Intro
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Am G Am G Am G
Am G Am
[Verse 1]
Am
Marchin' down O'Connell street
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With a Starry Plough on high
C G
Here comes the Citizen's Army
F G
With their fists raised to the sky
Am
And leadin' them was a mighty man
Am
With a mad rage in his eye
C G
"My name is James Connolly
F G
I didn't come here to die"
[Pre-Chorus]
F
But to fight for the rights of the workin' man
C G
The small farmer too
F
To protect the proletariat
C G
From the bosses and their screws
[Chorus]
Am
So hold onto your rifles, boys
Am F
Don't give up the dream
F F
C G
F Republic for the workin' class
F
Economic...
F C
liberty!
[Verse 2]
Am
Then Jem cries out, "Oh, citizens
Am
This system is a curse
C G
An English boss is a monster
F G
An Irish one is worse
Am
They'll never lock us out again
And here's the reason why
C G
My name is James Connolly
F G
I didn't come here to die"
[Pre-Chorus]
F
But to fight for the rights of the workin' man
C G
The small farmer too
F
To protect the proletariat
C G
From the bosses and their screws
[Chorus]
Am
So hold onto your rifles, boys
Am F
Don't give up the dream
F F
C G
F Republic for the workin' class
F
Economic...
F C
liberty!
[Verse 3]
Am
Now over in the GPO
Am
With the bullets whizzin' by
C G
There's Pearse and Sean McDermott
F G
They're tellin' each other goodbye
Am
Up steps our citizen leaders
As he roars out to the sky:
C G
My name is James Connolly
F G
I didn't come here to die"
[Pre-Chorus]
F
But to fight for the rights of the workin' man
C G
The small farmer too
F
To protect the proletariat
C G
From the bosses and their screws
[Chorus]
Am
So hold onto your rifles, boys
Am F
Don't give up the dream
F F
C G
F Republic for the workin' class
F
Economic...
F C
liberty!
[Accordion Solo]
Am
Am
C G
F G
Am
Am
C G
F G
[Accordion Solo] (Bass and guitar drop out)
Am
Am
C G
F G
Am
Am
C G
F G
[Verse 4] (accordion drops out)
Am
We fought them to a standstill
Am
While the flames lit up the sky
C G
Till a bullet pierced our leader
F G
And we gave up on the fight
Am
They shot him in Kilmainham Gaol
Am
But they'll never stop his cry
C G
My name is James Connolly
F G
I didn't come here to die"
[Pre-Chorus] (accordion returns)
F
But to fight for the rights of the workin' man
C G
The small farmer too
F
To protect the proletariat
C G
From the bosses and their screws
[Chorus]
Am
So hold onto your rifles, boys
Am F
Don't give up the dream
F F
C G
F Republic for the workin' class
F
Economic...
F C
liberty! Hey!
[Accordion Solo] (slows to half-time)
Am
Am
C G
F G
Am
Am
C G
F G
F
C G
F
C G
[Chorus]
Am
So hold onto your rifles, boys
Am F
Don't give up the dream
F F
C G
F Republic for the workin' class
F F C
Economic liberty
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