Valley Of Knockanure Chords & Lyrics - Daoiri Farrell

[INTRO]
[Em] [D] [C] [G] [Am] [Bm] [C]

[VERSE 1]
You may [G]sing or [D]speak about [C]Easter [Am]week
Or the [G]heroes of ninety-[C]eight
Of the [G]Fenian men who roamed the glen
In [C]victory [D]or de[Em]feat
Their [C]names in h[G]istory pages told
Their [D]memories will en[Em]dure
Not a [G]song was [D]sung of our [C]darling [D]sons
In the [G]Valley of Knock[C]anure

[VERSE 2]
There were [Em]Walsh and [D]Lyons and the [C]Dalton [Am]boys
They were [G]young and in their [C]prime
As they [Em]rambled [G]to a lonesome spot
Where the [D]Black and [C]Tans did [Em]lie
Rep[C]ublican [G]bold they did uphold
Tho' [D]outlawed [C]on the [Em]moor
And [G]side by [D]side they [C]fought and [D]died
In the [G]Valley of Knock[C]anure

[VERSE 3]
It was [Em]on a [D]neighbouring [C]hill[Am]side
We [G]listened in calmed amaze
In [Em]every [G]house, in every town
There [D]kneeled a [C]maid to [Em]pray
They're [C]closing [G]in around them now
With [D]rifle [C]fire so [Em]sure
And poor [G]Dalton is [D]down and [C]Lyons is [D]dead
In the [G]Valley of Knocka[C]nure

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Em] [D] [C] [G] [Am] [Bm] [C]

[VERSE 4]

So they [Em]took him [D]down bey[C]ond the [Am]fence
Where the [G]flowers were in full [C]bloom
And they [Em]made him [G]kneel down upon the grass
For to [D]face his [C]final [Em]doom
And then [C]Dalton he [D]spoke, as his voice it broke
With [D]passion [C]proud and [Em]pure
"Oh for [G]Ireland I'll [D]die as I [C]face the [D]sky"
In the [G]Valley of Knocka[C]nure

[VERSE 5]
Now the [Em]summer [D]sun was [C]setting [Am]now
Be[G]tween the hills and the [C]sea
And the [Em]pale pale [G]moon was rising
Far [D]out from [C]Tralee [Em]town
And the [C]dismal s[G]tars and the clouds afar
Are [D]darkening [C]o'er the [Em]moor
And the [G]banshee [D]cried as our [C]sons they [D]died
In the [G]Valley of Knock[C]anure