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There Were Roses

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Capo on 4
[Intro]
G
[Verses]
Gmy song for you this evening
It's Cnot to mDake you Gsad
nor Gfor adding to the soDrrows
of this troCubled noDrthern lGand
bGut lately I been thinking
and it jCust won't lDeave my Gmind
to tGell you of two fDriends one time
who were bCoth good friends of Gmine
GIsaac he was protestant
and SCean was Dcatholic Gborn
it nevGer made a differenDce
for tDhe friendship it was sGtrong
aGnd sometimes in the evening
when we Cheard the sDound of Gthe drums
we said it won't diDvide us
we will Calways be tDhe onesG  
there were CrosGes, CroGses, there were CroGses
and the teGars of a peDople ran toCgetherG  
G     C
Git was on the Sunday morning
when Cthe awfuDl news cGame round
another killing has beeDn done
just Coutside Dnewry toGwn
Gwe knew that Isaac danced up there
we knCew he liDked the Gband
wGhen we heard that he was Ddead
we juCst could Dnot undGerstand
Gwell fear it filled the countryside
there Cwas feaDr in eveGry home
Gand late at night a Dcar came
prowling roCund the Dryan roaGd
Ga catholic will be kiDlled tonight
to evCen up thDe scoreG  
Go christ it's young DMcDonald
that Cthey've Dtaken frGom the door
there were CrosGes, CroGses, there were CroGses
and the teGars of the Dpeople ran CtogetherG  
G"Isaac was my friend" he cried
he beCgged theDm with hGis tears
Gbut centuries of Dhatred
have Cears thaDt do not Ghear
Gan eye for an eye
was aCll that Dfilled tGheir minds
Gand another eye for Danother eye
till Ceveryone Dis blinGd
 N.C.
I don't know where the moral is
or where this song should end
but I wonder just how many wars
are fought between good friends
and those that give the orders
are not the ones to die
it's Scott and McDonald
and the likes of you and I
there were CrosGes, CroGses, there were CroGses
and the Gtears of the pDeople ran tCogetherG  
there were CrosGes, CroGses, there were CroGses
and the Gtears of the pDeople ran tCogetherG  

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There Were Roses

by Cara Dillon

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 4

[Intro]

[Verses]

my song for you this evening

C D G

It's not to make you sad

G D

nor for adding to the sorrows

C D G

of this troubled northern land

but lately I been thinking

C D G

and it just won't leave my mind

G D

to tell you of two friends one time

C G

who were both good friends of mine

Isaac he was protestant

C D G

and Sean was catholic born

G D

it never made a difference

D G

for the friendship it was strong

and sometimes in the evening

C D G

when we heard the sound of the drums

we said it won't divide us

C D G

we will always be the ones

C G C G C G

there were roses, roses, there were roses

G D C G

and the tears of a people ran together

G C

it was on the Sunday morning

C D G

when the awful news came round

another killing has been done

C D G

just outside newry town

we knew that Isaac danced up there

C D G

we knew he liked the band

G D

when we heard that he was dead

C D G

we just could not understand

well fear it filled the countryside

C D G

there was fear in every home

G D

and late at night a car came

C D G

prowling round the ryan road

G D

a catholic will be killed tonight

C D G

to even up the score

G D

o christ it's young McDonald

C D G

that they've taken from the door

C G C G C G

there were roses, roses, there were roses

G D C G

and the tears of the people ran together

"Isaac was my friend" he cried

C D G

he begged them with his tears

G D

but centuries of hatred

C D G

have ears that do not hear

an eye for an eye

C D G

was all that filled their minds

G D

and another eye for another eye

C D G

till everyone is blind

N.C.

I don't know where the moral is

or where this song should end

but I wonder just how many wars

are fought between good friends

and those that give the orders

are not the ones to die

it's Scott and McDonald

and the likes of you and I

C G C G C G

there were roses, roses, there were roses

G D C G

and the tears of the people ran together

C G C G C G

there were roses, roses, there were roses

G D C G

and the tears of the people ran together

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