Drink A Round To Ireland

Judy Collins

Transposer:

Judy Collins - Drink A Round To Ireland CAPO: 3rd Fret ## NOTE: Notes in parentheses( ) are single note walk-ups ## [Intro] [Verse 1] Father was a singing man most of what he sang   Had to do with Ireland the place from where he came        Ireland of his childhood Ireland of his spring   To return to Ireland was his dream           [Chorus] Drink a round to Ireland boys I’m home___ again   Drink a round to Jesus Christ who died for    Irishmen [Verse 2] I guess he left his dreams to me after he was gone   And there were many years to come where I sang my father’s song        And so I came to Ireland here I live today   Lately I’ve been wondering why I stay             [Chorus] Drink a round to Ireland boys I’m home___ again   Drink a round to Jesus Christ who died for    Irishmen [Verse 3] Dad I think you’re fortunate your dreams did not come true   I know that it would break your heart to see the things we do            If you could see the murder here if you could feel the pain   To see the way we live would bring you shame            [Chorus] Drink a round to Ireland boys I’m home___ again   Drink a round to Jesus Christ who died for    Irishmen             [Chorus]         D     N.C. Drink a round to Ireland boys I’m home___ again Drink a round to Jesus Christ who died for    Irishmen

Du même artiste :

empty heart empty heart Dm, C, G, F, A7, D7, Gm, Bb
empty heart empty heart G, F, Em, D, Gm, Bb, Dm, Am
empty heart empty heart G, C9, D, Em7, C, Bb
empty heart empty heart C, D, F, G, B, Am
empty heart empty heart G, F, C, D
empty heart empty heart Am, G, Em, Dm, C, F
empty heart empty heart G, C, Am, D, Bm7, Em, Bb, Eb, Cm, F, Dm7, Gm, C9, Em7, g, B, Dm, G7, C7, Cmaj7, D7, Bm, A7, E, E7, F7, A, G#m, G#, Db, Bbm, F#, Fm, Dbm
empty heart empty heart Dm, Am, E, E7, A7, Bb
Cette chanson évoque le lien profond entre l'artiste et son héritage irlandais, à travers les souvenirs de son père et de sa musique. Elle parle de la nostalgie pour l'Irlande, terre d'origine, et du rêve de retourner à ses racines, tout en partageant un hommage à Jésus-Christ, considéré ici comme le sauveur de tous, y compris des Irlandais. L'artiste transmet également une réflexion sur les espoirs déchus, soulignant les difficultés et douleurs présentes dans le pays, contrastant avec l'image idyllique qu'avait son père. Le contexte de cette chanson se situe dans une tradition de chants qui célèbrent l'héritage culturel irlandais, tout en abordant des thèmes de perte, de mémoire et de quête spirituelle, souvent caractéristiques de la musique folk.