Chords for Irish Ways & Irish Laws - Moving Hearts.
Tempo:
116.3 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
Gm
Dm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Once upon a time [G] there was [Gm] Irish ways and [D] Irish laws
[C] Villages of [D] Irish blood
[F]
Awaken to the [G] morning,
[D] awaken to the [G] morning
[C] [Dm] [C] Then the [D] Vikings came around, [Gm] turned us up and [D] turned us down
[C] Started [Gm] building [D] boats in towns
[F] They tried to [C] change our [G] livings, [D]
tried to change our [C]
livings
[Gm] Crumpet [Dm] and the soldiers came, started centuries [D] of [Dm] shame
But [C] they could not make [D] us turn
We [Eb] are a river [G] flowing, [Gm]
[D] we're a river [C] flowing
Again, again [D] the soldiers came, [Gm] burnt our houses, stole [Dm] our grain
Shot
[C] the farmers in [D] their [Dm] fields
[F]
For a [G] living, [D]
[C]
[Bb] [Eb]
[G]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Eb] eight hundred [D] years we have been down
The [Gm]
secret of the [D] water's sound has [C] kept the spirit [D] of a man
[F] Above the pen [G] descending, [D]
above the pen [C] descending
The struggle [D] [Dm] carries on, [Gm] I wonder will I live [Dm] so long
To [C] see the gates being opened [D]
up [Dm] to a [Eb] people and [Gm] their freedom
[D] [Gm] A people and their freedom
[Gm] [Dm]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [Eb]
Once [D] upon a time there was [Gm] Irish ways and [D] Irish laws
[G]
Villages of Irish blood
[Dm] [F] Awaken [Eb] to the [G] morning, [Gm] [D] awaken to the morning
[C] [Gm]
[C] Villages of [D] Irish blood
[F]
Awaken to the [G] morning,
[D] awaken to the [G] morning
[C] [Dm] [C] Then the [D] Vikings came around, [Gm] turned us up and [D] turned us down
[C] Started [Gm] building [D] boats in towns
[F] They tried to [C] change our [G] livings, [D]
tried to change our [C]
livings
[Gm] Crumpet [Dm] and the soldiers came, started centuries [D] of [Dm] shame
But [C] they could not make [D] us turn
We [Eb] are a river [G] flowing, [Gm]
[D] we're a river [C] flowing
Again, again [D] the soldiers came, [Gm] burnt our houses, stole [Dm] our grain
Shot
[C] the farmers in [D] their [Dm] fields
[F]
For a [G] living, [D]
[C]
[Bb] [Eb]
[G]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Eb] eight hundred [D] years we have been down
The [Gm]
secret of the [D] water's sound has [C] kept the spirit [D] of a man
[F] Above the pen [G] descending, [D]
above the pen [C] descending
The struggle [D] [Dm] carries on, [Gm] I wonder will I live [Dm] so long
To [C] see the gates being opened [D]
up [Dm] to a [Eb] people and [Gm] their freedom
[D] [Gm] A people and their freedom
[Gm] [Dm]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [Eb]
Once [D] upon a time there was [Gm] Irish ways and [D] Irish laws
[G]
Villages of Irish blood
[Dm] [F] Awaken [Eb] to the [G] morning, [Gm] [D] awaken to the morning
[C] [Gm]
Key:
D
C
Gm
Dm
G
D
C
Gm
_ _ _ _ Once upon a time [G] there was _ _ _ _ [Gm] Irish ways and [D] Irish _ _ laws
_ _ _ [C] Villages of [D] Irish _ blood
_ _ _ [F] _
Awaken to the [G] _ morning, _ _ _
[D] awaken to the [G] morning _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ [C] Then the [D] Vikings came around, _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] turned us up and [D] turned us down _ _ _
_ _ [C] Started [Gm] building [D] boats in towns
_ _ _ _ [F] They tried to [C] change our [G] _ _ livings, _ [D]
tried to change our [C] _ _ _ _
livings
_ _ [Gm] _ Crumpet [Dm] and the soldiers came, _ _ _ _ started centuries [D] of [Dm] shame
_ But _ _ [C] they could not make [D] us turn
_ _ _ We _ [Eb] are a river _ [G] flowing, _ _ [Gm] _
[D] we're a river [C] _ flowing _ _
_ _ _ Again, again [D] the soldiers came, _ _ _ _ [Gm] burnt our houses, stole [Dm] our grain
_ Shot _
_ _ [C] the farmers in [D] their _ _ _ [Dm] fields
_ _ [F] _
For a _ [G] living, _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ eight hundred [D] years we have been down
_ _ The _ [Gm]
secret of the [D] water's sound _ has _ _ [C] kept the spirit [D] of a man
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] Above the pen [G] descending, _ _ _ _ [D]
above the pen [C] descending _ _ _ _
_ The _ struggle [D] [Dm] carries on, _ _ _ [Gm] I wonder will I live [Dm] so long
To _ _ _ [C] see the gates being opened [D] _
up _ [Dm] _ _ to a [Eb] people and [Gm] their freedom
_ [D] _ _ [Gm] A people and their freedom
[Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
Once [D] upon a time there _ _ was _ _ [Gm] _ Irish ways and [D] Irish _ _ _ _ laws
[G] _ _
Villages of Irish _ blood _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] Awaken [Eb] to the [G] morning, _ _ _ [Gm] _ [D] awaken to the morning
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Villages of [D] Irish _ blood
_ _ _ [F] _
Awaken to the [G] _ morning, _ _ _
[D] awaken to the [G] morning _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ [C] Then the [D] Vikings came around, _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] turned us up and [D] turned us down _ _ _
_ _ [C] Started [Gm] building [D] boats in towns
_ _ _ _ [F] They tried to [C] change our [G] _ _ livings, _ [D]
tried to change our [C] _ _ _ _
livings
_ _ [Gm] _ Crumpet [Dm] and the soldiers came, _ _ _ _ started centuries [D] of [Dm] shame
_ But _ _ [C] they could not make [D] us turn
_ _ _ We _ [Eb] are a river _ [G] flowing, _ _ [Gm] _
[D] we're a river [C] _ flowing _ _
_ _ _ Again, again [D] the soldiers came, _ _ _ _ [Gm] burnt our houses, stole [Dm] our grain
_ Shot _
_ _ [C] the farmers in [D] their _ _ _ [Dm] fields
_ _ [F] _
For a _ [G] living, _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ eight hundred [D] years we have been down
_ _ The _ [Gm]
secret of the [D] water's sound _ has _ _ [C] kept the spirit [D] of a man
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] Above the pen [G] descending, _ _ _ _ [D]
above the pen [C] descending _ _ _ _
_ The _ struggle [D] [Dm] carries on, _ _ _ [Gm] I wonder will I live [Dm] so long
To _ _ _ [C] see the gates being opened [D] _
up _ [Dm] _ _ to a [Eb] people and [Gm] their freedom
_ [D] _ _ [Gm] A people and their freedom
[Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
Once [D] upon a time there _ _ was _ _ [Gm] _ Irish ways and [D] Irish _ _ _ _ laws
[G] _ _
Villages of Irish _ blood _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] Awaken [Eb] to the [G] morning, _ _ _ [Gm] _ [D] awaken to the morning
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _