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Lindisfarne - Poor Old Ireland [INTRO:] G Dm7 G Dm7 G Dm7 G Dm7-G [VERSE 1:]

Poor old ^Dm7Ireland, ^Gpoor old ^Dm7universe ^GWonder who ^Dm7comes off the ^Gworse ^Dm7

^G Poor old ^Dm7people mis^Gtreating, misbe^Dm7lieving Are ^Gyou given, ^Dm7cursed by a ^Gcurse ^Dm7

[VERSE 2:]

But I don't want you to ^Dm7die, I can ^Gsee all the ^Dm7lies There's ^Gnothing ^Dm7there that's ^Gnew ^Dm7

^G But there's still no ^Dm7need to make ^Gblind children ^Dm7bleed Even ^Gif what you ^Dm7say is ^Gtrue ^Dm7

[VERSE 3:]

And mean^Fwhile in the aisles of the ^Cchurches with style They're ^Emsinging their songs to the ^Glord And the ^Fpreacher is carping, that for ^Cfailure on earth ^EmHeaven will be your re^Dward

[VERSE 4:]

^GPoor old ^Dm7Ireland, ^Gtortured by ^Dm7past And ^Gtarnished by^Dm7 future's ^Gcurse ^Dm7

^G Poor old ^Dm7Ireland, ^Gpoor old ^Dm7planet ^GPoor old ^Dm7univ^Gerse ^Dm7

[INSTRUMENTAL:] G Dm7 G Dm7 G Dm7 G Dm7-G G Dm7 G Dm7 G Dm7 G Dm7-G [VERSE 5:]

Oh, ^FIreland your people mean ^Cmore than the idols You ^Emseek to set up on ^Gearth And the ^Fday that you see, that's the ^Cday Em D D/C D/B D/A (*Bass on the A-string*) That all of your sadness and sickness will die

[VERSE 5:]

For the ^Fenemy you seek to des^Ctroy Is not the on^Eme who's causing your ^Gpain He's dis^Fguised himself well with his ^Cbook and his bell But ^Emevil is still his ^Dname

[VERSE 5:]

^GPoor old ^Dm7Ireland, ^Gtortured by ^Dm7past And ^Gtarnished by ^Dm7future's ^Gcurse ^Dm7

^G Poor old ^Dm7Ireland, ^Gpoor old ^Dm7universe ^GWonder who ^Dm7comes off the ^Gworse ^Dm7

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Lindisfarne - Poor old ireland