{"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":2581947,"song":"Highland Paddy","artist":"The Kilkennys","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11517623-highland-paddy-chords-by-the-kilkennys/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2581947?type=chord","rating":4.70483,"votes":12,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOne evening fair as the sun was shining[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTo Kilkenny I did ride, I did meet with Captain Brady[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA tall commander by his side[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen you are welcome Highland Paddy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBy my side you'll surely stand, here the people shout for freedom[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe'll rise in the morning with the Fenian band[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRise in the morning with the Fenian band[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn the morning we rose early[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nJust before the break of dawn, blackbirds singing in the bushes[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGreetings to a smiling morn[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGather round me men of Ireland[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nGather Fenians gather round, hand to hand with sword and musket[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSpill the blood upon this holy ground[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen you are welcome Highland Paddy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBy my side you'll surely stand, here the people shout for freedom[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe'll rise in the morning with the Fenian band[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRise in the morning with the Fenian band[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere's a glen beside the river[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nJust outside Kilkenny Town, there we met the noble Captain[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMen lay dead upon the ground[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen you are welcome Highland Paddy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBy my side you'll surely stand, here the people shout for freedom[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe'll rise in the morning with the Fenian band[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRise in the morning with the Fenian band[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere's a grave beside the river[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nA mile outside Kilkenny Town, there we laid our noble Captain[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBirds were silent when this Fenian died[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAll my life I will remember[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI'll remember night and day that once I rode into Kilkenny[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I heard this noble Captain say[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen you are welcome Highland Paddy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBy my side you'll surely stand, here the people shout for freedom[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe'll rise in the morning with the Fenian band[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRise in the morning with the Fenian band[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen you are welcome Highland Paddy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBy my side you'll surely stand, here the people shout for freedom[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe'll rise in the morning with the Fenian band[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRise in the morning with the Fenian band[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["G","C","D","Em","Am","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]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}