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​Farewell to Bellaghy Lyrics And Chords

The guitar chords are for the version in the youtube video. This Irish ballad has being recorded by a rake of ballad groups including Gary Og , The Irish Brigade Group and by The Druids to name a few.
The sheet music / tin whistle notes to Farewell To Bellaghy are 
​in the pdf ebook of rebel songs here . and the mandolin / tenor banjo tab is in this ebook here .
​[G)Farewell to  Bellaghy,(C) likewise Tamlaght(G)duff[C][G],
[G]And the green hills of Derry(C)that I [G]dearly love[C][G],
[G]My thoughts return (C) to (D) you from my (D)dark H-Block (Em)cell,
So friends and brave (G) comrades[C], I [G]bid you fare(G)well[C][G]

[G]For hundreds of years now[C] we've kept up the [G]fight[C][G]
[G]and the history books told us[C] of Ireland's [G]plig[C]ht[G]
so with gallant [C]Fran[D]cis I followed the [Em]call
To conquer the [G]tyrants[C] and defy England's [G]laws[C][G]. 

Chorus

[G]Through the hills of south Derry[C] we marched and we [G]drilled[C][G],
To our exploits in action[C] all Irish youth [G]thrilled[C][G],
[G]The most feared men in [C]Uls[D]ter, volunteers on the [Em]run,
We give England our [G]answer from the [C]barrels of our [G]guns[C][G].

Chorus

Oh [C]gallant [G]south Derry[C] you are forever [G]blessed[C][G],
[G]In the struggle for freedom[C] you have given [G]your best[C][G],
[G]There's Hughes and there's [C]Bate[D]son, Sheridan and [Em]Leigh,
And inscribed with [G]their names now[C] brave Tom [G]McEl[C]wee[G]
Gary Og Lyrics Farewell To Bellaghy
farewell to Bellaghy lyrics
farewell to Bellaghy lyrics
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Bellaghy Road Sign
Bellaghy villagh Derry from above showing shops houses and surrounding fields
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