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Farewell To Bellaghy

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[Verse]
​G                                      C        G   C  G  
Farewell to  Bellaghy, likewise Tamlaght    duff
GAnd the green hills of Derry tChat I    deaGrly loveC  G  
GMy thoughts return to  Cyou fDrom my dark CH-Block cellEm,
So friends and brave GcomradeCs, I Gbid you fare GwellC  G  
FGor hundreds of years now Cwe've kept up the  GfightC  G  
Gand the history books told us oCf Ireland'Gs plighCtG  
so with gallant CFranciDs I followed tEmhecall
To conquer the Gtyrants Cand defy England'Gs lawsC  G  
[Chorus]
GThrough the hills of south Derry Cwe marched and we drGilleCdG  
To our exploits in action Call Irish youth  GthrilledC  G  
GThe most feared men in UClster, Dvolunteers on the runEm,
We give England our Ganswer from thCe barrels of our gGunsC  G  
[Chorus]
OCh gallant  sGouth DerrCy you are forever GblessedC  G  
GIn the struggle for freedom Cyou have given Gyour bestC  G  
GThere's Hughes and there's CBate Dson, Sheridan and  EmLeigh,
And inscribed wGith their names now Cbrave Tom GMcElweeC  G  

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Farewell To Bellaghy

by Gary Óg

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[Verse]

C G C G

Farewell to Bellaghy, likewise Tamlaght duff

G C G C G

And the green hills of Derry that I dearly love

G C D C Em

My thoughts return to you from my dark H-Block cell,

G C G G C G

So friends and brave comrades, I bid you fare well

G C G C G

For hundreds of years now we've kept up the fight

G C G C G

and the history books told us of Ireland's plight

C D Em

so with gallant Francis I followed thecall

G C G C G

To conquer the tyrants and defy England's laws

[Chorus]

G C G C G

Through the hills of south Derry we marched and we drilled

C G C G

To our exploits in action all Irish youth thrilled

G C D Em

The most feared men in Ulster, volunteers on the run,

G C G C G

We give England our answer from the barrels of our guns

[Chorus]

C G C G C G

Oh gallant south Derry you are forever blessed

G C G C G

In the struggle for freedom you have given your best

G C D Em

There's Hughes and there's Bate son, Sheridan and Leigh,

G C G C G

And inscribed with their names now brave Tom McElwee

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