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Medley - The Man From The Daily Mail - Men Behind The Wire - Rock On Rockall - The Irish Brigade

Medley - The Man From The Daily Mail - Men Behind The Wire - Rock On Rockall

The Irish Brigade

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C

well Ireland is a very funny place, sir

F C

It's a strange and a troubled land

And the Irish are a very funny race, sir

Am

Every girls in the Cumann na mBan

C

Every doggie's got a tri-coloured ribbon

F C

Tied firmly to his tail

F

And it wouldn't be surprising

C

If there'd be another rising

G C

Said the man from the Daily Mail

[Chorus]

C

Every bird upon my word

Am

Is singing Yo Ho - I'm a Provo

C

Every hen in jail is laying hand grenades

G C

Over there, sir, I do declare Sir

F C

And ev-ery cock in the farmyard

F G

Stock singing triumph to Sinn Fein

F C

And it wouldn't be surprising

F G

If there'd be another rising

C G C

Said the man from the Daily Mail

[Verse]

C

The whole place is seething with sedition

F C

It's Sinn Fein through and through

All the boys are joining local units

Am

And the password's Sinn Fein too

C F C

Well the IRA just sent me a time bomb in the mail

F C

And I'm shaking in my shoes as I'm sendin' up the news

G C

Said the man from the Daily Mail

[Chorus]

C

Every bird upon my word

Am

Is singing Yo Ho - I'm a Provo

C

Every hen in jail is laying hand grenades

G C

Over there, sir, I do declare Sir

F C

And ev-ery cock in the farmyard

F G

Stock singing triumph to Sinn Fein

F C

And it wouldn't be surprising

F G

If there'd be another rising

C G C

Said the man from the Daily Mail

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[Chorus]

C Am

Armored cars and tanks and guns

G C

came to take away our sons

F

every man will stand behind

C G C

the men behind the wire

[Verse]

C F

Through the little streets of Belfast

C G

in the dark of early morn

C F

British soldiers came marauding

C G C

wrecking little homes with scorn

C F

hear the sobs of crying children

C G

dragging fathers from their beds

C F C

Beating sons helpless mothers

C G C

watch the blood pour from their heads

[Chorus]

C Am

Armored cars and tanks and guns

G C

came to take away our sons

F

every man will stand behind

C G C

the men behind the wire

[Verse]

C F

Proudly stand behind our banners

C G

firmly stand behind our men

C F

we will have them free to help us

C G C

build a nation once again

C F

all the people stand together

C G

proudly firmly on the way

C F

never fear, never falter

C G C

till the boys come home to stay

[Chorus]

C Am

Armored cars and tanks and guns

G C

came to take away our sons

F

every man will stand behind

C G C

the men behind the wire

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[Verse]

C

Oh the Empire, it is finished

No foreign lands to seize

F C

Now the greedy hand's of England

G

Are reaching towards the sea

C Am

Two hundred miles from Donegal

C

There's a place they called Rockall

F C

And the greedy hands of Whitehall

G C

Are reaching for it's wall

[Chorus]

C Am

So rock on, Rockall, you'll never fall

C

To Britain's greedy hands

F C

She'll meet the same resistance

G

As you did with Bobby Sands

C Am

May the seagulls rise and pluck your eyes

C

And the water crush your Shell

F C

And the natural gas will burn your ass

G C

And blow you all to hell

[Verse]

C

Oh, the seas will not be silent

While Britannia rules the waves

F C

But remember that the Irish

G

Will no longer be your slaves

C Am

Ahh remember this Britannia, well

C

Sure you rule the waves no more

F C

So keep your hands off Rockall

G C

It's Irish to the core

[Chorus]

C Am

So rock on, Rockall, you'll never fall

C

To Britain's greedy hands

F C

She'll meet the same resistance

G

As you did with Bobby Sands

C Am

May the seagulls rise and pluck your eyes

C

And the water crush your Shell

F C

And the natural gas will burn your ass

G C

And blow you all to hell

[Verse]

C Am

So rock on, Rockall, you'll never fall

C Am

Rock on, Rockall, you'll never fall

C Am

Rock on, Rockall, you'll never fall

C Am

Rock on, Rockall, you'll never fall

C Am

Rock on, Rockall, you'll never fall

C Am

Rock on, Rockall, you'll never fall

C Am

Rock on, Rockall, you'll never fall

How to play Medley - The Man From The Daily Mail - Men Behind The Wire - Rock On Rockall

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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.

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