WE’RE CELTS 4/4 (Maire McNally)
For Irish Brigade version use capo on 2nd fret
Intro: Instrumental Chorus
Chorus
[D]Standing proud the Celtic Race
[G]Never [D]feared the [Em]foe to [A]face
[D]Scot and Irish we
are one
We're Celts we're Celts we [A]will fight [D]on –D-D
[D]William Wallace sword in hand
[G]Fought to [D]free his [Em]home and [A]land
[D]Hugh O’Neill and Eoghan
Roe
On Ulster's hills they [A]faced the [D]foe –D
[D]England the ancient enemy
Took with force our [Em]liber[A]ty
[D]Tried
to destroy our freedom's cause
With [G]Cruel and o[D]ppressive [Em]foreign [A]laws
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[D]In the highlands every clan
[G]Fought the [D]Sassanach [Em]to a [A]man
[D]Crofters whipped out from their
homes
In foreign lands were [A]forced to [D]roam –D
[D]England saw the great starvation
A way to destroy the
[Em]Irish [A]nation
[D]Eviction, famine and disease
Brought the [G]Irish [D]people [Em]to their [A]knees
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Our [D]histories are twisted like the rope
That [G]hung a[D]round many a [Em]rebel [A]throat
Re[D]sistance
and risings through the years
We've lost good men, shed [A]blood and [D]tears –D
It’s [D]time for
England a truth to face
They will never defeat the [Em]Celtic [A]Race
[D]Scot and Irish we are one
Our [G]people
our [D]music our [Em]Gealic [A]tongue
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[D]For as long as there shall be
One [G]hundred [D]men with [Em]hearts that’s [A]free
[D]Our consent we’ll
never give
To British dominion [A]while we [D]live –D
[D]Glory, honour, truth or right
Are not the reasons
[Em]Celts do [A]fight
For [D]freedom alone that we’re content
And [G]for this we [D]struggle till [Em]our lifes
[A]end
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Outro: Instrumental Chorus
