Mo Ghile Mear (Our Hero)
From the album Long Black Veil by The Chieftains, Arrangement by Paddy Moloney
English lyric translations by Sean MacReamoinn
Capo 4
[Chorus]
D
Shay mah lake mah yella mah 'S/ mo laoch, mo Ghile Mear,
G D G A
Shay mah haze ah heel lah mah 'S/ mo Chaesar, Ghile Mear,
D
So nah sheh nay vor ah svay Suan n' s/an n' bhfuaireas f/in
A D
Ah quig ih gan my yay la mah 'chuaigh in gc/in mo Ghile Mear.
D G D
Grief and pain are all I know
G A
My heart is sore, My tears a'flow
D G D
Since o'er the seas we saw him go
G Bm Em A
No word we know to ease our woe
[Chorus]
D
Shay mah lake mah yella mah 'S/ mo laoch, mo Ghile Mear,
G D G A
Shay mah haze ah heel lah mah 'S/ mo Chaesar, Ghile Mear,
D
So nah sheh nay vor ah svay Suan n' s/an n' bhfuaireas f/in
A D
Ah quig ih gan my yay la mah 'chuaigh in gc/in mo Ghile Mear.
D G D
A proud and gallant chevalier
G A
A highland lion of gentle mien
D G D
A fiery blade engaged to reap
G Bm Em A
He'd break the bravest in the field
[Chorus]
D
Shay mah lake mah yella mah 'S/ mo laoch, mo Ghile Mear,
G D G A
Shay mah haze ah heel lah mah 'S/ mo Chaesar, Ghile Mear,
D
So nah sheh nay vor ah svay Suan n' s/an n' bhfuaireas f/in
A D
Ah quig ih gan my yay la mah 'chuaigh in gc/in mo Ghile Mear.
D G D
Come sing his praise as sweet harps play
G A
And proudly toast his noble name
D G D
As long as blood flows in your veins
G Bm Em A
So wish him strength and length of day
[Chorus]
D
Shay mah lake mah yella mah 'S/ mo laoch, mo Ghile Mear,
G D G A
Shay mah haze ah heel lah mah 'S/ mo Chaesar, Ghile Mear,
D
So nah sheh nay vor ah svay Suan n' s/an n' bhfuaireas f/in
A D
Ah quig ih gan my yay la mah 'chuaigh in gc/in mo Ghile Mear.
End Accapella
