Runrig – Eirinn (Guitar)

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A very nice song that sings about the troubles of Ireland in the later parts of the 20th century I'm pretty sure these are correct. I prefer to finger pick this and strum the chorus, but listen to the song to find the bast way. Standard Tuning [Intro] C C/B Am F Am G F [Verse 1]
     C        C/B          Am           F
What makes me walk through Ireland's shrines

     Am       G        C
And Ireland's holy shores

   C     C/B     Am      F
To see a country crucified

     Am     G           C
Your beauty crowned in thorns

    C    C/B        Am        F
And as I watch that wondrous cross

            Dm            G/D        G
That's been hewn down and severed in two

        C         Am
There's something here

      F        Am
That draws me near

    F        G        C
To wear the green for you
[Link] C G Am F C G C [Verse 2]
   C       C/B         Am      F
To see you there blood brother Gael

     Am        G        C
The face, the tongue my own

     C      C/B   Am       F
Many places in my own country

          Am           G       C
Could not make me feel more at home

C            C/B   Am            F
Laughter and music through the night

     Dm      G/D     G
Your freedom in the dark

   C      Am        F       Am
Tonight I swear I'd gladly wear

     F         G      C
The green next to my heart

[Chorus]
C    G  Am        F  C    G   C
E---irinn            E----irinn
[Verse 3]
     C        C/B         Am     F
From the long and rolling Antrim hills

        Am        G      C
Through the wilds of Donegal

    C        C/B     Am  F
The songs of history are sung

      Am       G     C
Every stone on every wall

C           C/B      Am         F
But here in our land how can we stand

    Dm       G/D      G
And wash our hands of shame

     C        Am     F       Am
When the sins of generations fall

 F         G          C
Across the green like rain
[Link] C G Am F C G C [Verse 4]
     C         C/B    Am    F
Here one world window opens wide

    Am          G    C
And demons they show face

     C           C/B        Am       F
Some of your men have taken seeds of truth

    Am      G         C
And planted fields of hate

C        C/B       Am    F
This way has never won a war

    Dm          G/D              G
And I fear that when the harvest comes

       C                Am      F      Am
You'll see your freedom fall on stoney ground

F       G          C
And the green overgrown 

[Chorus]
C    G  Am        F  C    G   C
E---irinn            E----irinn

C    G  Am        F  C    G   C
E---irinn            E----irinn
Enjoy!