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Ireland Unfree by The Wolfe Tones

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Verse:
G                                    D
In a dimly lit room by a smouldering fire
        C                   G           D
Sat an old man so lonely so sad and so tired
         G                                         D
Once he struggled for freedom now he struggles to live
          C             G                          D
With his few small possessions and his past to re-live


Chorus:
          C                         G         Em
There's a faded old picture on the wall all alone
    C         D          C            D
A dusty old picture the pride of his home
         C                              G          Em
With a harp and a shamrock with these words underneath
C         D           C            D
Ireland unfree shall never be at peace

[2]
G                                                 D
And his thoughts wander back to the days of his prime
       C                  G                       D
Oh it seems now theres nothing goes faster than time
         G                               D
To his comrades of old he remembers the day
          C              G                  D
When he marched behind Pearse and the bold IRA

[3]
G                                                D
And it's to Easter week and his thoughts wander back
           C              G                   D
Oh those leaders of men sure no courage did lack
     G                                       D
But now he's just left with his memories of old
          C            G                   D
For his name nor his story will never be told

[4]
G                                        D
He gazed at the picture and gave a sad smile
      C               G                       D
For each wrinkle and line told a struggle of time
          G                                          D
Then he gazed once again and his eyes filled with tears
         C            G                              D
For the man in that picture was his friend Padraic Pearse



Written by Tommy Sands