Fathers Blessing Chords by Shebeen
Tempo:
116 bpm
Chords used:
B
Abm
E
Gb
Dbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] Best of all the place.
Children's [Abm] laughter, children's tears,
[B] Childish joys of childhood [Abm] years,
Fondest [E] memories [Dbm] of our one [Gb] happy home.
[B] And it's not death [Abm] that brings the pain,
I [B] would face it all [Abm] again,
But [E] grieves me so [B] to leave you all [E] alone.
[B]
[E] Do the wee ones [Ab] still [Gb] sigh
[B] When they [Abm] hear their daddy's name?
[E] Please sadly ask [Dbm] me why
[Gb] [B] I won't be [Abm] home again.
[E] How hard it [Gb] is to know
[Abm] I'll never see them grow,
[E] Let my dying bring [Gb] for [B] them a better [E] land.
[B]
May they never know [Abm] the fears
That blighted my young years,
[E] Or the shackles [Dbm] that have bound my native [Gb] land.
May [B] they see the joy [Abm] of life
And [B] not cruel civil [Abm]
strife,
[E] Foreign laws [Ebm] imposed [Gb] by brutal [B] strangers' [E] [B]
hands.
Do [E] the wee ones [Ab] [Gb] still sigh
When [B] they [Abm] hear their daddy's name?
[E] Please sadly ask [Gb] me why
[B] I won't be [Abm] home again.
[E] How hard it is [Gb] to know
[Abm] I'll never see them grow,
[B] Let [E] my dying bring [Gb] for [B] them a better land.
[E] [B]
Let them grow in [Abm] love and truth,
[B] Let them blossom into [Abm]
youth,
[E] Guided by [Dbm] their mother's [Eb] loving [Gb] hand.
[B] Let them cherish [Abm] Ireland's pride,
Father's Joe MacDonald's eyes.
Let [E] them know [Abm] that father [Gb] loved [B]
them as well.
[E] Do the wee ones [Abm] still [Gb] sigh
[Abm] When they hear their daddy's name?
Please sadly ask [Dbm] me why
[Gb] [B] I won't be home again.
[E] How hard it [Abm] is [Gb] to know
[Abm] I'll never see them grow,
Let [E] my dying bring [B] [Gb] for them a better [Abm] land.
Let [E] them know that [Abm] daddy [Gb] loved them [E] as well.
[Abm] [Em]
[B] [Abm] Thank you.
[Eb] [N]
Children's [Abm] laughter, children's tears,
[B] Childish joys of childhood [Abm] years,
Fondest [E] memories [Dbm] of our one [Gb] happy home.
[B] And it's not death [Abm] that brings the pain,
I [B] would face it all [Abm] again,
But [E] grieves me so [B] to leave you all [E] alone.
[B]
[E] Do the wee ones [Ab] still [Gb] sigh
[B] When they [Abm] hear their daddy's name?
[E] Please sadly ask [Dbm] me why
[Gb] [B] I won't be [Abm] home again.
[E] How hard it [Gb] is to know
[Abm] I'll never see them grow,
[E] Let my dying bring [Gb] for [B] them a better [E] land.
[B]
May they never know [Abm] the fears
That blighted my young years,
[E] Or the shackles [Dbm] that have bound my native [Gb] land.
May [B] they see the joy [Abm] of life
And [B] not cruel civil [Abm]
strife,
[E] Foreign laws [Ebm] imposed [Gb] by brutal [B] strangers' [E] [B]
hands.
Do [E] the wee ones [Ab] [Gb] still sigh
When [B] they [Abm] hear their daddy's name?
[E] Please sadly ask [Gb] me why
[B] I won't be [Abm] home again.
[E] How hard it is [Gb] to know
[Abm] I'll never see them grow,
[B] Let [E] my dying bring [Gb] for [B] them a better land.
[E] [B]
Let them grow in [Abm] love and truth,
[B] Let them blossom into [Abm]
youth,
[E] Guided by [Dbm] their mother's [Eb] loving [Gb] hand.
[B] Let them cherish [Abm] Ireland's pride,
Father's Joe MacDonald's eyes.
Let [E] them know [Abm] that father [Gb] loved [B]
them as well.
[E] Do the wee ones [Abm] still [Gb] sigh
[Abm] When they hear their daddy's name?
Please sadly ask [Dbm] me why
[Gb] [B] I won't be home again.
[E] How hard it [Abm] is [Gb] to know
[Abm] I'll never see them grow,
Let [E] my dying bring [B] [Gb] for them a better [Abm] land.
Let [E] them know that [Abm] daddy [Gb] loved them [E] as well.
[Abm] [Em]
[B] [Abm] Thank you.
