Fair Ireland chords by
Peter
Paul & Mary

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Key: D major•

Verse 1
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They build bombs and  aim their pis
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tols in the shadow of the cross
And they swear an oath of vengeance
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to the martyrs they have lost
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But they pray for peace on Sundays
with a rosary in each hand
It's long memories and short tempers
that have cursed poor Ireland
It's long memories and short tempers

Verse 2
that have cursed poor Ireland
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We have cousins on the old sod
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and we don't forget our kin
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From Boston we send more guns and we
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tell  them they can win
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Then we turn back to our green beer
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and to MacNamara's Band
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D D 
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It's true friends with false perceptions
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that have cursed poor Ireland
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D D 
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True friends with false perceptions
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that have cursed poor Ireland
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Verse 3
They weave tales of wit and magic and their
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songs are strong and free
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But they fail to hear each other,
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prisoners of history
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Orange flags wave for the British
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to greet the army's clicking heel
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And Irish curse their Irish brother for
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the altar where they kneel
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And now provoked to greater
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anger by the distant royal hand
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It's old hatreds and young victims
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that have cursed poor Ireland
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Old hatreds and young victims that
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have cursed poor Ireland
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Verse 4
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So we're left with retribution
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it's the cycle of the damned
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And the hope becomes more distant
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as the flames of hate are fanned
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Who will listen to the children for they're
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taught to take their stand
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They say love and true forgiveness
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can still heal fair Ireland
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They say love and true for
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giveness can still heal fair Ireland