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Irish Ways and Irish Laws
Covered by Christy Moore and Moving Hearts I think it dates back to 1982.
EmOnce  upoDn a  timEme there  wBmas
 EmIrish Bmways and IEmrish lawDs,
 EmVillagDes of IEmrish  bBmlood
 EmWaking to Dthe  morniEmng,Bm  
EmWaking to Dthe  morniEmng.
 .
TEmhen the VDikings cEmame arouBmnd,
EmTurned Bmus up and tuEmrned us doDwn,
EmStarted bDuilding Emboats and towBmns,
EmAnd tried to chDange our liEmvinBmg,
EmThey tried to Dchange our lEmiving.
CEmromwell aDnd his sEmoldiers caBmme,
EmStarted cBmenturies Emof shamDe,
EmBut they Dcould noEmt make us tBmurn,
EmWe are a Driver flEmowiBmng,
EmWe are a Driver floEmwing.
EmAgain, agDain the Emsoldiers cBmame,
EmBurnt our Bmhouses, stoEmle our grDain.
EmShot the Dfarmers Emin the fiBmelds
EmWorking fDor a lEmiviBmng,
EmWorking fDor a livEming.
Em800 years Dwe have Embeen doBmwn,
EmThe secreBmt of the Emwater sDound
EmHas kept Dthe spirEmit of a Bmman
EmAbove the Dpain deEmscendiBmng,
EmAbove the Dpain descEmending.
EmToday the DstrugglEme carries Bmon,
EmI wonder Bmwill I livEme so longD  
EmTo see thDe gates Embeen opened Bmup
EmTo people Dand their EmfreeBmdom,
EmTo people Dand their freEmedom. 
This is my interpretation of this song and not a cover version.

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Irish Ways And Irish Laws

by Christy Moore

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Irish Ways and Irish Laws

Covered by Christy Moore and Moving Hearts I think it dates back to 1982.

Em D Em Bm

Once upon a time there was

Em Bm Em D

Irish ways and Irish laws,

Em D Em Bm

Villages of Irish blood

Em D Em Bm

Waking to the morning,

Em D Em

Waking to the morning.

Em D Em Bm

Then the Vikings came around,

Em Bm Em D

Turned us up and turned us down,

Em D Em Bm

Started building boats and towns,

Em D Em Bm

And tried to change our living,

Em D Em

They tried to change our living.

Em D Em Bm

Cromwell and his soldiers came,

Em Bm Em D

Started centuries of shame,

Em D Em Bm

But they could not make us turn,

Em D Em Bm

We are a river flowing,

Em D Em

We are a river flowing.

Em D Em Bm

Again, again the soldiers came,

Em Bm Em D

Burnt our houses, stole our grain.

Em D Em Bm

Shot the farmers in the fields

Em D Em Bm

Working for a living,

Em D Em

Working for a living.

Em D Em Bm

800 years we have been down,

Em Bm Em D

The secret of the water sound

Em D Em Bm

Has kept the spirit of a man

Em D Em Bm

Above the pain descending,

Em D Em

Above the pain descending.

Em D Em Bm

Today the struggle carries on,

Em Bm Em D

I wonder will I live so long

Em D Em Bm

To see the gates been opened up

Em D Em Bm

To people and their freedom,

Em D Em

To people and their freedom.

This is my interpretation of this song and not a cover version.

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