We're Celts Song Lyrics And Guitar Chords
Written by Maire McNally and recorded by The Irish Brigade. If the tune sounds familar it's because it's been used in several folk songs including Mo Ghoilla Mhear, and The Spanish Lady. Marie also wrote The Warrior From West Belfast
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Words Without The Chords
Chorus Standing proud the Celtic Race Never feared the foe to face Scot and Irish we are one we're Celts we're Celts we will fight on 1 William Wallace sword in hand fought to free his home and land Hugh O Neill and Eoghan Roe On Ulster's hills they fought the foe England the ancient enemy Took with force our liberty tried to destroy our freedom's cause With Cruel and oppressive foreign laws Chorus 2 In the highlands every clan fought the Sassanach to man Crofters whipped out from their homes In foreign lands were forced to roam England saw the great starvation A way to destroy the Irish nation Hunger famine and disease brought the Irish people to their knees 3 Our histories are twisted like the rope That hung around many a rebel throat Resistance and rising through the years We've lost good men, shed floods of tears Its time for England a truth to face They will never defeat the Celtic Race Scot and Irish we are one Our people our music our Gealic tongue For as long as there shall be One hundred men with hearts that’s free Our consent we’ll never give To British dominion while we live Glory, honour, truth or right Are not the reasons Celts do fight For freedom alone that we’re content And for this we struggle till our lifes end |
For Irish Brigade version use capo on 2nd fret
Intro: Instrumental Chorus Chorus [D]Standing proud the Celtic Race [G]Never [D]feared the [Em]foe to [A]face [D]Scot and Irish we are one We're Celts we're Celts we [A]will fight [D]on –D-D [D]William Wallace sword in hand [G]Fought to [D]free his [Em]home and [A]land [D]Hugh O’Neill and Eoghan Roe On Ulster's hills they [A]faced the [D]foe –D [D]England the ancient enemy Took with force our [Em]liber[A]ty [D]Tried to destroy our freedom's cause With [G]Cruel and o[D]ppressive [Em]foreign [A]laws Chorus [D]In the highlands every clan [G]Fought the [D]Sassanach [Em]to a [A]man [D]Crofters whipped out from their homes In foreign lands were [A]forced to [D]roam –D [D]England saw the great starvation A way to destroy the [Em]Irish [A]nation [D]Eviction, famine and disease Brought the [G]Irish [D]people [Em]to their [A]knees Chorus Our [D]histories are twisted like the rope That [G]hung a[D]round many a [Em]rebel [A]throat Re[D]sistance and risings through the years We've lost good men, shed [A]blood and [D]tears –D It’s [D]time for England a truth to face They will never defeat the [Em]Celtic [A]Race [D]Scot and Irish we are one Our [G]people our [D]music our [Em]Gealic [A]tongue Chorus [D]For as long as there shall be One [G]hundred [D]men with [Em]hearts that’s [A]free [D]Our consent we’ll never give To British dominion [A]while we [D]live –D [D]Glory, honour, truth or right Are not the reasons [Em]Celts do [A]fight For [D]freedom alone that we’re content And [G]for this we [D]struggle till [Em]our lifes [A]end Chorus Outro: Instrumental Chorus 
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