe Mccann chords by Margaret Power
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Key: A
🎸 Verse 1:
A E A D A
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
A D A
A band of market rebels, undauntedly did stand
D E A
They assembled on Inglis's bakery and they challenged the british command
🎸 Chorus:
A E A
Here's to the lads who done it
D A
To irelands cause were true
D E E/D
and sure every man who played his part
D A
was Irish through and through
🎸 Chorus:
A E A
Here's to the lads who done it
D A
with rifles in their hand
D E
they assembled on Inglis's bakery
D A
and their leader was big Joe McCann
🎸 Verse 2:
A E A D A
Those cowardly british soldiers, were quickly on the scene
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They arrested every person who, was connected with sinn fein
A E A D A
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 E A
Here's to the lads who done it
D A
To irelands cause were true
D E E/D
and sure every man who played his part
D A
was Irish through and through
🎸 Chorus:
A E A
Here's to the lads who done it
D A
with rifles in their hand
D E
they assembled on Inglis's bakery
D A
and their leader was big Joe McCann Published:
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