The Green And The Blue Song Lyrics And Guitar Chords

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Chorus
(D)Don't turn to (F#m)look on the (G)green hills of (D)Antrim 
Fer(Bm)managh's be(F#m)hind you, it's (G)time to move (A)on 
Look (G)onwards to (D)Glasgow, and (G)all your to(Bm)morrows 
The (F#m)future lies (Bm)there, and it's (Em)waiting for (A)you 
As the (G)green crosses (F#m)over to (A7)meet with the (D)blue.


And (Bm)what was the (G)sense when the (A)wee ones were (D)cryin'? 
The (Bm)cries of the (F#m)hungry, no (G)sense to re(A)main 
No (Bm)prayer could re(G)cover a (A)sister or (D)brother 
So fare(Bm)well to Fer(F#m)managh, the (G)praying is (A)done.


Chorus 
Bridge: D-Bm-G-A

The (Bm)land that you (G)leave has had (A)too many (D)martyrs 
And (Bm)too many (F#m)lives that have (G)perished in (A)vain 
And (Bm)too many (G)boats slipping (A)out from it's (D)harbours 
With (Bm)cargoes that (F#m)never came (G)homewards a(A)gain.


Chorus 
Bridge: D-Bm-G-A
Bridge2: Bm-G-A-D   Bm-G-Em-A   G-D-G-Bm   F#m-Bm-Em-A   G-F#m-A7-D


(verse 3 with different melody!)
If the (Bm)wings of the (G)eagle could (A)carry you (D)over 
To the (Bm)lands of the (G)prairie, then (F#m)surely you'd (Bm)fly 
But an (G)ocean so (D)wide, and a (G)far distant (Bm)country 
So (F#m)far from your (Bm)own land is (G)no place to (A)die.


So (D)don't turn to (F#m)look on the (G)green hills of (D)Antrim 
Fer(Bm)managh's be(F#m)hind you, it's (G)time to move (A)on 
Look (G)onwards to (D)Glasgow, and (G)all your to(Bm)morrows 
The (F#m)future lies (Bm)there, and it's (Em)waiting for (A)you 
As the (G)green crosses (F#m)over -G-F#m
As the (G)green crosses (F#m)over to (A7)meet with the (D)blue

Song lyrics without the chords.

​Don't turn to look on the green hills of Antrim

Fermanagh's behind you, it's time to move on

Look onwards to Glasgow, and all your tomorrows

The future lies there, and it's waiting for you

As the green crosses over to meet with the blue.

 

And what was the sense when the wee ones were cryin'?

The cries of the hungry, no sense to remain

No prayer could recover a sister or brother

So farewell to Fermanagh, the praying is done.

 

The land that you leave has had too many martyrs

And too many lives that have perished in vain

And too many boats slipping out from it's harbours

With cargoes that never came homewards again.

 

 

If the wings of the eagle could carry you over

To the lands of the prairie, then surely you'd fly

But an ocean so wide, and a far distant country

So far from your own land is no place to die.

 

 

So don't turn to look on the green hills of Antrim

Fermanagh's behind you, it's time to move on

Look onwards to Glasgow, and all your tomorrows

The future lies there, and it's waiting for you

As the green crosses over -G-F#m

As the green crosses over to meet with the blue