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

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Key: Bb major

Intro 1

Bb

Bb

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Bb

Bb

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Gm

Gm

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Eb

Eb

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Bb

Bb

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Verse 1
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Gm Gm 3
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In nineteen hundred and sixteen,
Eb Eb 6
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Bb Bb 
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the forces of the Crown
Eb Eb 6
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To take the orange, white, and green,
F F 
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Bb Bb 
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bombarded Dublin town
Eb Eb 6
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But in '21, Britannia's huns
F F 
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Bb/D Bb/D 3
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Eb Eb 6
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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were forced to earn their pay
Dm Dm 
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Cm Cm 3
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Bb Bb 
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Gm Gm 3
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And the Black and Tans like lightning ran
Eb Eb 6
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Bb Bb 
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from the rifles of the I.R.A.

Verse 2
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Gm Gm 3
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They burned their way through Munster
Eb Eb 6
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Bb Bb 
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and laid Leinster on the rack
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In Connaught and in Ulster
F F 
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marched the men of brown and black
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They shot down wives and children
F F 
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Bb/D Bb/D 3
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Eb Eb 6
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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in their own heroic way
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Gm Gm 3
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And the Black and Tans like lightning ran
Eb Eb 6
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Bb Bb 
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from the rifles of the I.R.A.

Interlude 1

Bb

Bb

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Bb

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Gm

Gm

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Eb

Eb

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Bb

Bb

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Verse 3
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Gm Gm 3
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They hanged young Kevin Barry high,
Eb Eb 6
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Bb Bb 
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a lad of eighteen years
Eb Eb 6
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Cork city's flames lit up the sky
F F 
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but our brave boys knew no fear
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The Cork Brigade with hand grenades
F F 
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Bb/D Bb/D 3
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Eb Eb 6
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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in ambush waiting lay
Dm Dm 
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Cm Cm 3
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Bb Bb 
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Gm Gm 3
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And the Black and Tans like lightning ran
Eb Eb 6
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Bb Bb 
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from the rifles of the I.R.A.

Verse 4
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The Tans tans were caught,
Gm Gm 3
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taken out and shot
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Bb Bb 
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by the brave and valiant few
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Sean Treacy, Denny Lacey,
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Bb Bb 
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and Tom Barry's gallant crew
Though we're not free yet,
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we won't forget
F F 
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Bb/D Bb/D 3
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Eb Eb 6
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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until our dying day
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Cm Cm 3
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Bb Bb 
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Gm Gm 3
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How the Black and Tans like lightning ran
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Bb Bb 
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from the rifles of the I.R.A.

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsBb Gm Eb F Bb/D...

Bb
Gm
Eb
F
Bb/D
Bb/F
Dm
Cm
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Capo: 3

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Chords

Bb
Gm
Eb
F
Bb/D
Bb/F
Dm
Cm
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