Chords for Mary Black Song for Ireland

Tempo:

181.3 bpm

Chords used:

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[E]
[D] [Em]
[D] [E]
[D] [E]
[D] Walking on
[A]
[G] near tall [D]
towers [G] where Falcons [A]
build [D] their [E] nests.
[D] Silver wings they [A] fly, [Em] they know [Gb] the [D] call [G] of freedom [A]
in [D] their breaths.
[E]
[G] Saw black hair and gay, [A]
[D] rich wisted [B] rocks [D] that run down [G] to the [A] sea.
[G] Living [A] on [D]
the eastern shore, [Bm] saw some [D] sunsets,
[G] I asked [A] for more.
I [G] stood by [A] the [D] [A]
deep sea,
[E] sang [Bm] a song [G] for [A] I [D] allowed.
[E] [D] Talking all [A] the day [G] with true [D] friends [G] who tried to make [A] you [D] stay.
Telling jokes [A] and news, [Em] singing
[D] songs [G] to pass the [A] light [D] away.
[E] [G] Watch the Galway salmon, [A]
[D] like [Bm] silver dancing,
[D] dodging [G] in the [A] sun.
[G] Living [A] on
[D] the eastern shore,
[Bm] saw some [D] sunsets, [Ab] I asked [A] for more.
[G] I stood [A] by the [D] deep [A] sea,
[Em] sang [Bm] a song [G] for [A] I allowed.
[D]
Drinking all [A] the day [Em] in [D] old pubs [G] where footloves [A] love to [D] play.
Someone touched [A] a ball, he [Em] played [D] weed, [G] seemed so [A] rough and [D] gay.
[G] Stood on dimly beaching,
[A] calm
[D] while [Bm] foam [D] found [G] Atlantic
[A] bass.
[G] Living [A] [D]
on the eastern shore,
[Bm] saw some [D] sunsets, [E] I asked [A] for more.
[G] I stood
[A] [D] by the [A] deep sea,
[Em] sang [Bm] a song [G] for [A] I [D] allowed.
[E] [D]
Dreaming in [A] the night, I [Em]
saw [D] love [G] when no one [A] had to [D]
[E] fight.
[D] Waking in your [A]
dawn, I [Em] saw [D] you crying [G] in the [A] morning [D] light.
[G] Lying where
[A] they [D] twist [Bm] and [D] turn, in [G] your air blue [A] sky.
[G] Living [A] on
[D] the eastern shore,
[Bm] saw some [D] sunsets, [E] I asked [A] for more.
[G] I stood [A] by the [D] deep [A] sea, sang [Em] [Bm]
[G] a song for [A] I allowed.
[Bm] [Ab] [A]
[D]

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Learn the basic chords of Mary Black - A Song For Ireland chords, with this master sequence: Bm, D, G, A, D, Bm, A, D and A. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of D Major.

_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ Walking on _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] near _ tall [D] _
towers [G] where _ Falcons [A] _
build [D] their _ _ _ [E] nests.
_ _ _ [D] Silver _ _ _ wings they [A] _ _ fly, _ _ _ [Em] they know [Gb] the [D] call _ [G] of freedom _ _ [A]
in [D] their _ breaths.
[E] _ _
_ _ _ [G] Saw black _ hair and gay, _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] rich _ wisted [B] rocks _ [D] that run _ down [G] to the [A] _ _ _ sea. _ _ _
[G] Living _ [A] on _ [D] _ _
_ the eastern _ shore, _ [Bm] saw some [D] _ _ sunsets, _
[G] I asked [A] for more.
I _ _ [G] stood by [A] the _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A]
deep _ _ sea, _ _ _
[E] sang _ [Bm] a song [G] for [A] I _ [D] allowed. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ Talking _ all _ [A] the _ day _ _ _ [G] with true [D] _ _ friends [G] who tried to make [A] you _ [D] stay. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Telling _ jokes _ [A] and _ _ _ news, _ [Em] singing _ _
[D] _ _ songs [G] to pass the [A] light _ [D] away. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ Watch the _ _ Galway _ _ salmon, [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] like _ [Bm] silver dancing, _
_ [D] _ dodging [G] _ in the [A] _ sun. _ _ _ _
[G] _ Living _ [A] on _ _
[D] _ the eastern shore, _ _
[Bm] saw some [D] _ _ sunsets, [Ab] I asked [A] for more.
_ _ _ [G] I stood [A] by the _ _ [D] _ _ deep [A] _ _ _ sea, _ _ _
[Em] sang _ [Bm] a song [G] for [A] I allowed.
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Drinking _ all _ [A] the _ _ day _ _ [Em] in _ [D] old _ pubs [G] where _ footloves [A] love to _ [D] _ _ play.
_ _ _ _ _ Someone _ _ touched _ [A] a _ ball, he _ [Em] _ _ played [D] _ _ weed, [G] seemed so [A] rough and _ [D] _ gay. _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Stood on _ dimly _ _ beaching, _
[A] calm _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ while [Bm] foam _ _ [D] found _ _ [G] _ Atlantic _
[A] _ _ _ bass. _ _ _
[G] Living _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ on the eastern shore, _ _
[Bm] saw some _ [D] _ sunsets, [E] I _ asked [A] for _ _ _ _ more.
[G] I stood _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ by the [A] deep _ _ _ sea, _ _
[Em] _ sang [Bm] a song [G] for [A] I _ [D] allowed. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ Dreaming in [A] the _ _ night, I [Em] _ _ _
saw [D] _ love [G] when no one _ [A] had to [D] _ _ _
[E] fight.
_ _ _ [D] _ Waking _ _ in your [A] _ _
dawn, _ _ I [Em] _ saw [D] you crying _ [G] _ in the [A] _ morning _ _ [D] light. _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Lying _ where _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ they [D] _ twist [Bm] and _ _ [D] turn, in _ [G] your air blue [A] _ _ _ sky. _ _ _
[G] _ Living _ [A] on _ _
[D] _ _ the eastern shore, _ _
[Bm] saw some [D] _ _ sunsets, [E] I asked [A] for _ _ more.
_ [G] I stood [A] by the _ _ [D] _ _ deep [A] _ _ _ sea, _ sang [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[G] a song for [A] I allowed.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Twenty Five Years-Twenty Five Songs album.

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