Only Our Rivers Run Free chords
Christy Moore
- Only Our Rivers Run Free was written by Mickey MacConnell from Bellanaleck in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland - 1973.
- This cover by Christy Moore is from the album Time Has Come.
- Music: Key of C Major in 3/4 time at ~102 bpm (♩)
- Chords: C, G, F, Am, Em
- Ideal for beginners - excellent song - beautiful rendition
Only Our Rivers Run Free
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key C G C
1. When ap-ples still grow in No-vem-ber
F C G
When Blos-soms still bloom from each tree
F C
When leaves are still green in De-cem-ber
G Am
It's then that our land will be free
F C
I wan-der her hills and val-leys
F Em
And still through my sor-row I see
F C
A land that has never known free-dom
G Am
On-ly her ri-vers run free
F G C
2. I drink to the death of her man-hood
F C G
Those men who would ra-ther have died
F C
Than to live in the cold chains of bon-dage
G Am
To bring back their rights were de-nied
F C
Where are you now when we need you
F Em
What burns where the flame used to be
F C
Are ye gone like the snows of last win-ter
G Am
Will on-ly our ri-vers run free?
F G C
3. How sweet is life but we're cry-ing
F C G
How mel-low the wine that were dry
F C
How fra-grant the rose but it's dy-ing
G Am
How gen-tle the wind but it sighs
F C
What good is in youth when it's age-ing
F Em
What joy is in eyes that can't see
F C
When there's sor-row in sun-shine and flow-ers
G Am
And on-ly our ri-vers run free
Christy Moore
Born: Christopher Andrew Moore on the 7th May 1945 in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland
Occupation: Musician, songwriter
Instruments: Vocals, guitar, bodhrán
Active Years: 1969 – present
Music Styles: Folk, Traditional Irish, Pop
Songs by Christy Moore on this site:- Black Is The Colour
- Only Our Rivers Run Free
