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The Outlawed Rapparee Lyrics And Chords

 The Outlawed Rapparee Lyrics and easy guitar chords as used by the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, PDF Sheet Music Notes Included, guitar tab by Marc Fahrbach, as you can see from the spelling in the song it's sometimes called ''The Outlawed Raparee.The 5 string banjo chords in C Major are included. Another band that later covered the song was ''The Raparees'' . The guitar chords in D Major are in chordpro.
The outlaw rapparee song lyrics
My [D]spurs are rusted, my [G]coat is [A]rent, my [D]plume is damp with rain
And the [G]thistle [A]down and the [D]barley [Bm]beard are [G]thick on my [A]horses [D]mane
But my rifle's as [G]bright as my [Em]sweetheart's [D]eye, my arm is [G]strong and [Em]free
What [D]care have [G]I for your [Em]king or [D]laws, I'm an outlawed [A]rappa[D]ree
 
Chorus
[D]Lift your glasses friends with mine and give your hand to [A]me
I'm [G]England's [D]foe, I'm [Em]Ireland's [D]friend, I'm an outlawed [A]rappa[D]ree
 
The [D]mountain cabin [G]is my [A]home, up [D]high in the crystal air
And my [G]bed of [A]limestone [D]iron [Bm]ribbed and the [G]brown heath [A]smelling [D]fair
Let George or [G]William [Em]only [D]send his troops to [G]burn or [Em]loot
We'll [D]meet them [G]up on [Em]equal [D]ground and we'll fight them [A]foot to [D]foot
 
Chorus
 
[D]Hunted from out our [G]father's [A]home, pur[D]sued by steel and shot
A [G]bloody [A]warfare [D]we must [Bm]wage or the [G]gibbet [A]be our [D]lot
Hurrah! This [G]war is [Em]welcome [D]work, the hunted [G]outlaw  [Em]knows
He [D]steps un[G]to his [Em]country's [D]love o'er the corpses [A]of his [D]foes
 
Chorus
Alternative chords for the key of C Major.

My [C]spurs are rusted, my [F]coat is [G]rent, my [C]plume is damp with rain
And the [F]thistle [G]down and the [C]barley [Am]beard are [F]thick on my [G]horses [C]mane
But my rifle's as [F]bright as my [Dm]sweetheart's [C]eye, my arm is [F]strong and [Dm]free
What [C]care have [F]I for your [Dm]king or [C]laws, I'm an outlawed [G]rappa[C]ree
 
Chorus
[C]Lift your glasses friends with mine and give your hand to [G]me
I'm [F]England's [C]foe, I'm [Dm]Ireland's [C]friend, I'm an outlawed [G]rappa[C]ree

Below are the 5 string banjo chords for this version in C Major.
Tommy Makem Song The Outlaw Rapparee
Tommy Makem Song The Outlaw Rapparee
The Outlaw Rapparie 5 string banjo chors
Included below is a pdf of the sheet music lyrics and chords for The Rapparee
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