{"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":7313,"song":"James Connolly","artist":"Misc Traditional","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11538305-james-connolly-chords-by-misc-traditional/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/7313?type=chord","rating":4.49642,"votes":20,"content":"                                    James Connolly\r\n\r\n          [Verse 1]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]C7[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\n          A great crowd had gathered, outside of Killmainin[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\n          Their heads all uncovered, they knelt on the ground,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]C7[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\n          For inside that grim prison, lay a brave Irish soldier,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G7[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\n          His life for his country, about to lay down.[/tab]\r\n          \r\n          [Verse 2]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]C7[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n          He went to his death, like a true son of Ireland,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n          The firing party he bravely did face,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]C7[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\n          Then the order rang out, present arms, fire,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G7[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\n          James Connolly fell into a ready made grave.[/tab]\r\n          \r\n          [Verse 3]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]C7[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\n          The black flag they hoisted, the cruel deed was over,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G7[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\n          gone was the man who loved Ireland so well,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]C7[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\n          There was many a sad heart in Dublin that morning,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G7[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\n          When they murdered James Connolly, the Irish rebel.[/tab]\r\n          \r\n          [Verse 4]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]C7[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\n          Gods curse on you England, you cruel hearted monster,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n          Your deeds they would shame, all the devils in Hell,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]C7[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\n          There are no flowers blooming, but the Shamrock is growing,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G7[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n          On the grave of James Connolly, the Irish rebel.[/tab]\r\n          \r\n          [Verse 5]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]C7[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n          Many years have gone by, since the Irish rebellion,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\n          And the guns of Britannia, they loudly did speak,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]C7[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\n          And the brave IRA, stood shoulder to shoulder[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\n          And the blood from their bodies, flowed down Sackville street.[/tab]\r\n          \r\n          [Verse 6]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]C7[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\n          The four courts of Dublin, they cruelly bombarded,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]G7[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\n          The spirit of freedom they tried hard to quell,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]C7[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\n          But above all the din, came the cry no surrender,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G7[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n          Twas the voice of James Connolly, the Irish rebel.[/tab]","plain_text":"James Connolly\n\n          [Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n          \n          [Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n          \n          [Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n          \n          [Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n          \n          [Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n          \n          [Verse 6]","chords":["C","C7","F","A","G","G7"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"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]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}