Chords with lyrics
Intro: G Verse 1: G D G For those who are in love there's a song that's warm and tender C G D For those who are oppressed in song you can protest G D G So liberate your mind and give your soul expression C D G Open up your heart I'll sing for you this song. Chorus: G Let the people sing their stories and their songs C G And the music of their native land Em Their lullabies and battle cries and songs of hope and joy D D7 So join us hand in hand G C G All across this ancient land, throughout the test of time Em It was music that kept our spirits free D G Those songs of yours and mine Verse 2: G D G It was back in ancient times the bard would tell his story C G D Of the heros of the villain,of the chieftain in the glen G D G Through Elizabethan times and Cromwellian war and fury C D G Put our pipers to the sword killed our harpers and our bards Chorus: G Let the people sing their stories and their songs C G And the music of their native land Em Their lullabies and battle cries and songs of hope and joy D D7 So join us hand in hand G C G All across this ancient land, throughout the test of time Em It was music that kept our spirits free D G Those songs of yours and mine Verse 3: G D G Oh Ireland land of song your music lives forever C G D In its valleys and its mountains, in our hills and in our glens G D G Our music has survived through famine and oppression C D G To the generationgs gone I'll sing for you this song Chorus: G Let the people sing their stories and their songs C G And the music of their native land Em Their lullabies and battle cries and songs of hope and joy D D7 So join us hand in hand G C G All across this ancient land, throughout the test of time Em It was music that kept our spirits free D G Those songs of yours and mine Chorus 2: G C G This land is your land, this land is my land D G From the northern highlands, to the western islands C G From the hills of Kerry, to the streets of free Derry D G This land was made for you and me Verse 2: C G D G As I was walking by the Shannon water, hand in hand there with my little daughter C G Hear the church bell ringing, and the children singing D G This land was made for you and me. Chorus 2: G C G This land is your land, this land is my land D G From the northern highlands, to the western islands C G From the hills of Kerry, to the streets of free Derry D G This land was made for you and me Verse 3: C G So we climbed the mountain by the crystal fountain D G And we heard the wave- roar by the rocky seashore C G Her eyes were gleamin, she cried oh Daddy D G This land was made for you and me. Chorus 2: G C G This land is your land, this land is my land D G From the northern highlands, to the western islands C G From the hills of Kerry,to the streets of free Derry D G This land was made for you and me Verse 4: C G So I walked her home ,by the village steaple D G Proud of my country, proud of my people C G Of the men who cried there, and the men who died there singing D G This land was made for you and me. Chorus 2: G C G This land is your land, this land is my land D G From the northern highlands, to the western islands C G From the hills of Kerry, to the streets of free Derry D G This land was made for you and me
