Guitar chords Kelly The Boy From Killane

Key:  C

                      
C
                              
F
                  
C
                  
Am
 
What's the news, what's the news oh my bold Shelmalier
                    
C
                          
G
                        
C
 
With your long barrelled guns from the sea
                      
C
                    
F
                          
C
                
Am
 
Say what wind from the south brings a messenger here
                    
C
                    
G
                      
C
 
With the hymn of the dawn for the free
              
F
                                          
C
 
Goodly news, goodly news do I bring youth of Forth
              
F
                                                
G
 
Goodly news shall you hear Bargy man
                
C
                        
F
                        
C
                      
Am
 
For the boys march at dawn from the south to the north
              
C
                
G
                        
C
 
Led by Kelly the boy from Killane
                
C
                    
F
                          
C
                      
Am
 
Tell me who is that giant with the gold curling hair
              
C
                      
G
                      
C
 
He who rides at the head of your band
            
C
                    
F
                              
C
                
Am
 
Seven feet is his height with some inches to spare
              
C
                      
G
                      
C
 
And he looks like a king in command
              
F
                                                    
C
 
Ah my boys that's the pride of the bold Shelmaliers
                        
F
                                      
G
 
'Mongst our greatest of hero's a man
                      
C
                  
F
                    
C
                        
Am
 
Fling your beavers aloft and give three ringing cheers
                    
C
              
G
                        
C
 
For John Kelly the boy from Killane
            
C
                  
F
                          
C
                  
Am
 
Enniscorthy's in flames and old Wexford is won
                
C
              
G
                          
C
 
And tomorrow the Barrow we will cross
          
C
                        
F
                      
C
                
Am
 
On a hill o'er the town we have planted a gun
                    
C
                  
G
                  
C
 
That will batter the gateway to Ross
                
F
                                                      
C
 
All the Forth men and Bargy men will march o'er the heath
                      
F
                                        
G
 
With brave Harvey to lead in the van
                
C
                    
F
                    
C
                    
Am
 
But the foremost of all in that grim gap of death
                
C
                
G
                      
C
 
Will be Kelly the boy from Killane
                
C
                    
F
                      
C
                    
Am
 
But the gold sun of freedom grew darkened at Ross
              
C
                  
G
                      
C
 
As it set by the Slaney's red waves
                  
C
                              
F
                    
C
                
Am
 
And poor Wexford stripped naked, hung high on a cross
                  
C
                              
G
                      
C
 
With her heart pierced by traitors and slaves
            
F
                                
C
 
Glory-o, glory-o to her brave sons who died
                
F
                                                  
G
 
For the cause of long down-trodden man
            
C
                  
F
                          
C
                    
Am
 
Glory-o to Mount Leinster's own darling and pride
                    
C
                
G
                      
C
 
Dauntless Kelly the boy from Killane