The West's Awake The Wolfe Tones song lyrics and guitar chords
Written by Thomas Davis also recorded by The Merry Ploughboy's , Lumiere, and The Celtic Tenors -Irish Rebel Song. This song was originally called The West's Asleep. The tune of the song is The Brink Of The White Rocks. It was also recorded by Lumiere, Johnny McEvoy [ songs ], Damien Dempsey, The Dubliners with Ronnie Drew doing the narration, The Clancy Brothers, Dermot O'Brien and Tommy Flemming to name a few. The West's Awake tenor guitar / mandola tab included.
When all [G] beside a [C] vigil keep,
The [D] West's asleep, the [G] West's asleep
Alas! and well may [C] Erin weep
When [D] Connacht lies in [G] slumber deep.
There lake and plain smile [C] fair and free,
'Mid [Am] rocks their guardian [D7] chivalry.
Sing, [G] Oh! let [D] man learn [Em] liberty
From lashing [D] wind and crashing [G] sea.
That chainless wave and lovely land
Freedom and nationhood demand;
Be sure the great God never planned
For slumb'ring slaves a home so grand.
And long a brave and haughty race
Honoured and sentinelled the place.
Sing, Oh! not even their sons' disgrace
Can quite destroy their glory's trace.
For often, in O'Connor's van,
To triumph dashed each Connacht clan,
And fleet as deer the Normans ran
Thro' Corrsliabh Pass and Ardrahan;
And later times saw deeds as brave,
And glory guards Clanricarde's grave,
Sing, Oh! they died their land to save
At Aughrim's slopes and Shannon's wave.
And if, when all a vigil keep,
The West's asleep! the West's asleep!
Alas! and well may Erin weep
That Connacht lies in slumber deep.
But, hark! a voice like thunder spake,
The West's awake! the West's awake!
Sing, Oh! hurrah! let England quake,
We'll watch till death for Erin's sake!
The [D] West's asleep, the [G] West's asleep
Alas! and well may [C] Erin weep
When [D] Connacht lies in [G] slumber deep.
There lake and plain smile [C] fair and free,
'Mid [Am] rocks their guardian [D7] chivalry.
Sing, [G] Oh! let [D] man learn [Em] liberty
From lashing [D] wind and crashing [G] sea.
That chainless wave and lovely land
Freedom and nationhood demand;
Be sure the great God never planned
For slumb'ring slaves a home so grand.
And long a brave and haughty race
Honoured and sentinelled the place.
Sing, Oh! not even their sons' disgrace
Can quite destroy their glory's trace.
For often, in O'Connor's van,
To triumph dashed each Connacht clan,
And fleet as deer the Normans ran
Thro' Corrsliabh Pass and Ardrahan;
And later times saw deeds as brave,
And glory guards Clanricarde's grave,
Sing, Oh! they died their land to save
At Aughrim's slopes and Shannon's wave.
And if, when all a vigil keep,
The West's asleep! the West's asleep!
Alas! and well may Erin weep
That Connacht lies in slumber deep.
But, hark! a voice like thunder spake,
The West's awake! the West's awake!
Sing, Oh! hurrah! let England quake,
We'll watch till death for Erin's sake!
Chords In the key that The Wolfe Tones play the song.
Intro D Em D G
When all [C] beside a [F] vigil keep,
The [D] West's asleep, the [G] West's asleep
Alas! and well may [C] Erin weep
When [D] Connacht lies in [G] slumber deep.
There lake and plain smile [C] fair and free,
'Mid [Am] rocks their guardian [G] chival[D]ry.
Sing, [G] Oh! let [D] man learn [D] libert[Em]y
From lashing [D] wind and [G]lashing sea.
Here's the chords in the key of D.
When all [D] beside a [G] vigil keep,
The [A] West's asleep, the [D] West's asleep
Alas! and well may [G] Erin weep
When [A] Connacht lies in [D] slumber deep.
There lake and plain smile [G] fair and free,
'Mid [Em] rocks their guardian [A7] chivalry.
Sing, [D] Oh! let [A] man learn [Bm] liberty
From lashing [A] wind and crashing [D] sea.
Chords in the key of C
When all [C] beside a [F] vigil keep,
The [G] West's asleep, the [C] West's asleep
Alas! and well may [F] Erin weep
When [G] Connacht lies in [C] slumber deep.
There lake and plain smile [F] fair and free,
'Mid [Dm] rocks their guardian [G7] chivalry.
Sing, [C] Oh! let [G] man learn [Am] liberty
From lashing [G] wind and crashing [C] sea.
Intro D Em D G
When all [C] beside a [F] vigil keep,
The [D] West's asleep, the [G] West's asleep
Alas! and well may [C] Erin weep
When [D] Connacht lies in [G] slumber deep.
There lake and plain smile [C] fair and free,
'Mid [Am] rocks their guardian [G] chival[D]ry.
Sing, [G] Oh! let [D] man learn [D] libert[Em]y
From lashing [D] wind and [G]lashing sea.
Here's the chords in the key of D.
When all [D] beside a [G] vigil keep,
The [A] West's asleep, the [D] West's asleep
Alas! and well may [G] Erin weep
When [A] Connacht lies in [D] slumber deep.
There lake and plain smile [G] fair and free,
'Mid [Em] rocks their guardian [A7] chivalry.
Sing, [D] Oh! let [A] man learn [Bm] liberty
From lashing [A] wind and crashing [D] sea.
Chords in the key of C
When all [C] beside a [F] vigil keep,
The [G] West's asleep, the [C] West's asleep
Alas! and well may [F] Erin weep
When [G] Connacht lies in [C] slumber deep.
There lake and plain smile [F] fair and free,
'Mid [Dm] rocks their guardian [G7] chivalry.
Sing, [C] Oh! let [G] man learn [Am] liberty
From lashing [G] wind and crashing [C] sea.
The West's Awake tenor guitar / mandola tab in CGDA tuning.
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