Written by Michael McConnell
Recorded by Christy Moore, Wolf Tones & others
intro C C
C G C C
F C G G
F F C C
G G Am Am
F F C C
F F G G
F F C C
G G Am Am
Key of C
3/4 or 6/8 time?
string numbers for picking
320033 G 643123
x22100 Am 543123
x32010 C 543123
xx3211 F 432123
Note G Chord is a variation to standard
C G C
When apples still grow in No-vember
F C G
When blossoms still bloom from each tree
F F C
When leaves are still green in De-cember
G G Am
It's then that our land will be free
F F C
I wander her hills and her valleys
F F G
And still through my sorrow I see
F F C
A land that has never know freedom
G G Am
And only her rivers run free
C G C
I drink to the death of her manhood
F C G
Those men who'd rather have died
F F C
Than to live in the cold chains of bondage
G G Am
To bring back their rights were denied
F F C
Oh where are you now that we need you
F F G
What burns where the flame used to be
F F C
Are ye gone like the snows of last winter
G G Am
And will only our rivers run free
C G C
How sweet is life but we're crying
F C G
How mellow the wine but we're dry
F F C
How fragrant the rose but it's dying
G G Am
How gentle the wind but it sighs
F F C
What good is in youth when it's aging
F F G
What joy is in eyes that can't see
F F C
When there's sorrow in sunshine and flowers
G G Am
And still only our rivers run free
