Christy Moore – Only Our Rivers Run Free (Guitar)
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Chords
Written by Michael McConnell
Recorded by Christy Moore, Wolf Tones & others
intro C C or C G C C - theyre just suggestions
C G C C
F C G G
F F C C
G G Am Am
F F C C
F F G G (or E E7 to replace G G)
F F C C
G G Am Am
Key of Am
6/8 time
Chords and a suggested picking pattern
320033 G 643123
x22100 Am 543123
x32010 C 543123
xx3211 F 432123
C G C When apples still grow in November F C G When blossoms still bloom on each tree F F C When leaves are still green in December G G Am It's then that our land will be free F F C I wander her hills and valleys
F F G (or E and pull off to E7 after first strum)
And still through my sorrow I see
F F C A land that has never known freedom G G Am Only her rivers run free C G C I drink to the death of her manhood F C G Those men who would rather have died F F C Than to live in the cold chains of bondage G G Am To bring back their rights were denied F F C Where are you now when we need you
F F G (or E and pull off to E7 after first strum)
What burns where the flame used to be
F F C Are ye gone like the snows of last winter G G Am Will only our rivers run free C G C How sweet is life but we're crying F C G How mellow the wine but we're dry F F C How fragrant the rose but it's dying G G Am How gentle the wind but it sighs F F C What good is in youth when it's ageing
F F G (or E and pull off to E7 after first strum)
What joy is in eyes that can't see
F F C When there's sorrow in sunshine and flowers
G G Am (passing bass notes of E & G before the Am worth a try)
And only our rivers run free