[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
D A D
For those who are in love there's a song that's warm and tender
G D A
For those who are oppressed in song you can protest
D A D
So liberate your mind and give your soul expression
G A D
Open up your heart I'll sing for you this song.
[Chorus]
D
Let the people sing their stories and their songs
G D
And the music of their native land
Bm
Their lullabies and battle cries and songs of hope and joy
A A7
So join us hand in hand
D G D
All across this ancient land, throughout the test of time
Bm
It was music that kept our spirits free
A D
Those songs of yours and mine
[Verse 2]
D A D
It was back in ancient times the bard would tell his story
G D A
Of the heros of the villain,of the chieftain in the glen
D A D
Through Elizabethan times and Cromwellian war and fury
G A D
Put our pipers to the sword killed our harpers and our bards
[Chorus]
D
Let the people sing their stories and their songs
G D
And the music of their native land
Bm
Their lullabies and battle cries and songs of hope and joy
A A7
So join us hand in hand
D G D
All across this ancient land, throughout the test of time
Bm
It was music that kept our spirits free
A D
Those songs of yours and mine
[Verse 3]
D A D
Oh Ireland land of song your music lives forever
G D A
In its valleys and its mountains, in our hills and in our glens
D A D
Our music has survived through famine and oppression
G A D
To the generationgs gone I'll sing for you this song
[Chorus]
D
Let the people sing their stories and their songs
G D
And the music of their native land
Bm
Their lullabies and battle cries and songs of hope and joy
A A7
So join us hand in hand
D G D
All across this ancient land, throughout the test of time
Bm
It was music that kept our spirits free
A D
Those songs of yours and mine
[Chorus 2]
D G D
This land is your land, this land is my land,
A D
From the northern highlands, to the western islands,
G D
From the hills of Kerry, to the streets of free Derry,
A D
This land was made for you and me
[Verse 2]
G D A D
As I was walking by the Shannon water, hand in hand there with my little daughter,
G D
Hear the church bell ringing, and the children singing,
A D
This land was made for you and me.
[Chorus 2]
D G D
This land is your land, this land is my land,
A D
From the northern highlands, to the western islands,
G D
From the hills of Kerry, to the streets of free Derry,
A D
This land was made for you and me
[Verse 3]
G D
So we climbed the mountain by the crystal fountain,
A D
And we heard the wave- roar by the rocky seashore,
G D
Her eyes were gleamin, she cried oh Daddy
A D
This land was made for you and me.
[Chorus 2]
D G D
This land is your land, this land is my land,
A D
From the northern highlands, to the western islands,
G D
From the hills of Kerry,to the streets of free Derry,
A D
This land was made for you and me
[Verse 4]
G D
So I walked her home ,by the village steaple,
A D
Proud of my country, proud of my people,
G D
Of the men who cried there, and the men who died there singing,
A D
This land was made for you and me.
[Chorus 2]
D G D
This land is your land, this land is my land,
A D
From the northern highlands, to the western islands,
G D
From the hills of Kerry, to the streets of free Derry,
A D
This land was made for you and me
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