Rifles Of The Ira
The Wolfe TonesVersion1
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In nineteen hundred and sixteen,
The Forces of the Crown,
To Capture Orange, White and Green,
Bombarded Dublin Town,
But in twenty one, Britannia's huns,
Were forced to earn their pay,
When the Black and Tans, Like lightning ran
From the rifles of the IRA
They burned their way through Munster
and Laid Leinster on the rack,
Through Connaught and in Ulster,
Marched the men in brown and black,
They shot down wives and child-er-en,
In their own heroic way,
And the Black and Tans, Like lightning ran
From the rifles of the IRA
They hanged young Kevin Barry high,
lad of eighteen years,
Cork Citys flames lit up the sky,
But our brave boys new no fear.
The Cork Brigade with hand grenade
In ambush waiting lay,
And the Black and Tans, Like lightning ran
From the rifles of the IRA
The tans were got, taken out and shot
By the brave and the valiant few,
Sean Treacy, Denny, Lacey,
And Tom Barrys Gallant crew,
Though were not free yet, we wont forget
Until our dying day
How the Black and Tans, Like lightning ran
From the rifles of the IRA
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Readable chord sheet for Rifles Of The Ira by The Wolfe Tones
In [G] nineteen hundred and sixteen, The [C] Forces [D] of the [G] Crown, To Capture Orange, [Em] White and Green, Bom[D]barded Dublin [G] Town, But in twenty one, [Em] Britannia's huns, Were [D] forced to earn their [G] pay, When the Black and Tans, Like lightning ran From the [C] rifles of the [D] IR[G]A They [G] burned their way through Munster and Laid [C] Leinster [D] on the [G] rack, Through Connaught and in [Em] Ulster, Marched the men [D] in brown and [G] black, They shot down wives and [Em] child-er-en, In their [D] own heroic [G] way, And the Black and Tans, Like lightning ran From the [C] rifles of the [D] IR[G]A They hanged young Kevin Barry high, [A] [C] lad of [D] eighteen [G] years, Cork Citys flames lit [Em] up the sky, But our [D] brave boys new no [G] fear. The Cork Brigade with [Em] hand grenade In am[D]bush waiting lay[G], And the Black and Tans, Like lightning ran From the [C] rifles of the [D] IR[G]A The [G] tans were got, taken out and shot By the [C] brave and [D] the valiant few, [G] Sean Treacy, Denny, [Em] Lacey, And Tom Barr[D]ys Gallant crew, [G] Though were not free ye[Em]t, we wont forget Un[D]til our dying [G] day How the Black and Tans, Like lightning ran From the [C] rifles of the [D] IR[G]A