Traditional Irish - The Boys Of Kilmichael - аккорды

[ Предположительная тональность: C ]

There are many versions of this song, It is believed to have been written by a local school teacher
shortly after the incident. the lyrics I will use here are bits taken from a few versions
Most notably Jimmy Crowley's version (including the final verse as written by poet Patrick Galvin
at Jimmy's request as a swipe at those who seek to paint history differently)
Other version used; Wolfe Tones
second half of first verse came from memory, don't know if it is actual lyrics of any version
Also some lyrics fiddled with here and there
Chorus can be sung after first verse, I just felt it repetitive there.

Time signature is 3/4
Standard Tuning, capo 2nd fret
Key of C relative to capo (Key of D on 2nd fret)


chords
C x32010
G 320033
F 133211
Am x03320

progression

1st half of verse

C C G Am
C Am F F
C C G Am
C G C C

2nd half of verse and chorus are same progression

C G Am Am
C G Am Am
C G Am F
C G C C


VERSE 1
         C          C           G     Am      C          Am            F    F
When you honour  in song and in sto-ry  the memory  of Pearse and Mc-Bride,
    C               C          G   Am          C               G              C       C
And all those brave heroes  of Ire-land  whose names have been crushed and de-cried
       C           G           Am Am           C             G            Am         Am
So For-get not the boys of Kil-mi-chael  those true hearted  brave vol-un-teers
    C              G         Am  F             C           G             C      C
Who fought for the glory  of Ire-land, for the orange  the white and the green


VERSE 2
       C           C         G     Am        C            Am            F      F
On the twentieth   day of No-vem-  ber,  the day that the tans left Mac-room.
          C          C             G   Am        C             G                 C       C
they were loaded  in two crossley  ten-ders  not knowing  that they'd meet their doom
    C           G           Am Am          C          G         Am         Am
But on the high road to Kil-mi-chael  they suddnely   came to a stop
         C            G           Am  F        C            G            C      C
For they met with the boys of the col-umn  Who made a clean sweep of the lot.


CHORUS
     C               G           Am Am           C             G            Am         Am
  So For-get not the boys of Kil-mi-chael  those brave lads so gallant  and true
    C                 G            Am F        C              G              C      C
Who fought 'neath the green flag of E-rin  and conquered  the red, white and blue.


VERSE 3
      C          C           G    Am          C        Am            F      F
O the sun in the West it was sink-ing for the eve of a cold winters  day,
         C             C                  G     Am          C         G             C       C
When the Tans who were eagerly  (sic: ap)'proch-ing  sailed into  the spot where we lay
     C         G             Am Am       C           G          Am         Am
Then over  the hills went the e-cho  the peal of the rifle  and gun
        C               G             Am F              C             G            C      C
And the flames from the lorries  gave ti-dings that the boys from Kil-michael  had won.


CHORUS
     C               G           Am Am           C             G            Am         Am
  So For-get not the boys of Kil-mi-chael  those brave lads so gallant  and true
    C                 G            Am F        C              G              C      C
Who fought 'neath the green flag of E-rin  and conquered  the red, white and blue.


VERSE 4
    C             C           G   Am         C          Am         F      F
The lorries  were out be-fore twi-light  and high  over Dunmaway   Town
    C           C                 G   Am          C             G             C       C
Our banners  in triumph they were wav-ing just to show that the Tans had gone down
      C             G           Am  Am              C           G         Am         Am
So we gathered  our rifles  and bay-onets  and soon left to the hills so ob-scure,
       C          G             Am  F          C         G           C      C
And we never  did drink till we hal-ted at the far a-way camp of Dun-ure.


CHORUS
     C               G           Am Am           C             G            Am         Am
  So For-get not the boys of Kil-mi-chael  those brave lads so gallant  and true
    C                 G            Am F        C              G              C      C
Who fought 'neath the green flag of E-rin  and conquered  the red, white and blue.


VERSE 5
        C             C            G   Am      C           Am            F      F
There's some who will blush at the men-tion Of Connolly,   Pearse and Mc-Bride
    C              C             G  Am          C         G          C       C
And hist'ry's  new scribes in de-ri-sion; Their pages  of valour  de-ny
         C             G               Am   Am        C            G             Am         Am
But shur here's to the boys who cried, Free-dom! When Ireland  was nailed to the mast
         C               G             Am  F      C           G           C      C
And they fought with Tom Barry's  bold col-umn To give us our freedom  at last


Chorus
   C             G           Am Am           C             G            Am         Am
So here's to the boys of Kil-mi-chael  those brave lads so gallant  and true
    C              G             Am  F        C              G              C      C
Who fought for Tom Barry's  bold Col-umn  and conquered  the red, white and blue.