{"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":959670,"song":"The Irish Navy","artist":"The Dubliners","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11618263-the-irish-navy-chords-by-the-dubliners/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/959670?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"Someone told me since, the three vessel mentioned in the song\r\nhave been decommissioned and scrapped decades ago and I \r\nimagine there probably won't be a Russian invader anymore...\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe Clíona, the Meabh and the Mucha[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe pride of the Irish navy[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen the Captain he blows on his whistle[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAll the sailors go home for their tea[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch] \r\nWhile the army is off in the Kongo[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch] \r\nIn Cyprus or some foreign parts[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOur navy is strained to the limits[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDeploying its nautical acts[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOne day from the Russian invader[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDefending our very odd fish[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe found it was just the red herring[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFrom the signals we got from the cis'[/tab]\r\n \r\nChorus\r\n \r\nEach year they go on manoeuvres\r\nTo prepare for defence they are keen\r\nSometimes it's the Lakes of Killarney\r\nMore often the pond in the Green\r\nThe canal it could be of assistance\r\nIn defending our own holy ground\r\nBut due to proposed legislation\r\nWe'll have to sail all the way round\r\n \r\nChorus\r\n \r\nWe are a seafaring nation\r\nDefence of our land is a right\r\nWe'd fight like the devil all morning\r\nProvided we're home by the night\r\n \r\nChorus","plain_text":"Someone told me since, the three vessel mentioned in the song\nhave been decommissioned and scrapped decades ago and I \nimagine there probably won't be a Russian invader anymore...\n\nChorus\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nChorus\n \nEach year they go on manoeuvres\nTo prepare for defence they are keen\nSometimes it's the Lakes of Killarney\nMore often the pond in the Green\nThe canal it could be of assistance\nIn defending our own holy ground\nBut due to proposed legislation\nWe'll have to sail all the way round\n \nChorus\n \nWe are a seafaring nation\nDefence of our land is a right\nWe'd fight like the devil all morning\nProvided we're home by the night\n \nChorus","chords":["G","D","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"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]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}