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Eirinn

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I prefer to finger pick this and strum the chorus, but listen to the song to find the bast way.
Standard Tuning
[Intro] 
C   C/B  Am  F
Am  G    F
[Verse 1]
What Cmakes me C/Bwalk through AmIreland's shrFines
And IAmreland's Gholy shorCes
To Csee a C/Bcountry AmcrucifieFd
Your Ambeauty Gcrowned in tChorns
And Cas I C/Bwatch that Amwondrous cFross
That's been Dmhewn down and G/Dsevered in Gtwo
There's Csomething Amhere
That dFraws me nAmear
To wFear the gGreen for Cyou 
[Link]
C   G   Am  F
C   G   C
[Verse 2]
To Csee you C/Bthere blood Ambrother FGael
The fAmace, the tGongue my Cown
Many Cplaces C/Bin my Amown countFry
Could not Ammake me feel Gmore at Chome
CLaughter and C/Bmusic Amthrough the niFght
Your Dmfreedom G/Din the dGark
TonCight I Amswear I'd Fgladly wAmear
The gFreen next Gto my hCeart
[Chorus]
CE---iGrinAmn            F  CE----GirinCn
[Verse 3]
From Cthe long C/Band rolling AmAntrim Fhills
Through Amthe wilds Gof DoneCgal
The Csongs of C/Bhistory Amare Fsung
Every Amstone on Gevery Cwall
CBut here in C/Bour land Amhow can we Fstand
And Dmwash our G/Dhands of Gshame
When Cthe sins Amof geneFrations Amfall
AFcross the Ggreen like Crain
[Link]
C   G   Am  F
C   G   C
[Verse 4]
Here Cone world C/Bwindow Amopens Fwide
And Amdemons they Gshow Cface
Some Cof your men C/Bhave taken Amseeds of Ftruth
And Amplanted Gfields of Chate
CThis way C/Bhas never Amwon a Fwar
And DmI fear that G/Dwhen the harvest Gcomes
You'll Csee your freedom Amfall on Fstoney Amground
FAnd the Ggreen overgCrown 
[Chorus]
CE---iGrinAmn            F  CE----GirinCn
CE---iGrinAmn            F  CE----GirinCn

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Eirinn

by Runrig

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

G/D

I prefer to finger pick this and strum the chorus, but listen to the song to find the bast way.

Standard Tuning

[Intro]

C C/B Am F

Am G F

[Verse 1]

C C/B Am F

What makes me walk through Ireland's shrines

Am G C

And Ireland's holy shores

C C/B Am F

To see a country crucified

Am G C

Your beauty crowned in thorns

C C/B Am F

And as I watch that wondrous cross

Dm G/D G

That's been hewn down and severed in two

C Am

There's something here

F Am

That draws me near

F G C

To wear the green for you

[Link]

C G Am F

C G C

[Verse 2]

C C/B Am F

To see you there blood brother Gael

Am G C

The face, the tongue my own

C C/B Am F

Many places in my own country

Am G C

Could not make me feel more at home

C C/B Am F

Laughter and music through the night

Dm G/D G

Your freedom in the dark

C Am F Am

Tonight I swear I'd gladly wear

F G C

The green next to my heart

[Chorus]

C G Am F C G C

E---irinn E----irinn

[Verse 3]

C C/B Am F

From the long and rolling Antrim hills

Am G C

Through the wilds of Donegal

C C/B Am F

The songs of history are sung

Am G C

Every stone on every wall

C C/B Am F

But here in our land how can we stand

Dm G/D G

And wash our hands of shame

C Am F Am

When the sins of generations fall

F G C

Across the green like rain

[Link]

C G Am F

C G C

[Verse 4]

C C/B Am F

Here one world window opens wide

Am G C

And demons they show face

C C/B Am F

Some of your men have taken seeds of truth

Am G C

And planted fields of hate

C C/B Am F

This way has never won a war

Dm G/D G

And I fear that when the harvest comes

C Am F Am

You'll see your freedom fall on stoney ground

F G C

And the green overgrown

[Chorus]

C G Am F C G C

E---irinn E----irinn

C G Am F C G C

E---irinn E----irinn

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