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James Larkin

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[Intro]
e|-C---------0-3-3F-1--1-0-G--------C--|
B|--------1--------------3-1-0-3-1-|
G|--0-0-0--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
CIn Dublin City in nineteen Fthirteen
The boss was Grich and the poor were Cslaves
The women Cworking and children Fstarving
Then on came GLarkin like a mighty Cwave
The workers Ccringed when the boss man Fthundered
Seventy Ghours was his weekly chore
He asked for Clittle and less was Fgranted
Lest given Glittle then he'd ask for Cmore
[Verse 2]
CIn the month of August the boss man Ftold us
No union Gman for him could Cwork
We stood by CLarkin and told the Fboss man
We'd fight or Gdie, but we wouldn't Cshirk
Eight months we Cfought and eight months we Fstarved
We stood by GLarkin through thick and thin
But foodless Chomes and the crying of Fchildren
It broke our Ghearts, we just couldn't Cwin
[Verse 3]
CThen Larkin left us, we seemed Fdefeated
The night was Gblack for the working Cman
But on Ccame Connolly with new hope and Fcounsel
His motto Gwas that we'd rise aCgain
In nineteen Csixteen in Dublin FCity
The English Gsoldiers they burnt our town
The shelled Cour buildings and shot our Fleaders
The Harp was Gburied 'neath the bloody Ccrown
[Verse 4]
They shot McCDermott and Pearse and FPlunkett
They shot McGDonagh and Clarke the Cbrave
From bleak KCilmainham they took Ceannt's Fbody
To Arbour GHill and a quicklime Cgrave
But last of Call of the seven Fheroes
I sing the Gpraise of James Connolly
The voice of Cjustice, the voice of Ffreedom
He gave his Glife, that man might be Cfree
[Outro]
e|-C---------0-3-3F-1--1-0-G--------C0-|
B|--------1--------------3-1-0-3-1-|
G|--0-0-0------------------------0-|
D|-------------------------------2-|
A|-------------------------------3-|
E|---------------------------------|

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James Larkin

by The Dubliners

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F G C

e|----------0-3-3-1--1-0-----------|

B|--------1--------------3-1-0-3-1-|

G|--0-0-0--------------------------|

D|---------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

C F

In Dublin City in nineteen thirteen

G C

The boss was rich and the poor were slaves

C F

The women working and children starving

G C

Then on came Larkin like a mighty wave

C F

The workers cringed when the boss man thundered

Seventy hours was his weekly chore

C F

He asked for little and less was granted

G C

Lest given little then he'd ask for more

[Verse 2]

C F

In the month of August the boss man told us

G C

No union man for him could work

C F

We stood by Larkin and told the boss man

G C

We'd fight or die, but we wouldn't shirk

C F

Eight months we fought and eight months we starved

We stood by Larkin through thick and thin

C F

But foodless homes and the crying of children

G C

It broke our hearts, we just couldn't win

[Verse 3]

C F

Then Larkin left us, we seemed defeated

G C

The night was black for the working man

C F

But on came Connolly with new hope and counsel

G C

His motto was that we'd rise again

C F

In nineteen sixteen in Dublin City

The English soldiers they burnt our town

C F

The shelled our buildings and shot our leaders

G C

The Harp was buried 'neath the bloody crown

[Verse 4]

C F

They shot McDermott and Pearse and Plunkett

G C

They shot McDonagh and Clarke the brave

C F

From bleak Kilmainham they took Ceannt's body

G C

To Arbour Hill and a quicklime grave

C F

But last of all of the seven heroes

I sing the praise of James Connolly

C F

The voice of justice, the voice of freedom

G C

He gave his life, that man might be free

[Outro]

C F G C

e|----------0-3-3-1--1-0---------0-|

B|--------1--------------3-1-0-3-1-|

G|--0-0-0------------------------0-|

D|-------------------------------2-|

A|-------------------------------3-|

E|---------------------------------|

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