Big Joe Mccann chords by Margaret Power

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: A

🎸 Verse 1:

A             E        A          D  A
It was in the month of august, in 1971
         D                    E7 E/D            D          A
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
      D              E7    E/D                D         A
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
D                  E7  E/D                     D    A
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