1999 Lyrics And Chords by Tommy Sands
Lyrics and chords fit Tommy Sands’ version from his album ‘Beyond The Shadows’. Guitar tab by Marc. More folk songs by Tommy Sands are here.
Oh (C)I.R.A. and (Am)U.V.F. this (F)song is just for (C)you
As you sit down at the (Am)table now to (F)see what you can (G)do
At (F)last you’ve come to(G)gether after (C)all the tears and (F)time –F-F
It’s (C)sad you didn’t (G)do it back in (F)Nineteen (G)Sixty (C)Nine –C-C
(C)History calls you (Am)savages but I (F)know that isn’t (C)true
For we grew up to(Am)gether and (F)I am part of (G)you
We (F)all had dreams and (G)hopes and fears and (C)someone else to (F)blame –F-F
It (C)took so long to (G)realize our (F)dreams were (G)all the (C)same –C-C
Chorus
You (C)know our (F)dreams were all the (C)same
But (F)who would dare pro(C)claim
In the (F)anger and the (G)pain
Our (F)dreams were (G)all the (C)same
C-F-C-G C-F-C-C
We (C)felt the taste of (Am)hunger when they (F)factory went a(C)way
And then they closed the (Am)hospital they (F)said it didn’t (G)pay
And (F)as the rich got (G)richer and kept (C)promising the (F)sky –F-F
(C)All we got were (G)promises and (F)coloured (G)flags to (C)fly –C-C
I re(C)member well your (Am)little girl she had (F)ribbons in her (C)hair
When she came to play that (Am)Summer’s day with the (F)children in the (G)square
To (F)think they could be (G)here today still (C)laughing and a(F)live –F-F
If (C)strong men had been (G)wise men in (F)Nineteen (G)Seventy (C)Nine –C-C
Chorus
It was (C)always all or (Am)nothing there was (F)nothing in bet(C)ween
Compromise was (Am)treachery - (F)that’s the way it (G)seemed
And (F)now we’re left with (G)nothing but a (C)future we must (F)find –F-F
And (C)count the cost of the (G)chances lost in (F)Nineteen (G)Eighty (C)Nine –C-C
Oh (C)I.R.A. and (Am)U.V.F. this (F)song is just for (C)you
As you sit down at the (Am)table now to (F)see what you can (G)do
At (F)last you’ve come to(G)gether after (C)all the tears and (F)time –F-F
It’s (C)sad you didn’t (G)do it back in (F)Nineteen (G)Ninety (C)Nine –C-C
Chorus
As you sit down at the (Am)table now to (F)see what you can (G)do
At (F)last you’ve come to(G)gether after (C)all the tears and (F)time –F-F
It’s (C)sad you didn’t (G)do it back in (F)Nineteen (G)Sixty (C)Nine –C-C
(C)History calls you (Am)savages but I (F)know that isn’t (C)true
For we grew up to(Am)gether and (F)I am part of (G)you
We (F)all had dreams and (G)hopes and fears and (C)someone else to (F)blame –F-F
It (C)took so long to (G)realize our (F)dreams were (G)all the (C)same –C-C
Chorus
You (C)know our (F)dreams were all the (C)same
But (F)who would dare pro(C)claim
In the (F)anger and the (G)pain
Our (F)dreams were (G)all the (C)same
C-F-C-G C-F-C-C
We (C)felt the taste of (Am)hunger when they (F)factory went a(C)way
And then they closed the (Am)hospital they (F)said it didn’t (G)pay
And (F)as the rich got (G)richer and kept (C)promising the (F)sky –F-F
(C)All we got were (G)promises and (F)coloured (G)flags to (C)fly –C-C
I re(C)member well your (Am)little girl she had (F)ribbons in her (C)hair
When she came to play that (Am)Summer’s day with the (F)children in the (G)square
To (F)think they could be (G)here today still (C)laughing and a(F)live –F-F
If (C)strong men had been (G)wise men in (F)Nineteen (G)Seventy (C)Nine –C-C
Chorus
It was (C)always all or (Am)nothing there was (F)nothing in bet(C)ween
Compromise was (Am)treachery - (F)that’s the way it (G)seemed
And (F)now we’re left with (G)nothing but a (C)future we must (F)find –F-F
And (C)count the cost of the (G)chances lost in (F)Nineteen (G)Eighty (C)Nine –C-C
Oh (C)I.R.A. and (Am)U.V.F. this (F)song is just for (C)you
As you sit down at the (Am)table now to (F)see what you can (G)do
At (F)last you’ve come to(G)gether after (C)all the tears and (F)time –F-F
It’s (C)sad you didn’t (G)do it back in (F)Nineteen (G)Ninety (C)Nine –C-C
Chorus
