I.R.E.L.A.N.D. Irish song lyrics and guitar chords
Sometimes called ''What Ireland Means To Me. written by Dermot Henry, recorded by The Irish Brigade, Seamus Moore, Athenrye, Paul Guidi. The lyrics of the song get changed depending on who's singing the song, everybody seems to put their own slant on the song.
Come[A] al ye lads and lasses and listen close to[E] me
I'll tell you the truth of a land that's der to[A] me You've read it in the papers you've seen it on t.[D]v But[A] i will spell it out to you what[E] Ireland means to me Chorus I[A] is for internment of the innocent and[E] free R is for religion and the laws of tyran[A]ny E is for the English who have[D] torn our land apart L is[A] for love and freedom in every irish[E] heart A[A] is for the answer that we're all looking[E] for N in[E] for one nation and an end to this long[A] war D is for the dreams of milliond[D] longing to be free Well[A] that's how I spell Ireland[E], that's what it means to[A] me This land was once respected for its saints and scholars too But now the bomb and the bullet they are all that make the the news I know it that it's confusing and so hard to understand But I will make it clear to you by spelling Ireland |
Here are the chords in the key of G
Come[G] al ye lads and lasses and listen close to[D] me I'll tell you the truth of a land that's der to[G] me You've read it in the papers you've seen it on t.[C]v But[G] i will spell it out to you what[D] Ireland means to me Chorus I[G] is for internment of the innocent and[D] free R is for religion and the laws of tyran[G]ny E is for the English who have[C] torn our land apart L is[G] for love and freedom in every irish[D] heart A[G] is for the answer that we're all looking[D] for N in[D] for one nation and an end to this long[G] war D is for the dreams of milliond[C] longing to be free Well[G] that's how I spell Ireland[D], that's what it means to[G] me |