The Bold Fenian Men chords
'Down by the Glenside'Song Key: A Minor (Relative to C Major)
Time Signature: 3/4
Tempo: 110 bpm
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner (easy chords)
Guitar Chords: Am, Em, C, G
Easy Guitar Song: Ideal for beginners
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The Bold Fenian Men
Intro: 3/4 |𝄽 𝄽 𝅘𝅥𝅮 𝅘𝅥𝅮| Am | C | Am /A /G | Am | Am | Am C Em 1. It was down by the glen-side, I met an old wo-man Am C Em A-pick-in' young net-tles, and she ne’er saw me com-in' Am C G I lis-tened a while to the song she was hum-ming' Am C Am /A /G | Am | Glo-ry O, Glo-ry O, to the bold Fen - ian men Instr: | Am | C | Am /A /G | Am | Am | Am C Em 2. It's fif-ty long years since I saw the moon beam-in' Am C Em On strong man-ly forms, on eyes with hope gleam-in' Am C G I see them a-gain, in all my sad dream-in' Am C Am /A /G | Am | Glo-ry O, Glo-ry O, to the bold Fen - ian men Instr: Play Verse 2 Am C Em 3. When I was a young girl, their march-in' and dril-lin' Am C Em A-woke in the glen-side sounds awe-some and thril-lin' Am C G They loved dear old Ire-land, and to die they were wil-lin' Am C Am /A /G | Am | Am | Am | Glo-ry O, Glo-ry O, to the bold Fen - ian men Am C Em 4. Some died by the glen-side, some died near a stran-ger Am C Em And wise men have told us their cause was a fail-ure Am C G They loved dear old Ire-land, they ne-ver feared dan-ger Am C Am /A /G | Am | Am | Glo-ry O, Glo-ry O, to the bold Fen - ian men Am C Em 5. I went on my way, God be praised that I met her Am C Em Be life long or short, sure I'll ne-ver for-get her Am C G We may have good men, but we'll ne-ver have bet-ter Am C Am /A /G | Am | Glo-ry O, Glo-ry O, to the bold Fen - ian men Outro: | Am | C | Am /A /G | Am ... |
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Chord and Bass Run
0: play open string
x: don't play string
Numbers: Fret Numbers
Am /A /G
e|--0------------|
B|--1------------|
G|--2------------|
D|--2------------|
A|--0----0-------|
E|--x---------3--|
P.S. You don't have to play the bass notes /A & /G with the Am but it does sound good, especially if you are fingerpicking. If you omit the bass notes, just continue playing the Am chord.
Song Details:
- Songwriter: Peadar Kearney - Irish Republican and composer of many rebel songs.
- Date: Early 1900s... around the time of the 1916 Easter Rising
- Lyrics Begin: It was down by the glenside, I met an old woman
- Performing Artists: The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
- Genre: Irish Rebel Song
- Album: Wrap The Green Flag
Released: 1994
Country: US
Forrmat: CD, Compilation
Label: Columbia, Legacy
