Ballad Of Diarmuid Oneill
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: EmCapotraste:
3rd traste
Transcribed from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IZsxZxb-Ag
To play D/A, just play the C/G shape moved up two frets :)
When playing the interval at the end of each verse, go through the following shapes with
each down strum:
xx0232 (D chord) -> xx2032 > xx4032 -> xx0232 (D chord)-> xx0234 (Bm)
EADGBE
[Intro]
Em D Dsus4
[Verse 1]
Em D Em D
The news came through last Tuesday night, to paralyse the truth
Em D C D Em
A man lay dead in London, gunned down in his youth
Em D Em D
A bitter hail of stories, telling what went on
Em D C D Em
But the blood upon the pavements told a story of it's own
[Chorus]
Em D Em D
A little house in Hammersmith invaded in the night
Em D C D Em
With a hundred in their death squads, to be sure and get it right
Em D Em D
Assembled in the darkness with their hatred un-concealed
Em D C D Em
To murder Diarmuid O'Neill
xx0232 (D chord) -> xx2032 > xx4032 -> xx0232 (D chord)-> xx0234 (Bm)
[Verse 2]
Em D Em D
Now Major's calling up his men to praise a job well done
E D C D Em
With special commendations for those that held the guns
Em D Em D
Arrest a dozen Irishmen to help the story stick
Em D C D Em
The coldness of you people, makes me sick
[Bridge]
C D/A Em
For England, your crimes are not over
e|-0---0--0---0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0----|
B|-0---0--0---0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0|
G|-0---0--0---0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0|
D|-2---x--x---5-5-5--5-5-5-5---7-7-7--5-5-5--x-x-x--x-x-x--0-0-0-0|
A|-2---5--7---7-7-7--7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--5-5-5--2-2-0-0|
E|-0---0--0---0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0|
C D/A Em
You will not have the blood you crave
e|-0---0--0---0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0----|
B|-0---0--0---0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0|
G|-0---0--0---0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0|
D|-2---x--x---5-5-5--5-5-5-5---7-7-7--5-5-5--x-x-x--x-x-x--0-0-0-0|
A|-2---5--7---7-7-7--7-7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--5-5-5--2-2-0-0|
E|-0---0--0---0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0|
C D/A Em G G/F# Em
You will never break our will, with your Shoot-To-Kill
C D/A D/A
And our people, they will not be your slaves
xx0232 (D chord) -> xx2032 > xx4032 -> xx0232 (D chord)-> xx0234 (Bm)
[Chorus]
Em D Em D
A little house in Hammersmith invaded in the night
Em D C D Em
With a hundred in their death squads, to be sure and get it right
Em D Em D
Assembled in the darkness with their hatred un-concealed
Em D C D Em D D/F#
To murder Diarmuid O'Neill
xx0232 (D chord) -> xx2032 > xx4032 -> xx0232 (D chord)-> xx0234 (Bm)
[Verse 3]
Em D Em D
So be careful now you papermen, the British leaders say
E D C D Em
You know that we can never hope to beat the IRA
Em D Em D
So be careful while you write your lies, for our people must not see
Em D C D Em
Just how we hold Ireland, un-free
[Chorus]
Em D Em D
A little house in Hammersmith invaded in the night
Em D C D Em
With a hundred in their death squads, to be sure and get it right
Em D Em D
Assembled in the darkness with their hatred un-concealed
Em D C D Em D D/F#
To murder Diarmuid O'Neill
xx0232 (D chord) -> xx2032 > xx4032 -> xx0232 (D chord)-> xx0234 (Bm)
How to play Ballad Of Diarmuid Oneill
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