Irish Songs With Easy Chords & Lyrics
O'Carolan Tribute
D | G | A | D |
I sat and I | thought of a | man O' | Carolan |
| G | D | A |
Who | played for | kings and | lords and ladies |
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To | hear him | play, oh | must have been | wondrous |
| G | D | A | D |
To | feel such | music played | at his com | mand |
| D | G | A | D |
And the | people | spoke of your | mighty | godly gift |
| G | D | A |
Be | stowed on | you when | you were a boy |
| D | G | A | D |
To | play the | harp with your | magical | fingers |
| G | D | A | D |
To | compose such | music that | left no de | sire |
(Chorus)
| D | A | A7 |
And | blind man O'Carolan | where is your | monument |
D | Em | A |
Build it so | high that the | world it can see |
D | G | A | D |
All the | people | now have their | music |
| G | D | A7 | D |
Through a | blind | harpist that | helped them to | see |
O'Carolan's concerto, was your tribute
You wrote it so people would remember your name
And the big hills the small hills, was your beauty
That conversation between two hills
And Carolan oh blind man, you wrote such masters
You showed the people, you found our hearts
And you gave our music a new beginning
And from the people it will never part
And blind man O'Carolan where is your monument
Build it so high that the world it can see
All the people now have their music
Through a blind harpist that helped them to see
Then a mighty man who's name was O'Riada
He wakened the people from out of their sleep
And O'Carolan's music, it was a part of him
A man I remembered a man I admired
And he spoke of you with great admiration
He played your music with grace and with style
And we'll remember you Sean O'Riada
We will remember you for a long while
And blind man O'Carolan he was your monument
He built it so high that the world it can see
And through O'Riada we can be thankful
He showed us a blind man, that's helped us to see
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