A Fathers Blessing
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
C F G C
[Verse]
C Am
Children's laughter children tears
C Am
Childish joys of childhood years
F G
Are just memories of our once happy home
C Am
Its not death that brings the pain
C
I would face it all again
F G C
But it grieves me so to leave you all along
[Chorus]
F G C Am
Do the wee ones still sigh When they hear their daddy's name
F G C C7
Do they sadly ask you why I won't be home a gain
F G C Am
How hard it is to know I'll never see them grow
F G C
Let my dying bring for them a better land
[Verse]
C Am
May they never know the fears
C Am
That blighted my young years
F G
Nor the shackles that have bound my native land
C Am
May they see the joy of life
C Am
And not cruel civil strife
F G C
Foreign laws imposed by brutal strangers hands
[Chorus]
F G C Am
Do the wee ones still sigh When they hear their daddy's name
F G C C7
Do they sadly ask you why I won't be home a gain
F G C Am
How hard it is to know I'll never see them grow
F G C
Let my dying bring for them a better land
[Verse]
C Am
Let them grow in love and truth
C Am
Let them blossom into youth
F G
Guided by their mother's loving hand
C Am
Let them cherish Ireland's pride
C Am
For this Joe McDonnell died
F G C
Let them know their father loved them and his land
[Chorus]
F G C Am
Do the wee ones still sigh When they hear their daddy's name
F G C C7
Do they sadly ask you why I won't be home a gain
F G C Am
How hard it is to know I'll never see them grow
F G Am
Let my dying bring for them a better land.
F G C
Let them know their father loved them and his land
How to play A Fathers Blessing
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.