Lurgan Ambush Lyrics And Chords
by Ita Green. Parcel Of Rogues play this song in the key of F. I have
transposed the chords to an easier key of G below.
[F]Lurgan town was rocked with sorrow, on that [Bb]bleak November [F]day
Hushed tones and tears were mingled as great [Bb]numbers stopped to [C]pray
For Sean [F]Burns and Eugene Toman, and their dri[Bb]ver Gervaise Mc[F]Kerr
Who had just been [C]brutally mur[F]dered in an [C]ambush well pre[F]pared
Suspect of being Irishmen with no love for the crown
And heedless of the age old call, you croppy boys lie down
They would not lick the British boots, of Ireland they were proud
Though harassed and oft' brow-beaten, they just would not lie down
Chorus:
But they [Bb]dared to hold their heads up high
And [F]never once did fail
To de[C]clare their wish for freedom
Like true sons of the Gael
[Bb]Oh - oh[F] ...........[Bb],,[F][Dm][C][Dm][C][F]
Oh - oh ...........
Thus to defire the hearts of evil men who hungered for revenge
So on that bleak November day, the three lads were way-laid
Snared and slain by evil men, the forces of the crown
They had dared to flout the order of, you croppy boys lie down
As years go rolling by my friends, this tale remember well
We owe it to our children, we owe it to ourselves
We owe it to these young men to rally one and all
And be proud that we are Irish, for they cannot kill us all
Chorus
The three lie in a soldier's grave, in a church-yard near the town
And if you ever pass this way, don't let your head bow down
But turn your head up heaven's way and say a silent prayer
For Sean Burns and Eugene Toman, and their driver, Gervaise McKerr
transposed the chords to an easier key of G below.
[F]Lurgan town was rocked with sorrow, on that [Bb]bleak November [F]day
Hushed tones and tears were mingled as great [Bb]numbers stopped to [C]pray
For Sean [F]Burns and Eugene Toman, and their dri[Bb]ver Gervaise Mc[F]Kerr
Who had just been [C]brutally mur[F]dered in an [C]ambush well pre[F]pared
Suspect of being Irishmen with no love for the crown
And heedless of the age old call, you croppy boys lie down
They would not lick the British boots, of Ireland they were proud
Though harassed and oft' brow-beaten, they just would not lie down
Chorus:
But they [Bb]dared to hold their heads up high
And [F]never once did fail
To de[C]clare their wish for freedom
Like true sons of the Gael
[Bb]Oh - oh[F] ...........[Bb],,[F][Dm][C][Dm][C][F]
Oh - oh ...........
Thus to defire the hearts of evil men who hungered for revenge
So on that bleak November day, the three lads were way-laid
Snared and slain by evil men, the forces of the crown
They had dared to flout the order of, you croppy boys lie down
As years go rolling by my friends, this tale remember well
We owe it to our children, we owe it to ourselves
We owe it to these young men to rally one and all
And be proud that we are Irish, for they cannot kill us all
Chorus
The three lie in a soldier's grave, in a church-yard near the town
And if you ever pass this way, don't let your head bow down
But turn your head up heaven's way and say a silent prayer
For Sean Burns and Eugene Toman, and their driver, Gervaise McKerr
Alternative chords in the key of G
[G]Lurgan town was rocked with sorrow, on that [C]bleak November [G]day
Hushed tones and tears were mingled as great [C]numbers stopped to [D]pray
For Sean [G]Burns and Eugene Toman, and their dri[C]ver Gervaise Mc[G]Kerr
Who had just been [D]brutally mur[G]dered in an [D]ambush well pre[G]pared
Chorus:
But they [C]dared to hold their heads up high
And [G]never once did fail
To de[D]clare their wish for freedom
Like true sons of the Gael
[C]Oh - oh[G] ...........[C],,[G][Em][D][Em][D][G]
Oh - oh ...........
[G]Lurgan town was rocked with sorrow, on that [C]bleak November [G]day
Hushed tones and tears were mingled as great [C]numbers stopped to [D]pray
For Sean [G]Burns and Eugene Toman, and their dri[C]ver Gervaise Mc[G]Kerr
Who had just been [D]brutally mur[G]dered in an [D]ambush well pre[G]pared
Chorus:
But they [C]dared to hold their heads up high
And [G]never once did fail
To de[D]clare their wish for freedom
Like true sons of the Gael
[C]Oh - oh[G] ...........[C],,[G][Em][D][Em][D][G]
Oh - oh ...........
