Tabbed by Matt Benecke Intro (0:00 - 0:14) Guitar 1 (Acoustic) Plays Riff 1 1x Guitar 2 (Clean Electric) Plays Riff 1 1x Riff 1 D D4 D Em7 G e|-2---2--2-2-2-3--3--2-2-2-2--3---3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3---3--3-3-3-3--3-| B|-3---3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3---3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3---3--3-3-3-3--3-| G|-2---2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--0---0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0---0--0-0-0-0--0-| D|-0---0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--2---2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--0---0--0-0-0-0--0-| A|-----------------------------2---2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2---2--2-2-2-2--2-| E|-----------------------------0---0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--3---3--3-3-3-3--3-| G e|-3-3-3-3--3---3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--| B|-3-3-3-3--3---3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--| G|-0-0-0-0--0---0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--| D|-0-0-0-0--0---0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--| A|-2-2-2-2--2---2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--| E|-3-3-3-3--3---3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--| Verse 1 (0:14 - 0:44) Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1 2x Guitar 2 Plays Riff 1 2x Verse 1 Lyrics Through the eyes of her children The story is told Of another long winter Fighting the cold And as we harvest the land And we hope and we pray For another brave son As he marches away Chorus 1 (0:45 - 0:59) Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1 1x Guitar 2 Plays Riff 1 1x Chorus 1 Lyrics And I say Ireland you are free You'll always be You'll always be Interlude 1 (0:59 - 1:14) Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1 1x Guitar 2 Plays Riff 1 1x Guitar 3 (Bass arranged for guitar) Plays Riff 2 4x Riff 2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-0h2---2p0-0-0--0h2-2-0--| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| or e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-10h12---12p10-10-10--10h12-12-10--| (NOTE: To approximate best the tonal range of the bass guitar it's best to play it on the low e string as opposed to open on the D string) Verse 2 (1:14 - 1:44) Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1 2x Guitar 2 Plays Riff 1 2x Verse 2 Lyrics And as our spirit is strong And we carry along All our hopes and our dreams One day will be real And all those mothers that cried Because their little boys died All their tears born of sorrow Will turn for tomorrow Chorus 2 (1:44 - 2:14) Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1 2x Guitar 2 Plays Riff 1 2x Chorus 2 Lyrics And I say Ireland you are free You'll always be You'll always be And I say Ireland you are free You'll always be You'll always be Interlude 2 / Solo (2:14 - 2:44) Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1 2x Guitar 2 Plays Riff 1 2x Guitar 3 Plays Solo 1x Solo e|--------------------------------------------10h12-12-12-12-10----10----| B|--------------------------------------------------------------12----12-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-5h7---7p5-5-7s14---14-12-14--s17---14-17------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------10-12-12----10-10-------7------5---------------------| B|-10-10---10h12-12----12-12-12-10-10-10s-7---7s-5---5-------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------10h12---12p10-10--| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10---10h12--------------------------10h12--10----12s14--12--10------| E|------------10-0--0----7-5-7-7s10--------------------------------12--| (NOTE: This is actually a combination of a bass solo and an electric guitar solo condensed for one guitar to make playing the section easier. Again, to get a deeper sound to mimic the bass I am setting the fingering for the lower strings for the bass part.) Verse 3 (2:44 - 3:14) Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1 2x Guitar 2 Plays Riff 1 2x Verse 3 Lyrics Ah through the eyes of her children The story is told Of another long winter Of fighting the cold And as we harvest the land And we hope and we pray For another brave son As he goes marching away Chorus 3 (3:14 - 3:44) Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1 2x Guitar 2 Plays Riff 1 2x Guitar 4 (Distorted Electric) Plays Riff 1 2x Chorus 3 Lyrics And I say Ireland you are free You'll always be You'll always be And I say Ireland you are free You'll always be You'll always be Interlude 3 (3:44 - 4:14) Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1 2x Guitar 2 Plays Riff 1 2x Guitar 4 Plays Riff 1 2x Interlude 3 Lyrics La la la la la la la La la la la la la La la La la la la la la la La la la la la la La la Verse 4 (4:14 - 4:30) Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1 1x (End on additional D) Guitar 2 Plays Riff 1 1x (End on additional D) Verse 4 Lyrics Through the eyes of her children The story is told All our hopes and our dreams One day will be real Tab Legend | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | v Downstroke | ^ Upstroke =============================================================================== Ireland You Are Free Lyrics Ah through the eyes of her children The story is told Of another long winter Of fighting the cold And as we harvest the land And we hope and we pray For another brave son As he marches away And I say Ireland you are free You'll always be You'll always be And as our spirit is strong And we carry along All our hopes and our dreams One day will be real And all those mothers that cried Because their little boys died All their tears born of sorrow Will turn for tomorrow And I say Ireland you are free You'll always be You'll always be And I say Ireland you are free You'll always be You'll always be Ah through the eyes of her children The story is told Of another long winter Of fighting the cold And as we harvest the land And we hope and we pray For another brave son As he goes marching away And I say Ireland you are free You'll always be You'll always be And I say Ireland you are free You'll always be You'll always be La la la la la la la La la la la la la La la La la la la la la la La la la la la la La la Through the eyes of her children The story is told All our hopes and our dreams One day will be real
