Rifles Of The I.R.A.

Rifles Of The I.R.A. easy guitar chords by The Wolfe Tones

1970Folk
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 3

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo
  • G

  • Em

  • C

  • D

  • Bm

    2
  • Am

  • G

  • Em

  • C

  • D

  • Bm

    2
  • Am

  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    In 
    nineteen 
    hundred 
    and 
    six
    teen, 

    the 
    forces 
    of 
    the 
    Crown 

    To 
    take 
    the 
    orange, 
    white, 
    and 
    green, 

    bom
    barded 
    Dublin 
    town 

    But 
    in 
    '21, 
    Britannia's 
    huns 

    were 
    forced 
    to 
    earn 
    their 
    pay 

    And 
    the 
    Black 
    and 
    Tans 
    like 
    lightning 
    ran 

    from 
    the 
    rifles 
    of 
    the 
    I.R.
    A. 

    Verse 2
    They 
    burned 
    their 
    way 
    through 
    Mun
    ster 

    and 
    laid 
    Leinster 
    on 
    the 
    rack 

    In 
    Connaught 
    and 
    in 
    Ul
    ster 

    marched 
    the 
    men 
    of 
    brown 
    and 
    black 

    They 
    shot 
    down 
    wives 
    and 
    chil
    dren 

    in 
    their 
    own 
    heroic 
    way 

    And 
    the 
    Black 
    and 
    Tans 
    like 
    lightning 
    ran 

    from 
    the 
    rifles 
    of 
    the 
    I.R.
    A. 

    Interlude 1


    Verse 3
    They 
    hanged 
    young 
    Kevin 
    Barry 
    high, 

    lad 
    of 
    eighteen 
    years 

    Cork 
    city's 
    flames 
    lit 
    up 
    the 
    sky 

    but 
    our 
    brave 
    boys 
    knew 
    no 
    fear 

    The 
    Cork 
    Brigade 
    with 
    hand 
    gre
    nades 

    in 
    ambush 
    waiting 
    lay 

    And 
    the 
    Black 
    and 
    Tans 
    like 
    lightning 
    ran 

    from 
    the 
    rifles 
    of 
    the 
    I.R.
    A. 

    Verse 4
    The 
    Tans 
    tans 
    were 
    caught, 

    taken 
    out 
    and 
    shot 

    by 
    the 
    brave 
    and 
    valiant 
    few 

    Sean 
    Treacy, 
    Denny 
    Lac
    ey, 

    and 
    Tom 
    Barry's 
    gallant 
    crew 

    Though 
    we're 
    not 
    free 
    yet, 

    we 
    won't 
    for
    get 

    un
    til 
    our 
    dying 
    day 

    How 
    the 
    Black 
    and 
    Tans 
    like 
    lightning 
    ran 

    from 
    the 
    rifles 
    of 
    the 
    I.R.
    A. 

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