The Big Fellah
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Intro: Dm Bb F C
Dm Bb Dm C F C
Dm Bb F C Dm C
Dm Bb
i remember you back in the gpo with connolly and clarke
F C
laughin' with mcdermott through the bullets and the sparks
Dm Bb
always with the smart remark, your eyes blazin' and blue
F C
but when we needed confidence we always turned to you
Dm Bb
and when they shot our leaders up against kilmainham wall
F C
you were there beside us in that awful easter dawn
Dm Bb Dm C
hey, big fellah..........where the hell are you now
F C
when we need you the most
Dm Bb Dm C
hey, big fellah..........c'mon
F C
tabhair dom do lámh
give me your hand
Dm Bb F C Dm C
Dm Bb
back on the streets of dublin when we fought the black and tans
F C
you were there beside us, a towerin' mighty man
Dm Bb
and god help the informer or the hated english spy
F C
by jaysus, mick, you'd crucify them without the blinkin' of an eye
Dm Bb
still you had a heart as soft as the early mornin' dew
F C
every widow, whore and orphan could always turn to you
Dm Bb Dm C
hey, big fellah..........where the hell are you now
F C
when we need you the most
Dm Bb Dm C
hey, big fellah..........c'mon
F C
tabhair dom do lámh
give me your hand
solo
Dm Bb
we beat them in the cities and we whipped them in the streets
F C
and the world hailed michael collins, our commander and our chief
Dm Bb
and they sent you off to london to negotiate a deal
F C
and to gain us a republic, united, boys, and real
Dm Bb
but the women and the drink, mick, they must have got to you
F C
'cause you came back with a country divided up in two
Dm Bb Dm C
hey, big fellah..........where the hell are you now
F C
when we need you the most
Dm Bb Dm C
hey, big fellah..........c'mon
F C
tabhair dom do lámh
give me your hand
Gm Bb
Dm Bb
we had to turn against you, mick, there was nothin' we could do
F C
'cause we couldn't betray the republic like arthur griffith and you
Dm Bb
we fought against each other, two brothers steeped in blood
F C
but i never doubted that your heart was broken in the flood
Dm Bb
and though we had to shoot you down in golden béal na blath
F C
i always knew that ireland lost her greatest son of all
Dm Bb Dm C
hey, big fellah..........where the hell are you now
F C
when we need you the most
Dm Bb Dm C
hey, big fellah..........c'mon
F C
tabhair dom do lámh
give me your hand
Dm Bb Dm C F C
Dm Bb F C Dm C
How to play The Big Fellah
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Dm. 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.