Kevin barry chords by The clancy brothers & tommy makem
Verse 1
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In Mountjoy jail one
Monday morning
D
High upon the gallows tree
Am
D
Kevin Barry gave his young life
G
For the cause of liberty
Verse 2
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But a lad of eighteen summers
Am
D
Yet no true man can deny
Am
D
As he walked to death that morning
G
He proudly held his head on high
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Verse 3
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Another martyr for old Erin
D
Another murder for the crown
Am
D
The British laws may crush the Irish
G
But cannot keep their spirits down
Verse 4
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Just before he faced the hangman
Am
In his dreary prison cell
D
The British soldiers tortured Barry
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Just because he would not tell
Verse 5
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The names of all his brave companions
Am
And other things they wished to know
D
Turn informer or we'll kill you
Am
D
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Kevin Barry answered no
Verse 6
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Another martyr for old Erin
D
Another murder for the crown
Am
D
The British laws may crush the Ir ish
But cannot keep their spirits down
Kevin barry
The clancy brothers & tommy makem
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