Chords for Makem & Clancy - The Minstrel Boy, Let Erin Remember, Leaving Of Liverpool

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_ minstrel boy to the [Am] war is gone, In the [F] ranks [C] of death he will [G] find [C] him,
His _ father's sword he [Am] has [Am] girded on, And [F] his wild hearth [C] slung behind [C] him.
_ [Am] Land of song, [Em] said the warrior bard, [Am] Though all [C] the world [F] _ [C] betrays thee,
One sword at least [Am] thy rights shall guard, [F] One faithful [C] heart shall praise thee.
Let Erin remember the days of old, Where her faithless sons betrayed her,
When Malachy wore the colour [Dm] of [C] gold, Which he won from the [G] proud _ [C]
invader.
[Am] When our [Em] kings with standards [F] of [C] green and full, [Am] Led the red-branched knights [G] to _ [C]
danger,
[Am] Ere the emerald [Em] gem [F] of the [C] western world [A] Was said in the proud [G] name of a [C] stranger.
On Lough Neagh's banks, [Em] where the [Dm] fisherman strays, [C] When the clear pole [G] leaves it _ [C]
lining,
He sees the round towers [Em] of [Dm] other days, [C] And the waves beneath [G] him [C] shining.
[Am] Thus shall memory [Em] _ [F] often dream [C] sublime, [Am] Catch a glimpse of the days [G] that are [C] over.
[Am] Thus [Em] sighing, look through [F] the waves of time, [A] To the long-faded glories [G] they [C] cover.
The [Bm] minstrel fell, [A] but the [Am] foeman's chains Could [F] not bring [C] his proud [G] soul [C] under.
The hearty lounger spoke [Am]
again, [F] For he tore [C] its cords [G] _ [C] asunder,
And said, [Am] No chains [Em] shall sally thee, [Am] Thou soul [C] of love [F] and _ [F#]
bravery,
Thy [C] strains were [B] made for the pure [Am] and free, They shall [F] never [C] sound [G] in _ _ _ _ _ [C] slavery. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
Farewell to you, my [F] _ own [C] true _ love, I am going far [G] away.
_ I [C] am bound for _ _ [F] _ California, [C] _
But I [G] know that I'll return [C] some day.
_ So [G] fare thee well, [F] my own true [C] love, And when I return, united we will [G] be.
[Dm] It's [C] not a leaving of Liverpool that [F] _ grieves me, But my [G] darling, when I think [C] of thee.
_ I have shipped on a Yankee [F] _ [C] sailing ship, Davy Crockett _ is [G] her _ name,
And [C] Burgess is [F] the captain, _
[C] _ And they say that [G] she's a floating [C] hell.
_ So [G] fare thee well, my [F] own [C] true love, And when I return, united we [G] will be.
It's [C] not a leaving of Liverpool [F] that [C] grieves me, But my darling, when I [G]
think of thee.
_ I have been with [F] Burgess once _ [C] before, _ And I think [F] I know [C] him [G] right well.
_ [Dm] _ [C] If a man is a seaman, he can get [C] along, But if not, he [G] is sure in hell. _ _
So _ fare thee well, [F] my [C] own true love, And when I return, united we [G] will be.
[Dm] It's [C] not a leaving of Liverpool [F] that _ [C] grieves me, But my darling, when [G] I think of thee.
[C] _
_ _ Oh, _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ the sun is on the [F] _ harbour, _ love, And I wish I could [G] _ remain,
_ For I [C] know it will be [F] some _ [Am] long time Before I [A] see you [C] _ again.
_ So [G] fare thee well, [F] my own [C] true love, And when I return, united we will [G] be.
It's not a leaving of Liverpool that [F] _ grieves me, But my darling, when [G] I think [C] of thee. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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