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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1472357,"song":"Kilkelly","artist":"Irish Roses","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11265328-kilkelly-chords-by-irish-roses/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1472357?type=chord","rating":4.97323,"votes":24,"content":"Kilkelly chords\r\nIrish Roses (Steve & Peter Jones /Kilkelly, Ireland) (from the Irish Roses 2010 \r\nalbum Women of Celtic) \r\n\r\nCapo III*\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]  \r\nKilkelly, Ireland, 18 and 60, my dear and loving son John [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYour good friend the schoolmaster Pat McNamara's so good [/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAs to write these words down. [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYour brothers have all gone to find work in England, [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe house is so empty and sad [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe crop of potatoes is sorely infected, [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nA third to a half of them bad. [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd your sister Brigid and Patrick O'Donnell [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAre going to be married in June. [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYour mother says not to work on the railroad [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd be sure to come on home soon. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nKilkelly, Ireland, 18 and 70, dear and loving son John [/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHello to your Mrs and to your 4 children, [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nMay they grow to be healthy and strong. [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMichael has got in a wee bit of trouble, [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI guess that he never will learn.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBecause of the dampness there's no turf to speak of [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd now we have nothing to burn. [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd Brigid is happy, you named a child for her [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd now she's got six of her own. [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou say you found work, but you won't say [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWhat kind or when you will be coming home. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nKilkelly, Ireland, 18 and 80, dear Michael and John, my sons [/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm sorry to give you the very sad news [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch] \r\nThat your dear old mother has gone. [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe buried her down at the church in Kilkelly, [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYour brothers and Brigid were there. [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd you don't have to worry, she died very quickly, [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nRemember her in your prayers. [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd it's so good to hear that Michael's returning, [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith money he's sure to buy land [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor the crop has been poor and the people [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAre selling at any price that they can. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]                          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nKilkelly, Ireland, 18 and 90, my dear and loving son John [/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI guess that I must be close on to eighty, [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nIt's thirty years since you're gone. [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBecause of all of the money you send me, [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm still living out on my own. [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd Michael has built himself a fine house [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd Brigid's daughters have grown. [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThank you for sending your family picture, [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey're lovely young women and men. [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou say that you might even come for a visit, [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWhat a joy to see you again. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nKilkelly, Ireland, 18 and 92, my dear brother John[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI'm sorry that I didn't write sooner to tell you that father passed on. [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe was living with Brigid, she says he was cheerful [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd healthy right down to the end. [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAh, you should have seen him play with [/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe grandchildren of Pat McNamara, your friend. [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd we buried him alongside of your poor mother, [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDown at the Kilkelly churchyard. [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh, he was a strong and a feisty old man, [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nConsidering his life was so hard. [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd it's funny the way he kept talking about you,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bm[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe called for you in the end. [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh, why don't you think about coming to visit, [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe'd all love to see you again.[/tab]\r\n\r\n*Alternates:\r\n\r\nCapo V\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] = [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  = [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  = [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\nCapo I\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] = [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  = [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  = [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\nSet8","plain_text":"Kilkelly chords\nIrish Roses (Steve & Peter Jones /Kilkelly, Ireland) (from the Irish Roses 2010 \nalbum Women of Celtic) \n\nCapo III*\n\nBm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Alternates:\n\nCapo V\n\nBm = Am\nD  = C\nA  = G\n\nCapo I\n\nBm = C#m\nD  = E\nA  = B\n\nSet8","chords":["Bm","D","A","Am","C","G","C#m","E","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}