Christy Moore – The Ballad Of James Larkin (Guitar)
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D G In Dublin City in Nineteen Thirteen A D The boss was rich And The Poor Were Slaves D G The Women Working And The Children Hungry A D Then On Came Larkin Like A Mighty Wave A Em The Workman Cringed As The Bossman Thundered D A Seventy Hours Was His Weekly Chore D G He Asked For Little And Less Was Granted A D Lest Getting Little He'd Ask For More
[Verse]
D G But On Came Larkin In Nineteen Thirteen A D A Mighty Man With A Mighty Tongue D G The Voice Of Labour The Voice Of Justice A D And He Was Gifted And He Was Young A Em God Sent Larkin In Nineteen Thirteen D A A Labour Man With A Union Tongue D G He Raised The Worker And Gave Him Courage A D He Was Their Hero A Workers Son
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D G In The Month Of August The Bossman Told Us A D No Union Man For Him Could Work D G We Stood By Larkin And Told The Bossman A D We'd Fight Or Die But We Would Not Shirk A Em Eight Months We Fought And Eight Months We Starved D A We Stood By Larkin Through Thick And Thin D G But Foodless Homes And The Crying Children A D They Broke Our Hearts And We Could Not Win
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D G Then Larkin Left Us We Seemed Defeated A D The Night Was Black For The Working Man D G But On Came Connelly With New Hope And Council A D His Motto Was That We'd Rise Again A Em In Nineteen Sixteen In Dublin City D A The English Soldiers They Burned Our Town D G They Shelled Our Buildings And Shot Our Leaders A D The Harp Was Buried Beneath The Crown
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D G They Shot McDermott And Pearse And Plunkett A D They Shot McDonagh And Clarke The Brave D G From Bleak Kilmainham They Took Their Bodies A D To Arbour Hill To A Quicklime Grave A Em But Last Of All Of The Seven Leaders D A I'll Sing The Praise Of James Connolly D G The Voice Of Labour The Voice Of Justice A D Who Gave His Life That Men Might Be Free