No More Paddys Lament
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verse 1
B F#m
Wipe the blood from your lip with the flesh of your hand
B A
There's no thorn in the side left to grow
B F#m
So let's cherish the names that were lost for an age
D A B
With the rue now the supper must go
B F#m
Where traditions they blend lives a home on the mend
B A
The grass glistens now for all fights
B F#m
So let's sever the shame we have come to reclaim
D A B
With the water's retreat feel the shore
Pre-Chorus 1
E5 A B
When the red rose pales lay a thousand graves many more
E5 A F#m
Though the ghost still haunts for the day we've come to live for
[Refrão]
D A
Don't look back, for what's dead now is saved
F#m A
The exiled are home where their souls are kept safe
D A
Take me back on the crest of a wave
B A B
No more tears for your paddy's lament
D
No more tears
A
No more paddy's
B
Lament
verse 2
B F#m
Rip the greed from his heart, there's no sorrow tonight
B A
For now once paddy's dreams sleep divine
B F#m
Where the silence ya hear is the prosper we share
D A B
The only blade is a razor sharp smile
Pre-Chorus 2
E5 A B
Still the church bell rings to collect the sins that still roam
E5 A F#m
But the only thing lost is the pain of nothing once more
[Refrão]
D A
Don't look back, for what's dead now is saved
F#m A
The exiled are home where their souls are kept safe
D A
Take me back on the crest of a wave
B A B
No more tears for your paddy's lament
D
No more tears
A
No more paddy's
B
Lament
Interlude
F#m A B
F#m A F#m
verse 3
B N.C.
Grab the leaf of the branch from the tree in its ground
B N.C.
Where the roots claimed the earth many toiled
B N.C.
To a land that now stands under no one's command
D A B
And her beauty let no man destroy
B F#m
So remember the gun and the damage it's done
B A
The last drop has been spilled for you and I
B F#m
Let there be no despair for the rule we once shared
D A B
Brush the tear from the eye that still shines
Pre-Chorus 1
E5 A B
When the red rose pales lay a thousand graves many more
E5 A F#m
Though the ghost still haunts for the day we've come to live for
[Refrão]
D A
Don't look back, for what's dead now is saved
F#m A
The exiled are home where their souls are kept safe
D A
Take me back on the crest of a wave
B A B
No more tears for your paddy's lament
D
No more tears
A
No more paddy's
B
Lament
D A
Don't look back, for what's dead now is saved
F#m A
The exiled are home where their souls are kept safe
D A
Take me back on the crest of a wave
B A B
No more tears for your paddy's lament
D
No more tears
A
No more paddy's
B
Lament
How to play No More Paddys Lament
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. 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.