Tuning: E A D G B E

THE SASH My FATHER WORE 4/4 (Capo on 5th fret) [Verse 1]

^CSo sure l'm an Ulster Orangeman, from Erin's isle I c^Am7ame,

To s^Gee my British brethr^G7en all of ho^Cnour and of^Am fame, ^C

And to t^Cell them of my forefathers who fought in da^Amys of yor^Ge,

That I might have the r^G7ight to wear the sa^Csh my fat^Gher w^Core!

[Chorus]

^CSure it is old and it is beautiful and it's colours they are fi^Am7ne,

it was ^Gworn at Derry, Aughrim^G7 ^CEnniskillen an^Amd the Boyne^C.

Oh me father often wore it as a youth

in the bygone ^Amdays of y^Gore and it’s on the twelth I loved to wea^G7r

the sa^Csh my fat^Gher wo^Cre.

[Verse 2]

^CFor those brave men who crossed the Boyne, have not fought or died in va^Am7in,

Our Un^Gity, Religion, La^G7ws, ^Cand Freedom ^Amto mainta^Cin,

If the call should c^Amome we'll fol^Glow the drum,

and cross that river once m^G7ore

That t^Comorrow's Ul^Gsterman may wear ^Cthe sash my father wore!

[Chorus]

^CSure it is old and it is beautiful and it's colours they are fi^Am7ne,

it was w^Gorn at Derry, Aughr^G7im Ennisk^Cillen and the ^AmBoyne.

Oh me ^Cfather often wore it as a youth in the bygone ^Amdays of y^Gore and it’s on the twelfth I loved to we^G7ar

the sa^Csh my f^Gather ^Cwore.

[Verse 2]

^CAnd when some day, across the sea, to Antrim's shore you c^Am7ome,

We'll w^Gelcome you in royal style^G7, ^Cto the sound of^Am flute an^Cd drum

And ^AmUlster's hills shall ^Gecho still,

from Rathlin to Dromo^G7re

As we s^Cing again the l^Goyal strain of the s^Cash my father wore!

Liam Clancy - The sash my father wore