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Mná Na Héireann

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CAPO: 2nd fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of Bm)
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
Am7 = x02010   Em    = 022000   Bm7/D = xx0435
D/A = x00232   Dsus2 = xx0230   D     = xx0232
Am  = x02210   Cadd9 = x32030   G     = 320033
N.C.  = No chords
[Intro]
| Am7/  /  /  / | D/A/  /  /  / | Am/  /  /  / | D/A/  /  /  / |
| Am7/  /  /  / | D/A/  /  /  / | Am/  /  /  / | D/A/  /  /  / |
[Verse 1]
Tá bean in Am7Éirinn a phronnfadh D/Aséad damh
Is mo Amsháith le n-D/Aól
Is tá bean in Am7Éirinn is ba bhinne D/Aléithe
Mo Am7ráfla Dceoil no seinm Gthéad
N.C.                       Em        Dsus2  Cadd9  
Atá bean in Éirinn is níorbh fhearr léi beo
Mise ag Am7léimnigh nó leagtha i Bm7/Dgcré 
Is mo Dthárr faoi Gfhód
[Verse 2]
N.C.                       Am7  D/A  
Tá bean in Éirinn a bheadh ag éad liom
Mur' Ambhfaighfinn ach Dpóg
Ó bhean ar Am7aonach, nach ait an D/Ascéala,
Is mo Amdháimh féin Dleo, tá bean ab Gfhearr liom
Nó cath is Emcéad dhíobh nach Dsus2bhfagham go Cadd9deo
Is tá cailín spéi - Am7riúil ag fear gan Bm7/DBhéarla,
Dubhgh - Dránna Gróin
[Violin Break]
| Am7/  /  /  / | D/A/  /  /  / | Am/  /  /  / | D/A/  /  /  / |
| Am7/  /  /  / | D/A/  /  /  / | Am/  /  /  / | D/A/  /  /  / |
[Verse 3]
Tá bean a Am7déarfadh dá siulfainn D/Aléithe
Go bhfai - Amghinn an D/Atór
Is tá bean 'na Am7léine is fearr a D/Améin
No na Amtáinte Dbó le bean a Gbhuairfeadh
Baile an EmMhaoir is Dsus2clár Thír Cadd9Eoghain,
Is ní fheicim Am7leigheas ar mo ghalar
Bm7/DFéin ach Dscaird a dh'Gól
=====================================================
A paraphrasing translation...
[Verse 1]
There's a woman in Ireland who'd bestow a charm on me
and plenty to drink,
There's a woman in Ireland to whom my song
Is sweeter to her than the music of strings
There's a woman in Ireland who'd rather
I were dead than leaping,
My heart beneath the sod
[Verse 2]
There's a woman in Ireland who'd be jealous
If I were to get only a kiss from a woman at a fair
Isn't it strange but I'm drawn to them all
There's a woman I prefer to a battalion
and a hundred of them whom I'll never have,
An ugly man, without English, with a beautiful girl
[Verse 3]
There's a woman who'd say
That if I courted her I'd have gold,
And there's a woman in her best blouse
She's Worth more than the cattle raids
Of Ballymoyer and the plain of Tyrone,
And I see no cure for my disease
But to drink a torrent of ale

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Mná Na Héireann

by Kate Bush

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

D/A

Dsus2

Cadd9

Bm7/D

CAPO: 2nd fret

(Will then sound in the recorded key of Bm)

Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo

Am7 = x02010 Em = 022000 Bm7/D = xx0435

D/A = x00232 Dsus2 = xx0230 D = xx0232

Am = x02210 Cadd9 = x32030 G = 320033

N.C. = No chords

[Intro]

Am7 D/A Am D/A

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

Am7 D/A Am D/A

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 1]

Am7 D/A

Tá bean in Éirinn a phronnfadh séad damh

Am D/A

Is mo sháith le n-ól

Am7 D/A

Is tá bean in Éirinn is ba bhinne léithe

Am7 D G

Mo ráfla ceoil no seinm théad

Em Dsus2 Cadd9

N.C.

Atá bean in Éirinn is níorbh fhearr léi beo

Am7 Bm7/D

Mise ag léimnigh nó leagtha i gcré

D G

Is mo thárr faoi fhód

[Verse 2]

Am7 D/A

N.C.

Tá bean in Éirinn a bheadh ag éad liom

Am D

Mur' bhfaighfinn ach póg

Am7 D/A

Ó bhean ar aonach, nach ait an scéala,

Am D G

Is mo dháimh féin leo, tá bean ab fhearr liom

Em Dsus2 Cadd9

Nó cath is céad dhíobh nach bhfagham go deo

Am7 Bm7/D

Is tá cailín spéi - riúil ag fear gan Bhéarla,

D G

Dubhgh - ránna róin

[Violin Break]

Am7 D/A Am D/A

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

Am7 D/A Am D/A

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 3]

Am7 D/A

Tá bean a déarfadh dá siulfainn léithe

Am D/A

Go bhfai - ghinn an tór

Am7 D/A

Is tá bean 'na léine is fearr a méin

Am D G

No na táinte bó le bean a bhuairfeadh

Em Dsus2 Cadd9

Baile an Mhaoir is clár Thír Eoghain,

Am7

Is ní fheicim leigheas ar mo ghalar

Bm7/D D G

Féin ach scaird a dh'ól

=====================================================

A paraphrasing translation...

[Verse 1]

There's a woman in Ireland who'd bestow a charm on me

and plenty to drink,

There's a woman in Ireland to whom my song

Is sweeter to her than the music of strings

There's a woman in Ireland who'd rather

I were dead than leaping,

My heart beneath the sod

[Verse 2]

There's a woman in Ireland who'd be jealous

If I were to get only a kiss from a woman at a fair

Isn't it strange but I'm drawn to them all

There's a woman I prefer to a battalion

and a hundred of them whom I'll never have,

An ugly man, without English, with a beautiful girl

[Verse 3]

There's a woman who'd say

That if I courted her I'd have gold,

And there's a woman in her best blouse

She's Worth more than the cattle raids

Of Ballymoyer and the plain of Tyrone,

And I see no cure for my disease

But to drink a torrent of ale

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