James Connolly

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