Michael Collins Lyrics And Guitar Chords by Johnny McEvoy
Johnny is one of my favorite singers of all time, seen he rakes of times, if Johnny McEvoy ever comes your way, go and see him, you wont be disappointed. The sheet music tab for the tin whistle is included. The song was written by Johnny in 1995. There's other songs about Michael Collins on the site including Michael Collins Lyrics by Derek Warfield former member of The Wolfe Tones.
On[G] a far off August day,cold young[C] men in ambush[G] lay,
On a roadside on a hill where flowers[D] grow, So much[G] hate for one so young,who was[C] right and who was[G] wrong, Though a thousand years may[D] pass we'll never[G] know. [Chorus] Candles[G] dripping blood,they placed beside your [C]shoulders, Rosary[D] beads like teardrops on your[C] fin[G]gers, Friends and comrades standin' by,in their[C] grief they wonder[G] why, Michael [D]in their hour of need you had to[G] go. [2] And when evening twilight came,gentle fell the August rain, Oh but you lay still and silent on the ground, As we hung our heads in prayer,in our sorrow and dispare, We wondered was it friend or foe who shot you down, [Chorus] [3] Now the flame that you held high,when you called out to the sky, To end this sense less killing and this shame, Has now passed to other hands and is carried through the land By some not fit to even speak your name. The Easter Rising [ song ] was a launching pad for Michael Collins
At 16 he worked in England and joined the I.R.B. There he became convinced that independence could only be achieved by force. He returned to Dublin Jan.1916 and during Easter week served as Joseph Plunkett's aide in the G.P.O. He was described as the most effective officer there. After the rising he was interned in Wales and while there he set up a branch of the I.R.B. and after his release in Dec.1916 rose to prominence in the orgnisation and became a dominant figure in the Irish Volunteers [ song ]. He went on to co-ordinate the republican campaign in the war of independence |
The curlew stood silent and unseen
In the long damp grass And he looked down on the road below him That wound its way through Beal Na mBlath And he heard the young men shouting and cursing Running backwards and forwards Dodging and weaving and ducking the bullets That rained down on them From the hillside opposite. Just as quickly as it started the firing stopped And a terrible silence hung over the valley A lone figure lay on the roadside In the drizzling August rain Dressed in green cape coat, leggings, And brown hobnail boots That would never again Set the sparks flying from the kitchen flagstones As he danced his way through a half-set A hurried whispered act of contrition And the firing breaks out again The curlew takes to flight And as he flies out over the empty sad fields of West Cork With his lonesome call He must tell the world That the big fellow has fallen And that Michael is gone Here's the guitar chords in the key of D
On[D] a far off August day,cold young[G] men in ambush[D] lay, On a roadside on a hill where flowers[A] grow, So much[D] hate for one so young,who was[G] right and who was[D] wrong, Though a thousand years may[A] pass we'll never[D] know. Candles[D] drippig blood,they placed beside your [G]shoulders, Rosary[A] beeds like teardrops on your[G] fin[D]gers, Friends and comrades standin by,in their[G] grief they wonder[D] why, Michael [A]in their hour of need you had to[D] go. Below is the tin whistle sheet music notes- As far as I know Johnny plays this in the key of B. The version here is in G and worked out on a D whistle.
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