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                                    James Connolly
          [Verse 1]
          CA great crowd had C7gathered, Foutside of CKillmainin
          Their Fheads all unGcovered, they kG7nelt on the grGound,
          For Cinside that grim pC7rison, lay a Fbrave Irish Csoldier,
          His Flife for his Ccountry, G7about to lay Cdown.
          [Verse 2]
          CHe went to his C7death, Flike a true son of CIreland,
          TFhe firing Gparty he G7bravely did Gface,
          CThen the order C7rang out, prFesent arms, Cfire,
          FJames Connolly Cfell into a G7ready made Cgrave.
          [Verse 3]
          CThe black flag they C7hoisted, the Fcruel deed was Cover,
          Fgone was the Gman who loved G7Ireland so Gwell,
          CThere was many a C7sad heart in FDublin that Cmorning,
          FWhen they murdered James CConnolly, the G7Irish rCebel.
          [Verse 4]
          CGods curse on you C7England, you Fcruel hearted Cmonster,
          FYour deeds they would Gshame, all the G7devils in GHell,
          CThere are no flowers C7blooming, but the FShamrock is Cgrowing,
          FOn the grave of James CConnolly, the G7Irish Crebel.
          [Verse 5]
          CMany years have C7gone by, since the FIrish rebCellion,
          FAnd the guns of GBritannia, they G7loudly did Gspeak,
          ACnd the brave C7IRA, stood Fshoulder to Cshoulder
          FAnd the blood from their Cbodies, flowed G7down Sackville Cstreet.
          [Verse 6]
          CThe four courts of C7Dublin, they Fcruelly Cbombarded,
          FThe spirit of Gfreedom they tried G7hard to Gquell,
          CBut above all the C7din, came the Fcry no sCurrender,
          FTwas the voice of James CConnolly, the G7Irish Crebel.

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James Connolly

by Misc Traditional

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James Connolly

[Verse 1]

C C7 F C

A great crowd had gathered, outside of Killmainin

F G G7 G

Their heads all uncovered, they knelt on the ground,

C C7 F C

For inside that grim prison, lay a brave Irish soldier,

F C G7 C

His life for his country, about to lay down.

[Verse 2]

C C7 F C

He went to his death, like a true son of Ireland,

F G G7 G

The firing party he bravely did face,

C C7 F C

Then the order rang out, present arms, fire,

F C G7 C

James Connolly fell into a ready made grave.

[Verse 3]

C C7 F C

The black flag they hoisted, the cruel deed was over,

F G G7 G

gone was the man who loved Ireland so well,

C C7 F C

There was many a sad heart in Dublin that morning,

F C G7 C

When they murdered James Connolly, the Irish rebel.

[Verse 4]

C C7 F C

Gods curse on you England, you cruel hearted monster,

F G G7 G

Your deeds they would shame, all the devils in Hell,

C C7 F C

There are no flowers blooming, but the Shamrock is growing,

F C G7 C

On the grave of James Connolly, the Irish rebel.

[Verse 5]

C C7 F C

Many years have gone by, since the Irish rebellion,

F G G7 G

And the guns of Britannia, they loudly did speak,

C C7 F C

And the brave IRA, stood shoulder to shoulder

F C G7 C

And the blood from their bodies, flowed down Sackville street.

[Verse 6]

C C7 F C

The four courts of Dublin, they cruelly bombarded,

F G G7 G

The spirit of freedom they tried hard to quell,

C C7 F C

But above all the din, came the cry no surrender,

F C G7 C

Twas the voice of James Connolly, the Irish rebel.

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