The wind that shakes the barley Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
I [Em]sat within t[Fm]he valley green
[F]I sat me w[Eb]ith m[Fm]y tru[Em]e lo[F]ve.[Em]
[C]My sad heart strove the[Fm] two between
The [F]old love [Dm]an d [F]the new love.
The old [Fm]for her the new
That made me think on
Ireland [Em]dearly.
While the soft wind blew
down the glade
and shook the [Dm]golden [Em]barle[Dm]y.[F]
[Em]'Twas hard the woeful
words to frame
To break [Dm]the ties that [Em]bound us.
But [C]harder [Em]still to bear the shame
of foreign chains around us.
And so I said the [G]mountain glen
[Em]I'll meet at morning early.
And I'll join [D]the bold [Em]united men
While soft winds shook the barley.
'Twas sad I kissed away her tears
My fond arm round her flinging.
When a foe, man's [C]shot burst
[Em]on our ears
From out the [Dm]wild woods ringing.
[Em]A bullet pierced my true love's side
In life's young spring so early.
And on my breast in blood she died
While soft winds shook the barley.
But blood [Am]for blood [C]without [Em]remorse
I've ta'en at oulart hollow.
I've lain my true love's
clay like corpse
Where I full soon must follow.
Around her grave I've
wandered drear
Noon, night, and morning early.
With breaking heart when
e'er I hear
The wind that shakes the barley.