Rifles Of The I.R.A. original guitar chords by
The Wolfe Tones 
Key: Bb major
Intro 1
Bb
Bb
Gm
Eb
Bb
Verse 1
Bb
Gm
In nineteen hundred and sixteen,
Eb
Bb
the forces of the Crown
F
Bb
bombarded Dublin town
F
Bb/D
Eb
Bb/F
were forced to earn their pay
Dm
Cm
Bb
Gm
And the Black and Tans like lightning ran
Eb
Bb
from the rifles of the I.R.A.
Verse 2
Bb
Gm
They burned their way through Munster
Eb
Bb
and laid Leinster on the rack
F
Bb
marched the men of brown and black
F
Bb/D
Eb
Bb/F
in their own heroic way
Bb
Gm
And the Black and Tans like lightning ran
Eb
Bb
from the rifles of the I.R.A.
Interlude 1
Bb
Bb
Gm
Eb
Bb
Verse 3
Bb
Gm
They hanged young Kevin Barry high,
Eb
Bb
a lad of eighteen years
F
Bb
but our brave boys knew no fear
F
Bb/D
Eb
Bb/F
in ambush waiting lay
Dm
Cm
Bb
Gm
And the Black and Tans like lightning ran
Eb
Bb
from the rifles of the I.R.A.
Verse 4
Eb
Bb
by the brave and valiant few
F
Bb
and Tom Barry's gallant crew
Though we're not free yet,
F
Bb/D
Eb
Bb/F
until our dying day
Dm
Cm
Bb
Gm
How the Black and Tans like lightning ran
Eb
Bb
from the rifles of the I.R.A.
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