Flogging Molly - To youth my sweet roisin dubh

Tell me ^Cwhy must a man be of ^Gservice To his ^Clord and the god seldom ^Ghigh From the ^Cgrave spring the name of our ^Gfathers But there's no ^Cglint in a ^Amdead man's ^Deye Tell me ^Cwhy are our fields filled with ^Ghunger And f^Cruitless the crop bitter ^Gsoil So I ^Csay my farewell to a ^Gnation As the ^Cleaf waves ^Amgoodbye to it's ^Dson

So it's to ^Cyouth I sing you this ^Gstory And it's of ^Cyouth I sing it ^Gnow Like the ^Ctrain that derails without ^Gwarning I must ^Amleave what I left far be^Dhind So good^Cbye, sweet Roisi^Dn Dubh I say ^Ggoo^Cdby^Ge ^{C G C G}

Tell me ^Cwhy must our peace be this ^Gpuzzle That ^Cfractures the land, splinters ^Gwar The last ^Cnails cite the shame in our ^Gcoffin But in the ^Cend we must ^Amall die ^Dalone

So it's to ^Cyouth I sing you this ^Gstory And it's of ^Cyouth I sing it ^Gnow Like the ^Ctrain that derails without ^Gwarning I must ^Amleave what I left far be^Dhind So good^Cbye, sweet Roisi^Dn Dubh I say ^Ggoo^Cdby^Ge ^{C G C G}

And the ^Dbark fell from tree To the ^Cground that they'll ^Gbleed On the ^Danguish that never learned to ^Gshout With the ^Dclash of the drum We'll ^Csurrender the ^Ggun and on this ^Dsadness we shall no longer ^Gspeak Until ^Ctime can live on our a^Gll forgotten songs That's when ^CI and we will sing a^Dgain So goo^Gdbye to my ^Clove, my ^Dsweet Roisin ^GDubh Goo^Gdbye now un^Ctil we meet a^Ggai^Cn ^{D G G C G}

Tell me ^Cwhy must our grief still be ^Ggreiving For a ^Clanguage that never spoke it's ^Gloss But this ^Ctongue speak with fire will tear ^Gdown the barb wire N.C. And Rip the belly from the waxy ghost

So it's to ^Cyouth I sing you this ^Gstory And it's of ^Cyouth I sing it ^Gnow Like the ^Ctrain that derails without ^Gwarning I must ^Amleave what I left far be^Dhind So it's to ^Cyouth I sing you this ^Gstory And it's of ^Cyouth I sing it ^Gnow Like the ^Ctrain that derails without ^Gwarning I must ^Amleave what I left far be^Dhind So good^Cbye, sweet Roisi^Dn Dubh I say ^Ggoo^Cdby^Ge ^C So goo^Cdbye, sweet Roisi^Dn Dubh I say ^Ggoo^Cdby^Ge ^C Until we meet a^Ggai^Cn ^{G C} Until we meet a^Ggai^Cn ^{G C}

^GThen she arrives to beautify But slumber now must ^Drest Oh my ^GRoisin Dubh I'll f^Corever love The ^Gyouth you ^Donce po^Gssessed