Intro: Em D C G D
Verse: 1
Em D C
Aunt Jennie they never told me
G D
Of your fight in 1916
Em D C
Brave Jennie they never told me
G D
Of the jails and the combat you seen
C Am Em
Sean Connolly died in your strong young arms
D
On City Hall
C Am G
Your family was the Irish Citizen Army
D
You answered their call
Verse: 2
Em D C
Aunt Jennie your gallant bravery
G D
Gives me strength in this crazy world
Bridge
C Am
Thank you oh thank you
Em D
For your example against the tyrants of this world
C Am Em
The many brave warrior queens of ‘16
D
They gave it all
C Am
Great hunger and genocide
Em D
Was why they did rise
Solo: Em D C G D
Verse: 3
Em
The good doctor Kathleen Lynn
D C
And Rosie Hackett were your skins
G
You stood and fought with them bravely
D
In James’ Citizen Army
C Am
Brave Jennie Jennie Shanahan
E D
From the tenements of old Mercer Street
Outro:
C Am
Thank you oh thank you
C Am Em
For your example against the tyrants of this world