Boys Of Barr Na Stráide chords

[VERSE 1]
Oh, the [G]town, it climbs the [D]mountains and [Bm]looks out u[Em]pon the [A]sea
At [D]sleeping [Bm]time or [Em]wa [A]king, it's [G]there I'd [A]long to [D]be.
To walk a[Bm]gain those [Em]kindly [A]streets, the [G]place where [A]life be[D]gan,
And the [G]Boys of Barr na [D]Stráide went [Bm]hunting [A]for the wren.

[VERSE 2]
With [G]cudgels stout we [D]roamed about to [Bm]hunt the [Em]dreó[A]lín
We [D]searched for [Bm]birds in [Em]every [A]furze from [G]Litir [A]to Doo[D]neen.
We sang for [Bm]joy be[Em]neath the [A]sky, life [G]held no [A]print nor [D]plan
And the [G]Boys of Barr na [D]Stráide went [Bm]hunting [A]for the wren.

[VERSE 3]
And [G]when the hills were [D]bleedin' and the [Bm]rifles [Em]were a[A]flame
To the [D]rebel [Bm]homes of [Em]Kerry [A] -the [G]Saxon [A]strangers [D]came,
But the men who [Bm]dared the [Em]Auxies [A]and who [G]fought the [A]Black-and-[D]Tan
Were the [G]Boys of Barr na [D]Stráide who [Bm]huntied [A]for the wren.

[VERSE 4]
And [G]here's a health to [D]them tonight wher[Bm]ever [Em]they may [A]be.
By the [D]groves of [Bm]Carham [Em]river -[A]or the [G]slope of [A]Bean 'a [D]Tí
John Daly [Bm]and Batt [Em]Andy [A]and the [G]Sheehans, [A]Con and [D]Dan,
And the [G]Boys of Barr na [D]Stráide who [Bm]hunted [A]for the wren.

[VERSE 5]
When [G]now they toil in [D]foreign soil where [Bm]they have [Em]made their [A]way
Deep [D]in the [Bm]heart of [Em]London [A]Town or [G]over [A]on Broad[D]way,
And I am [Bm]left to [Em]sing their [A]deeds and [G]praise them [A]while I [D]can
Those [G]Boys of Barr na [D]Stráide who [Bm]hunted [A]for the wren.

[VERSE 6]
And [G]when the wheel of [D]life runs out and [Bm]peace come [Em]over [A]me
Oh [D]lay me [Bm]down in [Em]that old [A]town bet[G]ween the [A]hills and [D]sea.
I'll take my [Bm]sleep in [Em]those green [A]fields, the [G]place my [A]life be[D]gan,,
With those [G]Boys of Barr na [D]Stráide who [Bm]hunted [A]for the wren.