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MacNamara's Band – Traditional Irish
V1
COh my Gname is MacNamara, I'm the A7leader Dof a Gband,
AltChough we're few in Gnumber, we're the Em7finest in A7all the Dland.
Of Ccourse I’m the conGductor, and I’ve Em7often  A7had to Dplay
With Call the fine musiGcians that you Em7read aA7bout toGday.
Chorus:
The Gdrums they bang, the cymbals clang, the horns they blaze aCway,
McCarthy puffs the Gould bassoon, and Em7I the A7pipes does Gplay.
GHennessey Tennessee toot the flute, the music is something grand,
And a Ccredit to ould GIreland’s, boys is  Em7MacNaA7mara's GBand.
V2
WhenCever an eGlection's on, we A7play on Deither Gside,
And the Cway we play the Gfine ould airs, fills Em7every  A7heart with Dpride.
If Cdear Tom Moore was Gliving now, he'd Em7make them A7underDstand
That Cnone can do him Gjustice, like ould Em7MacNaA7mara's GBand.
Repeat Chorus:
V3
We D7play for fairs or Gweddings and for A7every D7County GBall,
And at Cany great man's Gfuneral we play "The Em7Dead A7March in DSaul."
When CGeneral Grant to GIreland came, he Em7shook me A7by the Dhand,
And Csaid he never Gheard the like, of ould Em7MacNaA7mara's GBand.
Repeat Chorus.
V4
D7Just now we are pGracticing for a A7very D7grand aGffair,
It's an Cannual celeGbration, all the Em7gentry A7will be Dthere.
The Cgirls and boys will Gall turn out, with Em7flags and A7colours gDrand,
And in Cfront of the proGcession, will be Em7MacNaA7mara's GBand.       (Slowing)

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Macnamaras Band

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MacNamara's Band – Traditional Irish

C G A7 D G

Oh my name is MacNamara, I'm the leader of a band,

C G Em7 A7 D

Although we're few in number, we're the finest in all the land.

C G Em7 A7 D

Of course I’m the conductor, and I’ve often had to play

C G Em7 A7 G

With all the fine musicians that you read about today.

Chorus:

G C

The drums they bang, the cymbals clang, the horns they blaze away,

G Em7 A7 G

McCarthy puffs the ould bassoon, and I the pipes does play.

Hennessey Tennessee toot the flute, the music is something grand,

C G Em7 A7 G

And a credit to ould Ireland’s, boys is MacNamara's Band.

C G A7 D G

Whenever an election's on, we play on either side,

C G Em7 A7 D

And the way we play the fine ould airs, fills every heart with pride.

C G Em7 A7 D

If dear Tom Moore was living now, he'd make them understand

C G Em7 A7 G

That none can do him justice, like ould MacNamara's Band.

Repeat Chorus:

D7 G A7 D7 G

We play for fairs or weddings and for every County Ball,

C G Em7 A7 D

And at any great man's funeral we play "The Dead March in Saul."

C G Em7 A7 D

When General Grant to Ireland came, he shook me by the hand,

C G Em7 A7 G

And said he never heard the like, of ould MacNamara's Band.

Repeat Chorus.

D7 G A7 D7 G

Just now we are practicing for a very grand affair,

C G Em7 A7 D

It's an annual celebration, all the gentry will be there.

C G Em7 A7 D

The girls and boys will all turn out, with flags and colours grand,

C G Em7 A7 G

And in front of the procession, will be MacNamara's Band. (Slowing)

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