Come Out Ye Black And Tans Chords by The Davitts
Tempo:
103.95 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
F#m
A
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [F#m] [Bm]
I was born in a Dublin street [A] where the loyal drums did beat, [Bm] and those loving English feet, they walked all over us.
[D] Oh, and nearly every night [A] when me da would [F#m] come home tight, [Bm] he'd invite the [F#m] neighbours out to [Bm] this fine chorus.
Come out, ye black and tans, come [A] out and fight me like a [F#m] man, [Bm] show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders.
[D] Oh, and how the IRA [A] made you run like [F#m] hell away [Bm] from the green and [F#m] lovely lanes of [Bm] Kilshandra.
[F#m] [Bm]
Come, let us hear you tell [A] how you slandered Great Farnell [Bm] when you fought him well and truly persecuted.
[D] Where are the sneers and jeers [A] that you loudly [F#m] let us hear [Bm] when the leaders [F#m] of 16 were [Bm] executed?
Come out, ye black and tans, come [A] out and fight me [F#m] like a man, [Bm] show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders.
[D] Oh, and how the IRA [A] made you run like [F#m] hell away [Bm] from the green and [F#m] lovely lanes of [Bm] Kilshandra.
[F#m] [Bm]
Come, tell us how you slew [A] them all Arabs two by two, [Bm] like the Zulus they had spears and bows and arrows.
[A]
[D] How bravely you faced one [A] with your 16 [F#m]-pounder gun, [Bm] and you frightened [F#m] them all natives [Bm] to the marrow.
Come out, ye black and tans, come [A] out and fight me [F#m] like a man, [Bm] show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders.
[D] Oh, and how the IRA [A] made you run like [F#m] hell away from [Bm] the green and [F#m] lovely lanes of [Bm] Kilshandra.
[F#m] [Bm]
Now the time is coming fast, [A] and I think those days are here when [Bm] those English Johnny's heels will run before [D] us.
Oh, and if there be a need, [A] then our kids will say [F#m] Godspeed, [Bm] we're the [F#m] versatile of singing this [Bm] fine chorus.
[E] Come out, ye black and tans, come out and fight me like a man, show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders.
[Bm] Oh, and how the IRA made you run like hell away from the green and lovely lanes of Kilshandra.
Come out, ye black and tans, come out [A] and fight me like [F#m] a man, show [Bm] your wife how you won medals down in Flanders.
[D] Oh, and how the IRA made [A] you run [F#m] like hell away from [Bm] the green and [F#m] lovely lanes of [Bm] Kilshandra.
[F#m] [Bm]
I was born in a Dublin street [A] where the loyal drums did beat, [Bm] and those loving English feet, they walked all over us.
[D] Oh, and nearly every night [A] when me da would [F#m] come home tight, [Bm] he'd invite the [F#m] neighbours out to [Bm] this fine chorus.
Come out, ye black and tans, come [A] out and fight me like a [F#m] man, [Bm] show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders.
[D] Oh, and how the IRA [A] made you run like [F#m] hell away [Bm] from the green and [F#m] lovely lanes of [Bm] Kilshandra.
[F#m] [Bm]
Come, let us hear you tell [A] how you slandered Great Farnell [Bm] when you fought him well and truly persecuted.
[D] Where are the sneers and jeers [A] that you loudly [F#m] let us hear [Bm] when the leaders [F#m] of 16 were [Bm] executed?
Come out, ye black and tans, come [A] out and fight me [F#m] like a man, [Bm] show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders.
[D] Oh, and how the IRA [A] made you run like [F#m] hell away [Bm] from the green and [F#m] lovely lanes of [Bm] Kilshandra.
[F#m] [Bm]
Come, tell us how you slew [A] them all Arabs two by two, [Bm] like the Zulus they had spears and bows and arrows.
[A]
[D] How bravely you faced one [A] with your 16 [F#m]-pounder gun, [Bm] and you frightened [F#m] them all natives [Bm] to the marrow.
Come out, ye black and tans, come [A] out and fight me [F#m] like a man, [Bm] show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders.
[D] Oh, and how the IRA [A] made you run like [F#m] hell away from [Bm] the green and [F#m] lovely lanes of [Bm] Kilshandra.
[F#m] [Bm]
Now the time is coming fast, [A] and I think those days are here when [Bm] those English Johnny's heels will run before [D] us.
Oh, and if there be a need, [A] then our kids will say [F#m] Godspeed, [Bm] we're the [F#m] versatile of singing this [Bm] fine chorus.
[E] Come out, ye black and tans, come out and fight me like a man, show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders.
[Bm] Oh, and how the IRA made you run like hell away from the green and lovely lanes of Kilshandra.
Come out, ye black and tans, come out [A] and fight me like [F#m] a man, show [Bm] your wife how you won medals down in Flanders.
[D] Oh, and how the IRA made [A] you run [F#m] like hell away from [Bm] the green and [F#m] lovely lanes of [Bm] Kilshandra.
