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Men Of Harlech

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Capo on 3 - I think these chords work ok for a simplified version of this Welsh battle song.
Verse 1
GMen of CHarlech Gmarch to Emglory
CVictoAmry is Dhov’ring o’er ye
GBright-eyed Cfreedom Gstands beEmfore ye
GHear ye Dnot her Gcall
Verse 2
GAt your Csloth she Gseems to Emwonder
CRend the Amsluggish Dbonds asunder
GLet the Cwar-cry’s Gdeafning Emthunder
GEvery Dfoe apGpall
Refrain 1
DEchoes loudly waking
GHill and valley shaking
G‘Till the sound spreads wide around
GThe Saxon’s courage breaking
Your Cfoes on Gevery Amside aGssailing
AmForward press with Dheart unfailing
G‘Till inCvaders Glearn with Emquailing
GCambria Dne’er can Gyield
Verse 3
GThou who Cnoble GCambria Emwrongest
CKnow that Amfreedom’s Dcause is strongest
GFreedom’s Ccourage Glasts the Emlongest
GEnding Dbut with Gdeath
Verse 4
GFreedom Ccountless Ghosts can Emscatter
CFreedom Amstoutest Dmail can shatter
GFreedom Cthickest Gwalls can Embatter
GFate is Din her Gbreath
Refrain 2
DSee they now are flying
GDead are heap’d with dying
GOver might hath triumph’d right
GOur land to foes denying
UCpon their Gsoil we Amnever Gsought them
AmLove of conquest Dhither brought them
GBut this Clesson Gwe have Emtaught them
GCambria Dne’er can Gyield
GBut this Clesson Gwe have Emtaught them
GCambria Dne’er can Gyield

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Men Of Harlech

by Misc Traditional

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 3 - I think these chords work ok for a simplified version of this Welsh battle song.

Verse 1

G C G Em

Men of Harlech march to glory

C Am D

Victory is hov’ring o’er ye

G C G Em

Bright-eyed freedom stands before ye

G D G

Hear ye not her call

Verse 2

G C G Em

At your sloth she seems to wonder

C Am D

Rend the sluggish bonds asunder

G C G Em

Let the war-cry’s deafning thunder

G D G

Every foe appall

Refrain 1

Echoes loudly waking

Hill and valley shaking

‘Till the sound spreads wide around

The Saxon’s courage breaking

C G Am G

Your foes on every side assailing

Am D

Forward press with heart unfailing

G C G Em

‘Till invaders learn with quailing

G D G

Cambria ne’er can yield

Verse 3

G C G Em

Thou who noble Cambria wrongest

C Am D

Know that freedom’s cause is strongest

G C G Em

Freedom’s courage lasts the longest

G D G

Ending but with death

Verse 4

G C G Em

Freedom countless hosts can scatter

C Am D

Freedom stoutest mail can shatter

G C G Em

Freedom thickest walls can batter

G D G

Fate is in her breath

Refrain 2

See they now are flying

Dead are heap’d with dying

Over might hath triumph’d right

Our land to foes denying

C G Am G

Upon their soil we never sought them

Am D

Love of conquest hither brought them

G C G Em

But this lesson we have taught them

G D G

Cambria ne’er can yield

G C G Em

But this lesson we have taught them

G D G

Cambria ne’er can yield

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