Patriot Game
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CAPO: 1
Intro: C G D G
verse 1:
C G D G
Come all ye young rebels, and list while I sing
D G C G Em
For the love of one's country___ is a terrible thing
D G C G Em
It banishes fear with the speed of a flame
G C G D G C G D G
And it makes us all a part of the patriot game
verse 2:
C G D G
My name is O'Hanlon and I've just gone sixteen
D G C G Em
My home is in Monaghan, where I was weaned
D G C G Em
I've learned all my life, cruel England to blame
G C G D G
And so I'm a part of the patriot game
verse 3:
C G D G
It's nearly two years since I wandered away
D G C G Em
With the local battalion___ of the bold IRA
D G C G Em
I've read of our heroes, and I wanted the same
G C G D G C G D G
To play out my part in the patriot game
verse 4:
C G D G
They told me how Connolly was shot in the chair
D G C G Em
His wounds from the battle all bleeding and bare
D G C G Em
His fine body twisted, all battered and lame
G C G D G
They soon made me part of the patriot game
VERSE 5:
C G D G
This Ireland of ours has for long been half free
D G C G Em
Six counties are under John Bull's tyranny
D G C G Em
So I gave up my boyhood___ to drill and to train
G C G D G C G D G
To play my own part in the patriot game
VERSE 6:
C G D G
And now as I lie here, my body all holes
D G C G Em
I think of those traitors who bargained in souls
D G C G Em
I wish that my rifle had given the same
G C G D G C G D G
To those quislings who sold out the patriot game
How to play Patriot Game
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 C. 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.