Give Ireland back to the Irish
D - C
D G D
A
Give Ireland back to the Irish, don’t make them
have to take it away,
D G D
A7 D
give Ireland back to the Irish,
make Ireland Irish today.
D
Em G D
1. Great Britain, you are tremendous, and nobody knows like me,
D Em G D
but
really what are you doin’ in the land across the sea?
- Bm E G D
Tell, me how would you like it, if on your way to work,
Bm
E G
you
were stopped by Irish soldiers, would you lie down, do nothing,
G A - A7
would
you give in, go berserk ?
+ CHORUS +
instrumental = CHORUS
D Em G D
2. Great Britain and all the people say that people must be free,
D Em G D
and
meanwhile back in Ireland, there’s a man who looks like me.
Bm E G D
And he dreams of God and
Country, and he’s feeling really bad,
Bm E G G
and
he’s sitting in a prison, should he lie down, do nothing,
G A - A7
should
he give in or go mad?
+ CHORUS (2x) + Bm - G - Bm - G - D
(orig. = capo 1st; midi = no capo) (Paul
McCartney & The Wings)