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Dunnes Stores (Unknown) –  4/4– Key = F, Capo 5
Note: Each measure "|  |" is 4 beats. Measure with two chords given, e.g. | A B | is the equivalent of 
| A / B / |. Use of the % instructs how many times to repeat the preceding measure, so | Am | % x3 | is the 
equivalent of 4 measures of Am. Also, I'm not 100% confident on the penultimate measure of the verse, 
| Em E |. There may be something else going on there, but this is close enough. I don't have the intro 
either, but vamping on Am will more than suffice. 
Verse: |  Am| % x3 |  Dm   Am| % |  Am   C|  Em   E|  E|
Chorus: |  Am|  Em|  Am   C|  Em   Am|  Am| % |
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AmClose your eyes and come with me back to 1984
AmWe'll take a walk down Henry Street to Dunnes department store
DmThe supermarket is Ambusy and the Dmregisters make a Amdin
AmThe groceries go rolling Cout and the Emcash comes rolling Ein
AmMary Manning is at the checkout and she's trying to keep warm
AmWhen a customer comes up to her with a basket on her arm
AmThe contents of the Dmbasket Mary's Amfuture was to Dmshape
For the Amlabel clearly Cstated "EmProduce of the ECape"
Am“I can't check out your oranges missus now won’t you bring them back
AmFor they come from South Africa where white oppresses black
AmI'd have it on my Dmconscience and I Amcouldn't sleep Dmat night
If I Amhelped support a Csystem that Emdenies black people's Erights”
AmOur union says don't handle them it's the least that we can do
AmWe fought oppression here for centuries we'll help them fight it too
AmThe managers Dmdescended in an Amavalanche of Dmsuits
AmAnd Mary was Csuspended Em'cause she wouldn't Etouch the fruits
AmDunnes Stores, EmDunnes Stores, AmDunnes Stores
In St. CBernard better Emvalue beats them AmallAm  C  Em  Am  
AmHer friends were all behind her and the union gave support
AmThey called a strike and their pickets brought all Dunnes stores to a halt
AmNo-one was going to Dmtell the boss, Amwhat he bought or Dmsold
AmThese women are only Cworkers, Emthey must do as Ethey are told
AmIsn't that just typical of Apartheid’s cruel law
AmIt's not just in South Africa, the rich trampling the poor
AmHe wouldn't have a Dmboycott, he couldn't Amgive a Tinker's Dmcurse
IAmt doesn't matter how he Cfills the shelves Emso long as he lines his Epurse
(CHORUS)
AmThe messages came rolling from all around the world
AmFor such concern and sacrifice, and for courage brave and bold
AmWhen fourteen months were Dmover Amten women and a Dmman
AmHad helped to raise Cblack consciousness Emall around the Eland
AmClery's in O'Connell Street wouldn't sell South African shoes
AmBestman sent all their clothes back, Roche's stores their booze
AmUntil all South Africa Dmgoods were taken Amoff the shelves in DmDunnes
AmMary Manning was down in CHenry Street, Emsticking to her Eguns
(CHORUS)
Dunnes stores in St. Bernard better value beats them all.
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If you want to play this without a capo, the chords are as follows:
Verse: |  Dm| % x3 |  Gm   Dm| % |  Dm   F|  Am   A|  A|  
Chorus: |  Dm|  Am|  Dm   F|  Am   Dm|  Dm| % |

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Dunnes Stores

by Christy Moore

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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4/4

Dunnes Stores (Unknown) – – Key = F, Capo 5

Note: Each measure "| |" is 4 beats. Measure with two chords given, e.g. | A B | is the equivalent of

| A / B / |. Use of the % instructs how many times to repeat the preceding measure, so | Am | % x3 | is the

equivalent of 4 measures of Am. Also, I'm not 100% confident on the penultimate measure of the verse,

| Em E |. There may be something else going on there, but this is close enough. I don't have the intro

either, but vamping on Am will more than suffice.

Am Dm Am Am C Em E E

Verse: | | % x3 | | % | | | |

Am Em Am C Em Am Am

Chorus: | | | | | | % |

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Close your eyes and come with me back to 1984

We'll take a walk down Henry Street to Dunnes department store

Dm Am Dm Am

The supermarket is busy and the registers make a din

Am C Em E

The groceries go rolling out and the cash comes rolling in

Mary Manning is at the checkout and she's trying to keep warm

When a customer comes up to her with a basket on her arm

Am Dm Am Dm

The contents of the basket Mary's future was to shape

Am C Em E

For the label clearly stated "Produce of the Cape"

“I can't check out your oranges missus now won’t you bring them back

For they come from South Africa where white oppresses black

Am Dm Am Dm

I'd have it on my conscience and I couldn't sleep at night

Am C Em E

If I helped support a system that denies black people's rights”

Our union says don't handle them it's the least that we can do

We fought oppression here for centuries we'll help them fight it too

Am Dm Am Dm

The managers descended in an avalanche of suits

Am C Em E

And Mary was suspended 'cause she wouldn't touch the fruits

Am Em Am

Dunnes Stores, Dunnes Stores, Dunnes Stores

C Em Am Am C Em Am

In St. Bernard better value beats them all

Her friends were all behind her and the union gave support

They called a strike and their pickets brought all Dunnes stores to a halt

Am Dm Am Dm

No-one was going to tell the boss, what he bought or sold

Am C Em E

These women are only workers, they must do as they are told

Isn't that just typical of Apartheid’s cruel law

It's not just in South Africa, the rich trampling the poor

Am Dm Am Dm

He wouldn't have a boycott, he couldn't give a Tinker's curse

Am C Em E

It doesn't matter how he fills the shelves so long as he lines his purse

(CHORUS)

The messages came rolling from all around the world

For such concern and sacrifice, and for courage brave and bold

Am Dm Am Dm

When fourteen months were over ten women and a man

Am C Em E

Had helped to raise black consciousness all around the land

Clery's in O'Connell Street wouldn't sell South African shoes

Bestman sent all their clothes back, Roche's stores their booze

Am Dm Am Dm

Until all South Africa goods were taken off the shelves in Dunnes

Am C Em E

Mary Manning was down in Henry Street, sticking to her guns

(CHORUS)

Dunnes stores in St. Bernard better value beats them all.

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If you want to play this without a capo, the chords are as follows:

Dm Gm Dm Dm F Am A A

Verse: | | % x3 | | % | | | |

Dm Am Dm F Am Dm Dm

Chorus: | | | | | | % |

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