Chords for Song For Marcella - Bik McFarlane

_ I just say before I start the song that it's a great honor and privilege to be here on the 25th [Db] anniversary of the Hunger Skates in [C] 1882.
And [Eb] it's also amazing and tremendous [G] to see the terrific support that has come out here [C] today.
And [Db] particularly impressed by the conference here, [Db] both from our women's prison and the H [C]-Blocks [Db] in blankets and attired so [C] well.
So, very, very big round of applause.
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
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[Db] I'll just dedicate this song to the memory [G] of all the hunger strikers and particularly to the families of [B] our ten courageous comrades who died [C] to ensure that the struggle [Eb] for freedom would continue in Ireland.
_ [Bb] _ Doesn't _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ seem [Cm] quite so long
[Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ Last time
[F] Ain't [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] it funny [Cm] how memories grow
[Gm] _
_ [Ab] _ Seems they always [F] fooled around you
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] Tried to break you [Cm] in a living hell
_ [Ab] _
But they couldn't [F] find you
_ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] So [Bb] they killed you [Cm] in an H-Block suit
_ [Ab] _ Hoped that all would [F] turn away
_ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] Thought your spirit [Cm] wouldn't rise again
[Gm] _ _
[Ab] But you dived through [F] the air
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ And [F] in death you [Cm] tore away the [Gm] chains
To [Ab] let the world hear [F] freedom's song
_ [Bb] Yet [C] the heartache [Bb] and pain [Eb] linger on
_ [Cm] They're [Ab] still here, though it's so [F] long since you've been
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Eb] He showed us how _ [Ab] _ _ [F]
freedom's fight [Cm] can be [Bb] _ won
[Ab] _
Wish [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] there was an [Cm] easy road to choose
[Ab] To bring the heartache [F] to an end
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] But [F] easy roads [Cm] always sure to lose
_ [Ab]
I've seen it time [F] and time again
_ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] If [F] you could stand by me [Cm] like yesterday
And [Ab] _ the strength to [F] carry on
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
Let it [Cm] shine along
_ _ [Gm] _ [Ab] _
Our day [F] will surely come
[Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] They're [Cm] _ [Ab] still here, though it's so [F] long since you've been
But [Bb] _ we're stronger now
[Gm] _ He showed us how [Ab] _ _
[Bb] freedom's fight [Cm] can be won
[Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ If [F] we all [Ab] stand as one _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _