Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
Bm
They build bombs and aim their pis
D
Bm
D
tols in the shadow of the cross
And they swear an oath of vengeance
Bm
D
to the martyrs they have lost
Bm
D
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
D
G
Bm
and we don't forget our kin
F#m
Bm
tell them they can win
D
F#
and to MacNamara's Band
G
D
It's true friends with false perceptions
F#
G
D
True friends with false perceptions
Em
A
that have cursed poor Ireland
D
Bm
Verse 3
They weave tales of wit and magic and their
Em
A
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prisoners of history
D
F#m
Orange flags wave for the British
G
Bm
to greet the army's clicking heel
F#m
Bm
the altar where they kneel
D
F#
anger by the distant royal hand
G
D
It's old hatreds and young victims
Em
F#
that have cursed poor Ireland
G
D
Old hatreds and young victims that
Em
A
have cursed poor Ireland
D
Verse 4
G
Bm
it's the cycle of the damned
F#m
Bm
as the flames of hate are fanned
D
F#
taught to take their stand
G
D
They say love and true forgiveness
F#
G
They say love and true for
D
Em
giveness can still heal fair Ireland
Verse 5
F#
G
D
Only love and real forgiveness
Em
D
can still heal fair Ireland
Outro 1
A
D
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