The Wind That Shakes The Barley
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: F#mCapotraste:
4th traste
The orignial poem with the chords used in Dolores Keane's rendition. The fourth verse is
not sung, but I
included it anyway.
[Verse 1]
Dm C Dm Am
I sat within a valley green,
Dm C Dm
I sat there with my true love,
F C Dm Am
My sad heart strove the two between,
Dm C Dm
The old love and the new love, -
F
The old for her, the new that made
Dm C Am
Me think of Ireland dearly,
Dm C Dm Am
While soft the wind blew down the glade
Dm C Dm
And shook the golden barley
[Verse 2]
Dm C Dm Am
'Twas hard the woeful words to frame
Dm C Dm
To break the ties that bound us
F C Dm Am
'Twas harder still to bear the shame
Dm C Dm
Of foreign chains around us
F
And so I said, "The mountain glen
Dm C Am
I'll seek next morning early
Dm C Dm Am
And join the brave United Men!"
Dm C Dm
While soft winds shook the barley
[Verse 3]
Dm C Dm Am
While sad I kissed away her tears,
Dm C Dm
My fond arms 'round her flinging,
F C Dm Am
The foeman's shot burst on our ears,
Dm C Dm
From out the wildwood ringing, -
F
A bullet pierced my true love's side,
Dm C Am
In life's young spring so early,
Dm C Dm Am
And on my breast in blood she died
Dm C Dm
While soft winds shook the barley!
[Verse 4]
Dm C Dm Am
I bore her to the wildwood screen,
Dm C Dm
And many a summer blossom
F C Dm Am
I placed with branches thick and green
Dm C Dm
Above her gore-stain'd bosom:-
F
I wept and kissed her pale, pale cheek,
Dm C Am
Then rushed o'er vale and far lea,
Dm C Dm Am
My vengeance on the foe to wreak,
Dm C Dm
While soft winds shook the barley!
[Verse 5]
Dm C Dm Am
But blood for blood without remorse,
Dm C Dm
I've ta'en at Oulart Hollow
F C Dm Am
And placed my true love's clay-cold corpse
Dm C Dm
Where I full soon will follow;
F
And 'round her grave I wander drear,
Dm C Am
Noon, night, and morning early,
Dm C Dm Am
With breaking heart whene'er I hear
Dm C Dm
The wind that shakes the barley!
How to play The Wind That Shakes The Barley
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 E. 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.