Chords for Luke Kelly For What Died The Sons Of Roisin
Tempo:
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Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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For what died the sons of Roshim?
Was it fame?
For what died the sons of Roshim?
Was it fame?
For what flowed Ireland's blood and rivers that began when Brian chased the Dane,
and it did not cease, nor has not ceased, with the brave sons of Sixteen?
For what died the sons of Roshim?
[F] Was it fame?
For what died the sons of Roshim?
Was it greed?
For what died the sons of Roshim?
Was it greed?
Was it greed that drove Wulf Tone to a martyr's death in a cell of cold, wet stone?
Will German, French, or Dutch inscribe the epitaph of Emmet?
When we've sold enough of Ireland to be but strangers in it?
For what died the sons of Roshim?
Was it greed?
To whom do we owe our allegiance today?
To whom do we owe our allegiance today?
To those brave men who fought and died that Roshim lived again with pride,
her sons at home to work and sing, her youth to dance and make her valleys ring,
or the faceless men who for mark and the dollar betrayer to the highest bidder,
to whom do we owe our allegiance?
For what suffer our patriots today?
For what suffer our patriots today?
They have a language problem, so they say.
How to write?
No trespass.
Must grieve their heartful sore.
We got rid of one strange language.
Now we're faced with many, many more.
For what suffer our patriots today?
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Was it fame?
For what died the sons of Roshim?
Was it fame?
For what flowed Ireland's blood and rivers that began when Brian chased the Dane,
and it did not cease, nor has not ceased, with the brave sons of Sixteen?
For what died the sons of Roshim?
[F] Was it fame?
For what died the sons of Roshim?
Was it greed?
For what died the sons of Roshim?
Was it greed?
Was it greed that drove Wulf Tone to a martyr's death in a cell of cold, wet stone?
Will German, French, or Dutch inscribe the epitaph of Emmet?
When we've sold enough of Ireland to be but strangers in it?
For what died the sons of Roshim?
Was it greed?
To whom do we owe our allegiance today?
To whom do we owe our allegiance today?
To those brave men who fought and died that Roshim lived again with pride,
her sons at home to work and sing, her youth to dance and make her valleys ring,
or the faceless men who for mark and the dollar betrayer to the highest bidder,
to whom do we owe our allegiance?
For what suffer our patriots today?
For what suffer our patriots today?
They have a language problem, so they say.
How to write?
No trespass.
Must grieve their heartful sore.
We got rid of one strange language.
Now we're faced with many, many more.
For what suffer our patriots today?
[N]
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For what died the sons of Roshim?
_ Was it fame?
_ _ For what died the sons of Roshim?
Was it fame?
_ _ For what flowed Ireland's blood and rivers that began when Brian chased the Dane, _
and it did not cease, nor has not ceased, with the brave sons of Sixteen?
For what died the sons of Roshim?
[F] Was it fame?
For what died the sons of Roshim?
Was it greed?
_ For what died the sons of Roshim?
Was it greed?
_ Was it greed that drove Wulf Tone to a martyr's death in a cell of cold, wet stone?
Will German, French, or Dutch inscribe the epitaph of Emmet?
When we've sold enough of Ireland to be but strangers in it?
For what died the sons of Roshim?
Was it greed?
_ To whom do we owe our allegiance today?
To whom do we owe our allegiance today?
To those brave men who fought and died that Roshim lived again with pride,
her sons at home to work and sing, her youth to dance and make her valleys ring,
or the faceless men who for mark and the dollar betrayer to the highest bidder,
to whom do we owe our allegiance? _ _ _
For what suffer our patriots today?
For what suffer our patriots today?
They have a language problem, so they say.
How to write?
No trespass.
Must grieve their heartful sore.
We got rid of one strange language.
Now we're faced with many, many more.
For what suffer our patriots today?
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Was it fame?
_ _ For what died the sons of Roshim?
Was it fame?
_ _ For what flowed Ireland's blood and rivers that began when Brian chased the Dane, _
and it did not cease, nor has not ceased, with the brave sons of Sixteen?
For what died the sons of Roshim?
[F] Was it fame?
For what died the sons of Roshim?
Was it greed?
_ For what died the sons of Roshim?
Was it greed?
_ Was it greed that drove Wulf Tone to a martyr's death in a cell of cold, wet stone?
Will German, French, or Dutch inscribe the epitaph of Emmet?
When we've sold enough of Ireland to be but strangers in it?
For what died the sons of Roshim?
Was it greed?
_ To whom do we owe our allegiance today?
To whom do we owe our allegiance today?
To those brave men who fought and died that Roshim lived again with pride,
her sons at home to work and sing, her youth to dance and make her valleys ring,
or the faceless men who for mark and the dollar betrayer to the highest bidder,
to whom do we owe our allegiance? _ _ _
For what suffer our patriots today?
For what suffer our patriots today?
They have a language problem, so they say.
How to write?
No trespass.
Must grieve their heartful sore.
We got rid of one strange language.
Now we're faced with many, many more.
For what suffer our patriots today?
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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