{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1677334,"song":"Only Our Rivers Run Free","artist":"Christy Moore","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11350828-only-our-rivers-run-free-chords-by-christy-moore/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1677334?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":181,"content":"Written by Michael McConnell\r\nRecorded by Christy Moore, Wolf Tones & others\r\n\r\nintro [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] or [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] - theyre just suggestions\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  (or [ch]E[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch] to replace [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch])\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\nKey of Am\r\n6/8 time\r\nChords and a suggested picking pattern\r\n320033 [ch]G[/ch] 643123\r\nx22100 [ch]Am[/ch] 543123\r\nx32010 [ch]C[/ch] 543123\r\nxx3211 [ch]F[/ch] 432123\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen apples     still grow    in November[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen blossoms     still bloom    on each tree[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen leaves    are still green    in December[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt's then    that our land    will be free[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI wander     her hills    and valleys[/tab]\r\n    F                   F            G (or E and pull off to E7 after first strum)\r\nAnd still    through my sorrow     I see\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA land    that has never     known freedom[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOnly     her rivers     run free[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI drink    to the death    of her manhood[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThose men   who would rather   have died[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThan to live    in the cold    chains of bondage[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTo bring back their rights     were denied[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhere    are you now    when we need you[/tab]\r\n     F                  F                G (or E and pull off to E7 after first strum)\r\nWhat burns    where the flame    used to be\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAre ye gone    like the snows    of last winter[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWill only     our rivers     run free[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHow sweet     is life    but we're crying[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHow mellow     the wine    but we're dry[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHow fragrant     the rose    but it's dying[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHow gentle     the wind    but it sighs[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhat good    is in youth    when it's ageing[/tab]\r\n     F            F                  G (or E and pull off to E7 after first strum)\r\nWhat joy    is in eyes    that can't see\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen there's sorrow     in sunshine     and flowers[/tab]\r\n    G            G              Am (passing bass notes of E & G before the Am worth a try)\r\nAnd only     our rivers     run free","plain_text":"Written by Michael McConnell\nRecorded by Christy Moore, Wolf Tones & others\n\nintro C C or C G C C - theyre just suggestions\n\nC G C C\nF C G G\nF F C C\nG G Am Am\nF F C C\nF F G G  (or E E7 to replace G G)\nF F C C\nG G Am Am\n\nKey of Am\n6/8 time\nChords and a suggested picking pattern\n320033 G 643123\nx22100 Am 543123\nx32010 C 543123\nxx3211 F 432123\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    F                   F            G (or E and pull off to E7 after first strum)\nAnd still    through my sorrow     I see\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n     F                  F                G (or E and pull off to E7 after first strum)\nWhat burns    where the flame    used to be\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n     F            F                  G (or E and pull off to E7 after first strum)\nWhat joy    is in eyes    that can't see\n\n    G            G              Am (passing bass notes of E & G before the Am worth a try)\nAnd only     our rivers     run free","chords":["C","G","F","Am","E","E7","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}