Chords for The Ballad Of James Connolly - The Irish Rebel

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A great crowd had gathered _
[F] outside [C] of Kilmainham [F] Their heads [C] all uncovered, [G] they knelt to the _ ground
_ [C] For inside that grim prison [F] lay a brave [C] Irish soldier [F] His life [C] for his country [G] about to [C] lay _ down
He _ went to his death [F] like a true [C] son of Ireland [F] The firing [C] _ party [G] he bravely did _ face
_ [C] Then the order rang out, [F] present [C] arms and fire _ [F] James Connolly [C] fell into _ [G] _ ready [C]-made play
_ _ The black flag was hoisted, [F] the cruel deed [C] was over [F] Gone [C] was the man [G] who loved Ireland so well
_ There [C] was many a sad heart [F] in Dublin [C] that morning [F] When they murdered [C] James Connolly, [G] the Irish [C] rebel _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ God's curse on you England, [F] you cruel [C]-hearted monster [F] Your deeds they [C] would shame [G] all the devils in _ hell
There [C] are no flowers blooming, [F] but the shamrock [C] is growing [F] On the grave of [C] James Connolly, [G] the Irish [C] rebel _ _
_ The folk-courts at Dublin, [F] the English [C] bombarded [F] The spirit [C] of freedom [G] they tried hard to _ _ quell
[C] But above all the din rose [F] the cry, no _ [C] _ surrender _ _ T [F]'was the voice of [C] James [Am] _
Connolly, _ _ [G] the Irish [C] rebel
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