Chords for Let the People Sing / This Land Is Your Land
Tempo:
120.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [G]
[Em]
[D] [G]
For those who are in love, [D] there's a song that's [G] warm and tender
[C] For those who [G] are oppressed, [D] in song you can't protest
[G] So liberate your mind [D] and give your [G] soul's expression
[C] Open [G] up your hearts, [D] I'll sing to [G] you this song
Let the people sing the stories and the songs
[C] The music of their [G] native land
The lullabies and battle [Em] cries and songs of hope and joy
[A] So join us hand [D] in hand
[G] All across this ancient land
[C] Throughout the test [G] of time
It was music that kept our spirits [Em] free
[D] The songs of yours [G] and of mine
It was back in ancient times [D] when Abbadud [G] dell his story
[C] Of the heroes, [G] of the villains, [D] of the chieftains and the glens
[G] Elizabethan times, [D] in Cromwell's [G] war of fury
[C] The fight was [G] to the sword, [D] kill the harpers [G] and the bard
Let the people sing the stories and the songs
The [C] music of their [G] native land
The lullabies and battle [Em] cries and songs of hope and joy
[A] So join us hand [D] in hand
[G] All across this ancient land
[C] Throughout the test [G] of time
It was music that kept our spirits [Em] free
[D] The songs of yours [G] and of mine
[C]
[G]
[Em] [A]
[D] [G]
[C]
[G]
[Em] [D]
[G] Oh, island land of songs
[D] Your music [G] lives forever [C] in its valleys, [G] in its mountains, [D] in its hills and in its glens
[G] Our music could survive [D] through famine [G] and oppression
[C] For the [G] generations gone, [D] I'll sing to [G] you this song
Let the people sing the stories and the songs
[C] The music [G] of their native land
The lullabies and battle [Em] cries and songs of hope and joy
[A] So join us hand [D] in hand
[G]
All across this ancient land
[C]
Throughout the test [G] of time
It was music that kept our spirits [Em] free
[D] The songs of [G] yours and of mine
This [C] land is your land, this [G] land is my land
From the [D] northern highlands to the [G] western islands
From the [C] hills of Kerry to the [G] streets of [Em] Freederry
[D] Singing, this land was made for [G] you and me
As [C] I was walking by the [G] Shannon waters
[D] Hand in hand with my [G] little daughter
Hear the [C] church bell ringing and [G] the children [Em] singing
[D] Singing, this land was made for [G] you and me
This [C] land is your land, this [G] land is my land
From [D] the northern highlands to [G] the western islands
From [C] the hills of Kerry to the [G] streets of Freederry
[Em] [D] Singing, this land was made for [G] you and me
[C]
[G] [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [Em] [D]
[G] Then [C] I climbed the mountain by a [G] crystal fountain
Then I [D] heard the waves roar from the [G] rocky seashores
Her [C] eyes were gleaming, she [G] said, oh [Em] daddy
[D]
This land was made for [G] you and me
This [C] land is your land, this [G] land is my land
From [D] the northern highlands to [G] the western islands
From [C] the hills of Kerry to the [G] streets of Freederry
[Em] [D] Singing, this land was made for [G] you and me
Then I [C] walked her home by, by [G] the old trusty boat
[D] Proud of my country, proud [G] of my people
For the [C] men who drived there and [G] the men who died [Em] there
Singing, [D]
this land was made for [G] you and me
This [C] land is your land, this [G] land is my land
From [D] the northern highlands to [G] the western islands
From [C] the hills of Kerry to the [G] streets of Freederry
[Em] [D] Oh, this land was made for [G] you and me
This [C] land is your land, this [G] land is my land
From [D] the northern highlands to [G] the western islands
From [C] the hills of Kerry to [Em] the streets of Freederry
[D] Singing, this land was made [C] for you and me
[G]
[Em]
[D] [G]
For those who are in love, [D] there's a song that's [G] warm and tender
[C] For those who [G] are oppressed, [D] in song you can't protest
[G] So liberate your mind [D] and give your [G] soul's expression
[C] Open [G] up your hearts, [D] I'll sing to [G] you this song
Let the people sing the stories and the songs
[C] The music of their [G] native land
The lullabies and battle [Em] cries and songs of hope and joy
[A] So join us hand [D] in hand
[G] All across this ancient land
[C] Throughout the test [G] of time
It was music that kept our spirits [Em] free
[D] The songs of yours [G] and of mine
It was back in ancient times [D] when Abbadud [G] dell his story
[C] Of the heroes, [G] of the villains, [D] of the chieftains and the glens
[G] Elizabethan times, [D] in Cromwell's [G] war of fury
[C] The fight was [G] to the sword, [D] kill the harpers [G] and the bard
Let the people sing the stories and the songs
The [C] music of their [G] native land
The lullabies and battle [Em] cries and songs of hope and joy
[A] So join us hand [D] in hand
[G] All across this ancient land
[C] Throughout the test [G] of time
It was music that kept our spirits [Em] free
[D] The songs of yours [G] and of mine
[C]
[G]
[Em] [A]
[D] [G]
[C]
[G]
[Em] [D]
[G] Oh, island land of songs
[D] Your music [G] lives forever [C] in its valleys, [G] in its mountains, [D] in its hills and in its glens
[G] Our music could survive [D] through famine [G] and oppression
[C] For the [G] generations gone, [D] I'll sing to [G] you this song
Let the people sing the stories and the songs
[C] The music [G] of their native land
The lullabies and battle [Em] cries and songs of hope and joy
[A] So join us hand [D] in hand
[G]
All across this ancient land
[C]
Throughout the test [G] of time
It was music that kept our spirits [Em] free
[D] The songs of [G] yours and of mine
This [C] land is your land, this [G] land is my land
From the [D] northern highlands to the [G] western islands
From the [C] hills of Kerry to the [G] streets of [Em] Freederry
[D] Singing, this land was made for [G] you and me
As [C] I was walking by the [G] Shannon waters
[D] Hand in hand with my [G] little daughter
Hear the [C] church bell ringing and [G] the children [Em] singing
[D] Singing, this land was made for [G] you and me
This [C] land is your land, this [G] land is my land
From [D] the northern highlands to [G] the western islands
From [C] the hills of Kerry to the [G] streets of Freederry
[Em] [D] Singing, this land was made for [G] you and me
[C]
[G] [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [Em] [D]
[G] Then [C] I climbed the mountain by a [G] crystal fountain
Then I [D] heard the waves roar from the [G] rocky seashores
Her [C] eyes were gleaming, she [G] said, oh [Em] daddy
[D]
This land was made for [G] you and me
This [C] land is your land, this [G] land is my land
From [D] the northern highlands to [G] the western islands
From [C] the hills of Kerry to the [G] streets of Freederry
[Em] [D] Singing, this land was made for [G] you and me
Then I [C] walked her home by, by [G] the old trusty boat
[D] Proud of my country, proud [G] of my people
For the [C] men who drived there and [G] the men who died [Em] there
Singing, [D]
this land was made for [G] you and me
This [C] land is your land, this [G] land is my land
From [D] the northern highlands to [G] the western islands
From [C] the hills of Kerry to the [G] streets of Freederry
[Em] [D] Oh, this land was made for [G] you and me
This [C] land is your land, this [G] land is my land
From [D] the northern highlands to [G] the western islands
From [C] the hills of Kerry to [Em] the streets of Freederry
[D] Singing, this land was made [C] for you and me
[G]
Key:
G
D
C
Em
A
G
D
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
For those who are in love, [D] there's a song that's [G] warm and tender
[C] For those who [G] are oppressed, [D] in song you can't protest
[G] So liberate your mind [D] and give your [G] soul's expression
[C] Open [G] up your hearts, [D] I'll sing to [G] you this song
_ Let the people sing the stories and the songs
[C] The music of their [G] native land
_ The lullabies and battle [Em] cries and songs of hope and joy
[A] So join us hand [D] in hand
_ _ [G] _ All across this ancient land
[C] _ Throughout the test [G] of time
_ It was music that kept our spirits [Em] free
[D] The songs of yours [G] and of mine
It was back in ancient times [D] when Abbadud [G] dell his story
[C] Of the heroes, [G] of the villains, [D] of the chieftains and the glens
[G] _ Elizabethan times, [D] in Cromwell's [G] war of fury
[C] The fight was [G] to the sword, [D] kill the harpers [G] and the bard
_ Let the people sing the stories and the songs
The [C] music of their [G] native land
_ The lullabies and battle [Em] cries and songs of hope and joy
[A] So join us hand [D] in hand
_ _ [G] _ All across this ancient land
[C] Throughout the test [G] of time
_ It was music that kept our spirits [Em] free
[D] The songs of yours [G] and of mine _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ Oh, island land of songs
[D] Your music [G] lives forever [C] in its valleys, [G] in its mountains, [D] in its hills and in its glens
[G] Our music could survive [D] through famine [G] and oppression
[C] For the [G] generations gone, [D] I'll sing to [G] you this song
_ Let the people sing the stories and the songs
[C] The music [G] of their native land
_ The lullabies and battle [Em] cries and songs of hope and joy
[A] So join us hand [D] in _ hand
[G] _
All across this ancient land
[C] _
Throughout the test [G] of time
_ It was music that kept our spirits [Em] free
[D] The songs of [G] yours and of mine
This [C] land is your land, this [G] land is my land
From the [D] northern highlands to the [G] western islands
From the [C] hills of Kerry to the [G] streets of _ [Em] Freederry
[D] Singing, this land was made for [G] you and me
As [C] I was walking by the [G] Shannon waters
[D] Hand in hand with my [G] little daughter
Hear the [C] church bell ringing and [G] the children [Em] singing
[D] Singing, this land was made for [G] you and me
This [C] land is your land, this [G] land is my land
From [D] the northern highlands to [G] the western islands
From [C] the hills of Kerry to the [G] streets of Freederry
[Em] _ [D] Singing, this land was made for [G] you and me
_ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Then [C] I climbed the mountain by a [G] crystal fountain
Then I [D] heard the waves roar from the [G] rocky seashores
Her [C] eyes were gleaming, she [G] said, oh [Em] daddy
_ [D]
This land was made for [G] you and me
This [C] land is your land, this [G] land is my land
From [D] the northern highlands to [G] the western islands
From [C] the hills of Kerry to the [G] streets of Freederry
[Em] _ [D] Singing, this land was made for [G] you and me
Then I [C] walked her home by, by [G] the old trusty boat
[D] Proud of my country, proud [G] of my people
For the [C] men who drived there and [G] the men who died [Em] there
Singing, [D]
this land was made for [G] you and me
This [C] land is your land, this [G] land is my land
From [D] the northern highlands to [G] the western islands
From [C] the hills of Kerry to the [G] streets of Freederry
[Em] _ [D] Oh, this land was made for [G] you and me
This [C] land is your land, this [G] land is my land
From [D] the northern highlands to [G] the western islands
From [C] the hills of Kerry to [Em] the streets of Freederry
_ [D] Singing, this land was made [C] for you and me
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
For those who are in love, [D] there's a song that's [G] warm and tender
[C] For those who [G] are oppressed, [D] in song you can't protest
[G] So liberate your mind [D] and give your [G] soul's expression
[C] Open [G] up your hearts, [D] I'll sing to [G] you this song
_ Let the people sing the stories and the songs
[C] The music of their [G] native land
_ The lullabies and battle [Em] cries and songs of hope and joy
[A] So join us hand [D] in hand
_ _ [G] _ All across this ancient land
[C] _ Throughout the test [G] of time
_ It was music that kept our spirits [Em] free
[D] The songs of yours [G] and of mine
It was back in ancient times [D] when Abbadud [G] dell his story
[C] Of the heroes, [G] of the villains, [D] of the chieftains and the glens
[G] _ Elizabethan times, [D] in Cromwell's [G] war of fury
[C] The fight was [G] to the sword, [D] kill the harpers [G] and the bard
_ Let the people sing the stories and the songs
The [C] music of their [G] native land
_ The lullabies and battle [Em] cries and songs of hope and joy
[A] So join us hand [D] in hand
_ _ [G] _ All across this ancient land
[C] Throughout the test [G] of time
_ It was music that kept our spirits [Em] free
[D] The songs of yours [G] and of mine _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ Oh, island land of songs
[D] Your music [G] lives forever [C] in its valleys, [G] in its mountains, [D] in its hills and in its glens
[G] Our music could survive [D] through famine [G] and oppression
[C] For the [G] generations gone, [D] I'll sing to [G] you this song
_ Let the people sing the stories and the songs
[C] The music [G] of their native land
_ The lullabies and battle [Em] cries and songs of hope and joy
[A] So join us hand [D] in _ hand
[G] _
All across this ancient land
[C] _
Throughout the test [G] of time
_ It was music that kept our spirits [Em] free
[D] The songs of [G] yours and of mine
This [C] land is your land, this [G] land is my land
From the [D] northern highlands to the [G] western islands
From the [C] hills of Kerry to the [G] streets of _ [Em] Freederry
[D] Singing, this land was made for [G] you and me
As [C] I was walking by the [G] Shannon waters
[D] Hand in hand with my [G] little daughter
Hear the [C] church bell ringing and [G] the children [Em] singing
[D] Singing, this land was made for [G] you and me
This [C] land is your land, this [G] land is my land
From [D] the northern highlands to [G] the western islands
From [C] the hills of Kerry to the [G] streets of Freederry
[Em] _ [D] Singing, this land was made for [G] you and me
_ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Then [C] I climbed the mountain by a [G] crystal fountain
Then I [D] heard the waves roar from the [G] rocky seashores
Her [C] eyes were gleaming, she [G] said, oh [Em] daddy
_ [D]
This land was made for [G] you and me
This [C] land is your land, this [G] land is my land
From [D] the northern highlands to [G] the western islands
From [C] the hills of Kerry to the [G] streets of Freederry
[Em] _ [D] Singing, this land was made for [G] you and me
Then I [C] walked her home by, by [G] the old trusty boat
[D] Proud of my country, proud [G] of my people
For the [C] men who drived there and [G] the men who died [Em] there
Singing, [D]
this land was made for [G] you and me
This [C] land is your land, this [G] land is my land
From [D] the northern highlands to [G] the western islands
From [C] the hills of Kerry to the [G] streets of Freederry
[Em] _ [D] Oh, this land was made for [G] you and me
This [C] land is your land, this [G] land is my land
From [D] the northern highlands to [G] the western islands
From [C] the hills of Kerry to [Em] the streets of Freederry
_ [D] Singing, this land was made [C] for you and me
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _