Chords with lyrics
Leadsheet: M. Nijs
Intro: |Em, Bm, C5, D, Bm, C5C5 :||
Riff ( 5 maten tot aan zang)
Couplet 1:
E minorEm
They looked out from the
B minorBm
Fortress on the hill
D MajorD
There came a single warrior
C majorC E minorEm
Returning from the kill
E minorEm
The spoils of war hung
B minorBm
From his horses mane
D MajorD
The bloody heads of enemies
C majorC E minorEm
That he had freshly slayed
B5B5
They saw the face
The eyes so sullen
D5D5
Could only be the
E5E5
Young C. Chullain
Refrein:
E minorEm D5D5
Thunder rising
C5C5
Thunder rising
Thunder rising
D MajorD B5B5 C majorC
Early in the morning
E minorEm D5D5
Cities burning
C5C5
The world keeps turning
Thunder rising
D MajorD B5B5 C majorC
Early in the morning
Couplet 2:
E minorEm B minorBm
The son of Lugh MacEithleen knew no fear
D MajorD
For just one blow at any foe
C5C5 E minorEm
To tell his end was near
E minorEm B minorBm
So many tried to mock this Celtic son
D MajorD E minorEm
They taunted and they teased him till
C5C5 E minorEm
He slayed them one by one
B5B5
And so they came
And so they've fallen
D5D5
at the hands of
E5E5
Young C. Chullain
Refrein:
Interlude: |A5A5| 4 maten
Couplet 3:
A5A5
Long ago the 🏷Legend has it
How the mighty Ulster men
C5C5
Battled with the King Of Connacht
G5G5 F5F5
Fighting to the bitter end
A5A5
No one knew what foolish reason
Caused this skirmish to begin
C5C5
Was it treachery or treason
G5G5 F5F5 E minorEm
Or just the idle threats of drunken men?
Interlude: |A5, C5, G5, F5:|| E minorEm
Gitaarsolo over: |Em, B5, D5, C5, E5:|| B5, D5, E5E5|
Refrein: 2x
Melodie 2x