Aodan Coyne - DADGAD's video: Ireland s Struggle - Aod n Coyne

100% FREE DADGAD Guitar Cheat Sheet shows you the essential chord shapes and progressions you'll need to learn fast, right here: https://www.aodancoyne.com/dadgad-1/ Recorded in Talty Studios. Jack Talty on piano and accordion. Follow on - Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aodancoyne Twitter: http://twitter.com/aodancoyne Instagram: http://instagram.com/aodancoyne Official Website: https://aodancoyne.com Lyrics: Ireland’s Struggle – Aodán Coyne © I don’t care for history Forgive me for my shame The wrongs of dear old Ireland The oppression and the pain There’s men that fight for freedom But I, I fight for love My son was taken early And killed near Holy Cross A martyr for his country He met with violent death And I swore to God almighty I’d pledge him my last breath So here I stand beside the men In the echo of the guns Their 1916 rising Is a fight for my son Now I am of low station In birth, in life, in law And this struggle is worth its weight in The bodies sure to fall But regardless of the danger I’ll smuggle guns and bombs Past British troops now stationed In ‘the town of the hurdled ford’ It was dark and I was fearful In the din of smoke and fire I shot an English soldier His head above the wire But I did not see my Michael No ghost nor spirit rise I’d have wept through all the fighting If custom let me cry Bombarded to our stations The buildings crashing around But non among could face it Surrender to the crown But words of consternation Of children on the ground Aye, we could not take it So we put our weapons down Now marching to our faith with Our lives no longer bound To time and respiration A flood of memories now My child I’ll soon be with you If God of light allows And frees this darkened history Of Ireland's struggle now