Flogging Molly - To youth my sweet roisin dubh

Tell me ^Fwhy must a man be of ^Cservice To his ^Flord and the god seldom ^Chigh From the ^Fgrave spring the name of our ^Cfathers But there's no ^Fglint in a ^Dmdead man's ^Geye Tell me ^Fwhy are our fields filled with ^Chunger And f^Fruitless the crop bitter ^Csoil So I ^Fsay my farewell to a ^Cnation As the ^Fleaf waves ^Dmgoodbye to it's ^Gson

So it's to ^Fyouth I sing you this ^Cstory And it's of ^Fyouth I sing it ^Cnow Like the ^Ftrain that derails without ^Cwarning I must ^Dmleave what I left far be^Ghind So good^Fbye, sweet Roisi^Gn Dubh I say ^Cgoo^Fdby^Ce ^{F C F C}

Tell me ^Fwhy must our peace be this ^Cpuzzle That ^Ffractures the land, splinters ^Cwar The last ^Fnails cite the shame in our ^Ccoffin But in the ^Fend we must ^Dmall die ^Galone

So it's to ^Fyouth I sing you this ^Cstory And it's of ^Fyouth I sing it ^Cnow Like the ^Ftrain that derails without ^Cwarning I must ^Dmleave what I left far be^Ghind So good^Fbye, sweet Roisi^Gn Dubh I say ^Cgoo^Fdby^Ce ^{F C F C}

And the ^Gbark fell from tree To the ^Fground that they'll ^Cbleed On the ^Ganguish that never learned to ^Cshout With the ^Gclash of the drum We'll ^Fsurrender the ^Cgun and on this ^Gsadness we shall no longer ^Cspeak Until ^Ftime can live on our a^Cll forgotten songs That's when ^FI and we will sing a^Ggain So goo^Cdbye to my ^Flove, my ^Gsweet Roisin ^CDubh Goo^Cdbye now un^Ftil we meet a^Cgai^Fn ^{G C C F C}

Tell me ^Fwhy must our grief still be ^Cgreiving For a ^Flanguage that never spoke it's ^Closs But this ^Ftongue speak with fire will tear ^Cdown the barb wire N.F. And Rip the belly from the waxy ghost

So it's to ^Fyouth I sing you this ^Cstory And it's of ^Fyouth I sing it ^Cnow Like the ^Ftrain that derails without ^Cwarning I must ^Dmleave what I left far be^Ghind So it's to ^Fyouth I sing you this ^Cstory And it's of ^Fyouth I sing it ^Cnow Like the ^Ftrain that derails without ^Cwarning I must ^Dmleave what I left far be^Ghind So good^Fbye, sweet Roisi^Gn Dubh I say ^Cgoo^Fdby^Ce ^F So goo^Fdbye, sweet Roisi^Gn Dubh I say ^Cgoo^Fdby^Ce ^F Until we meet a^Cgai^Fn ^{C F} Until we meet a^Cgai^Fn ^{C F}

^CThen she arrives to beautify But slumber now must ^Grest Oh my ^CRoisin Dubh I'll f^Forever love The ^Cyouth you ^Gonce po^Cssessed