[F#m] [Bm]
Key:
Bm
F#m
A
D
E
Bm
F#m
A
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
I was born in a Dublin street [A] where the loyal drums did beat, [Bm] and those loving English feet, they walked all over us.
[D] Oh, and nearly every night [A] when me da would [F#m] come home tight, [Bm] he'd invite the [F#m] neighbours out to [Bm] this fine _ chorus.
Come out, ye black and tans, come [A] out and fight me like a [F#m] man, [Bm] show your wife how you won medals down in _ Flanders.
[D] Oh, and how the IRA [A] made you run like [F#m] hell away [Bm] from the green and [F#m] lovely lanes of [Bm] _ _ Kilshandra.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
Come, let us hear you tell [A] how you slandered Great Farnell [Bm] when you fought him well and truly persecuted. _
[D] Where are the sneers and jeers [A] that you loudly [F#m] let us hear [Bm] when the leaders [F#m] of 16 were [Bm] executed? _ _
Come out, ye black and tans, come [A] out and fight me [F#m] like a man, [Bm] show your wife how you won medals down in _ Flanders.
[D] Oh, and how the IRA [A] made you run like [F#m] hell away [Bm] from the green and [F#m] lovely lanes of [Bm] _ Kilshandra. _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
Come, tell us how you slew [A] them all Arabs two by two, [Bm] like the Zulus they had spears and bows and arrows.
[A]
[D] How bravely you faced one [A] with your 16 [F#m]-pounder gun, [Bm] and you frightened [F#m] them all natives [Bm] to the marrow.
Come out, ye black and tans, come [A] out and fight me [F#m] like a man, [Bm] show your wife how you won medals down in _ Flanders.
[D] Oh, and how the IRA [A] made you run like [F#m] hell away from [Bm] the green and [F#m] lovely lanes of [Bm] _ Kilshandra. _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
Now the time is coming fast, [A] and I think those days are here when [Bm] those English Johnny's heels will run before _ [D] us.
Oh, and if there be a need, [A] then our kids will say [F#m] Godspeed, [Bm] we're the [F#m] versatile of singing this [Bm] fine chorus.
[E] Come out, ye black and tans, come out and fight me like a man, show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders.
[Bm] Oh, and how the IRA made you run like hell away from the green and lovely lanes of _ Kilshandra.
Come out, ye black and tans, come out [A] and fight me like [F#m] a man, show [Bm] your wife how you won medals down in Flanders.
[D] Oh, and how the IRA made [A] you run [F#m] like hell away from [Bm] the green and [F#m] lovely lanes of [Bm] _ Kilshandra. _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
I was born in a Dublin street [A] where the loyal drums did beat, [Bm] and those loving English feet, they walked all over us.
[D] Oh, and nearly every night [A] when me da would [F#m] come home tight, [Bm] he'd invite the [F#m] neighbours out to [Bm] this fine _ chorus.
Come out, ye black and tans, come [A] out and fight me like a [F#m] man, [Bm] show your wife how you won medals down in _ Flanders.
[D] Oh, and how the IRA [A] made you run like [F#m] hell away [Bm] from the green and [F#m] lovely lanes of [Bm] _ _ Kilshandra.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
Come, let us hear you tell [A] how you slandered Great Farnell [Bm] when you fought him well and truly persecuted. _
[D] Where are the sneers and jeers [A] that you loudly [F#m] let us hear [Bm] when the leaders [F#m] of 16 were [Bm] executed? _ _
Come out, ye black and tans, come [A] out and fight me [F#m] like a man, [Bm] show your wife how you won medals down in _ Flanders.
[D] Oh, and how the IRA [A] made you run like [F#m] hell away [Bm] from the green and [F#m] lovely lanes of [Bm] _ Kilshandra. _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
Come, tell us how you slew [A] them all Arabs two by two, [Bm] like the Zulus they had spears and bows and arrows.
[A]
[D] How bravely you faced one [A] with your 16 [F#m]-pounder gun, [Bm] and you frightened [F#m] them all natives [Bm] to the marrow.
Come out, ye black and tans, come [A] out and fight me [F#m] like a man, [Bm] show your wife how you won medals down in _ Flanders.
[D] Oh, and how the IRA [A] made you run like [F#m] hell away from [Bm] the green and [F#m] lovely lanes of [Bm] _ Kilshandra. _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
Now the time is coming fast, [A] and I think those days are here when [Bm] those English Johnny's heels will run before _ [D] us.
Oh, and if there be a need, [A] then our kids will say [F#m] Godspeed, [Bm] we're the [F#m] versatile of singing this [Bm] fine chorus.
[E] Come out, ye black and tans, come out and fight me like a man, show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders.
[Bm] Oh, and how the IRA made you run like hell away from the green and lovely lanes of _ Kilshandra.
Come out, ye black and tans, come out [A] and fight me like [F#m] a man, show [Bm] your wife how you won medals down in Flanders.
[D] Oh, and how the IRA made [A] you run [F#m] like hell away from [Bm] the green and [F#m] lovely lanes of [Bm] _ Kilshandra. _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
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