WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Wolfe Tones - Let The People Sing Chords | Ver. 1
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
G D G
For those who are in love there's a song that's warm and tender
C G D
For those who are oppressed in song you can protest
G D G
So liberate your mind and give your soul expression
C D G
Open up your heart I'll sing for you this song.
[Chorus]
G
Let the people sing their stories and their songs
C G
And the music of their native land
Em
Their lullabies and battle cries and songs of hope and joy
D D7
So join us hand in hand
G C G
All across this ancient land, throughout the test of time
Em
It was music that kept our spirits free
D G
Those songs of yours and mine
[Verse 2]
G D G
It was back in ancient times the bard would tell his story
C G D
Of the heros of the villain,of the chieftain in the glen
G D G
Through Elizabethan times and Cromwellian war and fury
C D G
Put our pipers to the sword killed our harpers and our bards
[Chorus]
G
Let the people sing their stories and their songs
C G
And the music of their native land
Em
Their lullabies and battle cries and songs of hope and joy
D D7
So join us hand in hand
G C G
All across this ancient land, throughout the test of time
Em
It was music that kept our spirits free
D G
Those songs of yours and mine
[Verse 3]
G D G
Oh Ireland land of song your music lives forever
C G D
In its valleys and its mountains, in our hills and in our glens
G D G
Our music has survived through famine and oppression
C D G
To the generationgs gone I'll sing for you this song
[Chorus]
G
Let the people sing their stories and their songs
C G
And the music of their native land
Em
Their lullabies and battle cries and songs of hope and joy
D D7
So join us hand in hand
G C G
All across this ancient land, throughout the test of time
Em
It was music that kept our spirits free
D G
Those songs of yours and mine
[Chorus 2]
G C G
This land is your land, this land is my land,
D G
From the northern highlands, to the western islands,
C G
From the hills of Kerry, to the streets of free Derry,
D G
This land was made for you and me
[Verse 2]
C G D G
As I was walking by the Shannon water, hand in hand there with my little daughter,
C G
Hear the church bell ringing, and the children singing,
D G
This land was made for you and me.
[Chorus 2]
G C G
This land is your land, this land is my land,
D G
From the northern highlands, to the western islands,
C G
From the hills of Kerry, to the streets of free Derry,
D G
This land was made for you and me
[Verse 3]
C G
So we climbed the mountain by the crystal fountain,
D G
And we heard the wave- roar by the rocky seashore,
C G
Her eyes were gleamin, she cried oh Daddy
D G
This land was made for you and me.
[Chorus 2]
G C G
This land is your land, this land is my land,
D G
From the northern highlands, to the western islands,
C G
From the hills of Kerry,to the streets of free Derry,
D G
This land was made for you and me
[Verse 4]
C G
So I walked her home ,by the village steaple,
D G
Proud of my country, proud of my people,
C G
Of the men who cried there, and the men who died there singing,
D G
This land was made for you and me.
[Chorus 2]
G C G
This land is your land, this land is my land,
D G
From the northern highlands, to the western islands,
C G
From the hills of Kerry, to the streets of free Derry,
D G
This land was made for you and me
