{"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":2769322,"song":"The Sash My Father Wore","artist":"Liam Clancy","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11535254-the-sash-my-father-wore-chords-by-liam-clancy/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2769322?type=chord","rating":4.48432,"votes":5,"content":"THE SASH My FATHER WORE 4/4 (Capo on 5th fret)\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo sure l'm an Ulster Orangeman,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nfrom Erin's isle I came,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nTo see my British brethren[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nall of honour and of fame,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd to tell them of my forefathers[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwho fought in days of yore,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                       [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nThat I might have the right to wear[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nthe sash my father wore![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nSure it is old and it is beautiful[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nand it's colours they are fine,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nit was worn at Derry, Aughrim[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nEnniskillen and the Boyne.[/tab]\r\n\r\nOh me father often wore it as a youth\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nin the bygone days of yore[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nand it’s on the twelth I loved to wear[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nthe sash my father wore.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor those brave men who crossed the Boyne,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                             [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nhave not fought or died in vain,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nOur Unity, Religion, Laws,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand Freedom to maintain,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf the call should come we'll follow the drum,[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                           [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nand cross that river once more[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat tomorrow's Ulsterman may wear the sash my father wore![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nSure it is old and it is beautiful[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nand it's colours they are fine,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nit was worn at Derry, Aughrim[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nEnniskillen and the Boyne.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh me father often wore it as a youth[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nin the bygone days of yore[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nand it’s on the twelfth I loved to wear[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nthe sash my father wore.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd when some day, across the sea,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nto Antrim's shore you come,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nWe'll welcome you in royal style,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nto the sound of flute and drum[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd Ulster's hills shall echo still,[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nfrom Rathlin to Dromore[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs we sing again the loyal strain of the sash my father wore![/tab]","plain_text":"THE SASH My FATHER WORE 4/4 (Capo on 5th fret)\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOh me father often wore it as a youth\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]","chords":["C","Am7","G","G7","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}