Four Green Fields
Tommy MakemVersion1
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What did I have, said the fine old woman
What did I have, this proud old woman did say
I had four green fields, each one was a jewel
But stang--ers came and tried to take them from me
But my fine strong sons, they fought to save my jewels
They fought and they died, and that was my grief said she.
Long time ago, said the fine old woman
Long time ago, this proud old woman did say
There was war and death, plunder-ing and pillage
My chil-dren starved, by mountain valley and sea
And their wail-ing cries, they reached the very heavens
and my four green fields, ran red with their blood, said she.
What have I now, said the fine old woman
What have I now, this proud old woman did say
I have four green fields, one of them's in bondage
In stran-gers hands, that tried to take it from me
But my sons have sons, as brave as were there fathers
My four green fields , will bloom once again said she.
and my four green fields , will bloom once again said she.
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Readable chord sheet for Four Green Fields by Tommy Makem
[G]What [D]did I [G]have, said t[C]he fine o[G]ld woman
[G]What [D]did I [G]have, th[C]is proud o[A]ld woman d[D]id say
I had [G]four [D]green [Em]fields, [G]each one [C]was a [D]jewel [D7]
But [G]stang--[D]ers [Em]came and [C]tried to t[A]ake them from [D7]me
But my [G]fine [D7]strong [Em]sons, they [G]fought to s[C]ave my j[D]ewels
They [C]fought [D]and they [G]died[Em], and [G]that was my [D]grief [D7]said [G]she.
[G]Long [D]time [G]ago, said t[C]he fine o[G]ld woman
[G]Long [D]time [G]ago, th[C]is proud o[A]ld woman d[D]id say
There was [G]war [D]and [Em]death, [G]plunder-[C]ing and [D]pillage [D7]
My [G]chil-[D]dren [Em]starved, by [C]mountain [A]valley and [D7]sea
And their [G]wail-[D7]ing [Em]cries, they [G]reached the [C]very [D]heavens
and my [C]four [D]green [G]fields[Em], ran [G]red with their [D]blood, [D7]said [G]she.
[G]What [D]have I [G]now, said t[C]he fine o[G]ld woman
[G]What [D]have I [G]now, th[C]is proud o[A]ld woman d[D]id say
I have [G]four [D]green [Em]fields, [G]one of [C]them's in [D]bondage [D7]
In [G]stran-[D]gers [Em]hands, that [C]tried to [A]take it from [D7]me
But my [G]sons [D7]have [Em]sons, as [G]brave as [C]were there [D]fathers
My [C]four [D]green [G]fields[Em] , will [G]bloom once [D]again [D7]said [G]she.
and my [C]four [D]green [G]fields[Em] , will [G]bloom once [D]again [D7]said [Gsus4]she. [G]