Chord/Tab song: Ireland You Are Free

"Ireland You Are Free" by The Bollox
Tabbed by Matt Benecke

The Bollox is the Irish Punk side project of Jason Devore from Authority Zero.

Scope out the band's websites:

http://thebolloxmusic.com/
http://www.myspace.com/thebolloxmusic
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bollox

Intro (0:00 - 0:14)

Guitar 1 (Acoustic) Plays Riff 1 1x

Guitar 2 (Clean Electric) Plays Riff 1 1x

Riff 1

[D] [Dsus4] [D] [Em7] [G]

e|-2---2--2-2-2-3--3--2-2-2-2--3---3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3---3--3-3-3-3--3-|
B|-3---3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3---3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3---3--3-3-3-3--3-|
G|-2---2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--0---0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0---0--0-0-0-0--0-|
D|-0---0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--2---2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--0---0--0-0-0-0--0-|
A|-----------------------------2---2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2---2--2-2-2-2--2-|
E|-----------------------------0---0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--3---3--3-3-3-3--3-|

[G]

e|-3-3-3-3--3---3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--|
B|-3-3-3-3--3---3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--|
G|-0-0-0-0--0---0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--|
D|-0-0-0-0--0---0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--|
A|-2-2-2-2--2---2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--|
E|-3-3-3-3--3---3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--|

Verse 1 (0:14 - 0:44)

Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1 2x

Guitar 2 Plays Riff 1 2x

Verse 1 Lyrics

Through the eyes of her children
The story is told
Of another long winter
Fighting the cold
And as we harvest the land
And we hope and we pray
For another brave son
As he marches away

Chorus 1 (0:45 - 0:59)

Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1 1x

Guitar 2 Plays Riff 1 1x

Chorus 1 Lyrics

And I say
Ireland you are free
You'll always be
You'll always be

Interlude 1 (0:59 - 1:14)

Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1 1x

Guitar 2 Plays Riff 1 1x

Guitar 3 (Bass arranged for guitar) Plays Riff 2 4x

Riff 2

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-0h2---2p0-0-0--0h2-2-0--|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

or

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-10h12---12p10-10-10--10h12-12-10--|

(NOTE: To approximate best the tonal range of the bass guitar
it's best to play it on the low e string as opposed to open
on the D string)

Verse 2 (1:14 - 1:44)

Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1 2x

Guitar 2 Plays Riff 1 2x

Verse 2 Lyrics

And as our spirit is strong
And we carry along
All our hopes and our dreams
One day will be real
And all those mothers that cried
Because their little boys died
All their tears born of sorrow
Will turn for tomorrow

Chorus 2 (1:44 - 2:14)

Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1 2x

Guitar 2 Plays Riff 1 2x

Chorus 2 Lyrics

And I say
Ireland you are free
You'll always be
You'll always be
And I say
Ireland you are free
You'll always be
You'll always be

Interlude 2 / Solo (2:14 - 2:44)

Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1 2x

Guitar 2 Plays Riff 1 2x

Guitar 3 Plays Solo 1x

Solo

e|--------------------------------------------10h12-12-12-12-10----10----|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------12----12-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7---7p5-5-7s14---14-12-14--s17---14-17------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------10-12-12----10-10-------7------5---------------------|
B|-10-10---10h12-12----12-12-12-10-10-10s-7---7s-5---5-------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------10h12---12p10-10--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10---10h12--------------------------10h12--10----12s14--12--10------|
E|------------10-0--0----7-5-7-7s10--------------------------------12--|

(NOTE: This is actually a combination of a bass solo and an electric guitar
solo condensed for one guitar to make playing the section easier. Again, to
get a deeper sound to mimic the bass I am setting the fingering for the lower
strings for the bass part.)

Verse 3 (2:44 - 3:14)

Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1 2x

Guitar 2 Plays Riff 1 2x

Verse 3 Lyrics

Ah through the eyes of her children
The story is told
Of another long winter
Of fighting the cold
And as we harvest the land
And we hope and we pray
For another brave son
As he goes marching away

Chorus 3 (3:14 - 3:44)

Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1 2x

Guitar 2 Plays Riff 1 2x

Guitar 4 (Distorted Electric) Plays Riff 1 2x

Chorus 3 Lyrics

And I say
Ireland you are free
You'll always be
You'll always be
And I say
Ireland you are free
You'll always be
You'll always be

Interlude 3 (3:44 - 4:14)

Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1 2x

Guitar 2 Plays Riff 1 2x

Guitar 4 Plays Riff 1 2x

Interlude 3 Lyrics

La la la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la

Verse 4 (4:14 - 4:30)

Guitar 1 Plays Riff 1 1x (End on additional D)

Guitar 2 Plays Riff 1 1x (End on additional D)

Verse 4 Lyrics

Through the eyes of her children
The story is told
All our hopes and our dreams
One day will be real



Tab Legend

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| v Downstroke
| ^ Upstroke


Ireland You Are Free Lyrics

Ah through the eyes of her children
The story is told
Of another long winter
Of fighting the cold
And as we harvest the land
And we hope and we pray
For another brave son
As he marches away

And I say
Ireland you are free
You'll always be
You'll always be

And as our spirit is strong
And we carry along
All our hopes and our dreams
One day will be real
And all those mothers that cried
Because their little boys died
All their tears born of sorrow
Will turn for tomorrow

And I say
Ireland you are free
You'll always be
You'll always be
And I say
Ireland you are free
You'll always be
You'll always be

Ah through the eyes of her children
The story is told
Of another long winter
Of fighting the cold
And as we harvest the land
And we hope and we pray
For another brave son
As he goes marching away

And I say
Ireland you are free
You'll always be
You'll always be
And I say
Ireland you are free
You'll always be
You'll always be

La la la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la

Through the eyes of her children
The story is told
All our hopes and our dreams
One day will be real