[Eb] [N]
Key:
B
Abm
E
Gb
Dbm
B
Abm
E
[B] _ _ _ _ Best of all the place. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Children's [Abm] laughter, _ children's tears,
[B] Childish joys of childhood [Abm] years,
Fondest [E] _ memories [Dbm] of our one _ [Gb] happy home. _ _ _ _
[B] And it's not death [Abm] that brings the pain,
I [B] would face it all [Abm] again,
But [E] grieves me so [B] to leave you all [E] alone.
[B] _ _ _
_ [E] Do the wee ones [Ab] still [Gb] sigh
_ [B] When they [Abm] hear their daddy's name?
[E] Please sadly _ ask [Dbm] me why
[Gb] [B] I won't be [Abm] home again.
[E] How hard it [Gb] is to _ know
[Abm] _ I'll never see them grow,
_ [E] Let my dying bring [Gb] for [B] them a better [E] land.
_ [B] _ _
_ May they never know [Abm] the fears
That blighted my young years,
[E] Or the _ shackles [Dbm] that have bound my native [Gb] _ land. _ _
May [B] they see the joy [Abm] of life
And [B] not cruel civil [Abm] _
strife,
[E] Foreign laws [Ebm] imposed [Gb] by brutal _ [B] strangers' _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _
hands.
Do [E] the wee ones [Ab] [Gb] still sigh
When [B] they [Abm] hear their daddy's name?
[E] Please sadly ask [Gb] me why
[B] I won't be [Abm] home again.
_ [E] How hard it is [Gb] to know
_ [Abm] _ I'll never see them grow, _
[B] Let [E] my dying bring [Gb] for [B] them a better land.
[E] _ [B] _ _ _
Let them grow in [Abm] love and truth,
_ [B] Let them blossom _ into [Abm] _
youth,
[E] Guided by [Dbm] their mother's [Eb] loving [Gb] _ _ hand. _ _
[B] Let them cherish _ [Abm] Ireland's pride,
_ Father's Joe MacDonald's eyes.
Let [E] them know [Abm] that father [Gb] loved [B]
them as well. _ _ _ _
_ [E] Do the wee ones [Abm] still [Gb] sigh
[Abm] When they hear their daddy's name?
_ Please sadly ask [Dbm] me why _
[Gb] _ [B] I won't be home again.
_ [E] How hard it [Abm] is [Gb] to know
_ [Abm] _ I'll never see them grow, _
Let [E] my dying bring [B] [Gb] for them a better [Abm] _ land. _ _ _ _
Let [E] them know that [Abm] daddy [Gb] loved them [E] as well.
_ [Abm] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Abm] Thank you.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Children's [Abm] laughter, _ children's tears,
[B] Childish joys of childhood [Abm] years,
Fondest [E] _ memories [Dbm] of our one _ [Gb] happy home. _ _ _ _
[B] And it's not death [Abm] that brings the pain,
I [B] would face it all [Abm] again,
But [E] grieves me so [B] to leave you all [E] alone.
[B] _ _ _
_ [E] Do the wee ones [Ab] still [Gb] sigh
_ [B] When they [Abm] hear their daddy's name?
[E] Please sadly _ ask [Dbm] me why
[Gb] [B] I won't be [Abm] home again.
[E] How hard it [Gb] is to _ know
[Abm] _ I'll never see them grow,
_ [E] Let my dying bring [Gb] for [B] them a better [E] land.
_ [B] _ _
_ May they never know [Abm] the fears
That blighted my young years,
[E] Or the _ shackles [Dbm] that have bound my native [Gb] _ land. _ _
May [B] they see the joy [Abm] of life
And [B] not cruel civil [Abm] _
strife,
[E] Foreign laws [Ebm] imposed [Gb] by brutal _ [B] strangers' _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _
hands.
Do [E] the wee ones [Ab] [Gb] still sigh
When [B] they [Abm] hear their daddy's name?
[E] Please sadly ask [Gb] me why
[B] I won't be [Abm] home again.
_ [E] How hard it is [Gb] to know
_ [Abm] _ I'll never see them grow, _
[B] Let [E] my dying bring [Gb] for [B] them a better land.
[E] _ [B] _ _ _
Let them grow in [Abm] love and truth,
_ [B] Let them blossom _ into [Abm] _
youth,
[E] Guided by [Dbm] their mother's [Eb] loving [Gb] _ _ hand. _ _
[B] Let them cherish _ [Abm] Ireland's pride,
_ Father's Joe MacDonald's eyes.
Let [E] them know [Abm] that father [Gb] loved [B]
them as well. _ _ _ _
_ [E] Do the wee ones [Abm] still [Gb] sigh
[Abm] When they hear their daddy's name?
_ Please sadly ask [Dbm] me why _
[Gb] _ [B] I won't be home again.
_ [E] How hard it [Abm] is [Gb] to know
_ [Abm] _ I'll never see them grow, _
Let [E] my dying bring [B] [Gb] for them a better [Abm] _ land. _ _ _ _
Let [E] them know that [Abm] daddy [Gb] loved them [E] as well.
_ [Abm] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Abm] Thank you.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _