Dm - Am - Bb - C - Am (2x)
1. [Dm] She wears mystic lipstick, she[-] w[Am]ears stones and bones,
[Bb] she tells myth and legend, she sings rock [C]and roll.[Am]
[Dm] She wears chains of bondage, she wea[-]rs[Am] wings of hope,
[Bb] she wears the gown of plenty, and still it's hard to co[C]pe.[Am]
Chroi O[D] mo chroi, you[Bm]r heart is breaking,[Em][A]
your eyes [D]are red, yo[Bm]ur song is blue.[Em][-][A]
Your poets [D]underne[B7]ath the willow in desp[Em]air,[A]
the[D]y have been lo[Bm]vers[Em] of your sad t[A]une,[D][-][Bm]
[Em]lovers of you[A]r slow air.[D][-][Bm][-][A]
[G] And though they feed on what[A] hurts you,[D]
[Em] to sing the book [A]of your heart,[D]
[G] Oh sweeet Black Rose, how the[A]y've loved you,[D]
and it's hard[Bm] to, but they do,[Em] Eire, they do.[A]
2. [Dm] She keeps fools for counsel, she ke[-]ep[Am]s the wig and gown.
[Bb] [C]
th[Am]e cloth and the bloody warfare, the stars and stripes and crown.
[Dm] And still we pray for a better day now, God will[-]in[Am]g it's for the best,
[Bb] [C]
I've just[Am] seen the harp on the penny with a dollar on her naked breast.
Chroi O[D] mo chroi, you[Bm]r heart is breaking,[Em][A]
your eyes [D]are red, yo[Bm]ur song is blue.[Em][-][A]
Your poets [D]underne[B7]ath the willow in desp[Em]air,[A]
the[D]y have been lo[Bm]vers[Em] of your sad t[A]une,[D][-][Bm]
[Em]lovers of you[A]r slow air, [D] [-] [Bm] lov[Em]ers in sweet de[A]spair.[Dm]
+ Dm - Am - Bb - C - Am (2x)
Chroi O[D] mo chroi, you[Bm]r heart is breaking,[Em][A]
your eyes [D]are red, yo[Bm]ur song is blue.[Em][-][A]
Your poets [D]underne[B7]ath the willow in desp[Em]air,[A]
the[D]y have been lo[Bm]vers[Em] of your sad t[A]une,[D][-][Bm]
[Em]lovers of you[A]r slow air, [D] [-] [Bm] l[Em]overs in sweet de[A]spair.[D]
1. [Dm] She wears mystic lipstick, she[-] w[Am]ears stones and bones,
[Bb] she tells myth and legend, she sings rock [C]and roll.[Am]
[Dm] She wears chains of bondage, she wea[-]rs[Am] wings of hope,
[Bb] she wears the gown of plenty, and still it's hard to co[C]pe.[Am]
Chroi O[D] mo chroi, you[Bm]r heart is breaking,[Em][A]
your eyes [D]are red, yo[Bm]ur song is blue.[Em][-][A]
Your poets [D]underne[B7]ath the willow in desp[Em]air,[A]
the[D]y have been lo[Bm]vers[Em] of your sad t[A]une,[D][-][Bm]
[Em]lovers of you[A]r slow air.[D][-][Bm][-][A]
[G] And though they feed on what[A] hurts you,[D]
[Em] to sing the book [A]of your heart,[D]
[G] Oh sweeet Black Rose, how the[A]y've loved you,[D]
and it's hard[Bm] to, but they do,[Em] Eire, they do.[A]
2. [Dm] She keeps fools for counsel, she ke[-]ep[Am]s the wig and gown.
[Bb] [C]
th[Am]e cloth and the bloody warfare, the stars and stripes and crown.
[Dm] And still we pray for a better day now, God will[-]in[Am]g it's for the best,
[Bb] [C]
I've just[Am] seen the harp on the penny with a dollar on her naked breast.
Chroi O[D] mo chroi, you[Bm]r heart is breaking,[Em][A]
your eyes [D]are red, yo[Bm]ur song is blue.[Em][-][A]
Your poets [D]underne[B7]ath the willow in desp[Em]air,[A]
the[D]y have been lo[Bm]vers[Em] of your sad t[A]une,[D][-][Bm]
[Em]lovers of you[A]r slow air, [D] [-] [Bm] lov[Em]ers in sweet de[A]spair.[Dm]
+ Dm - Am - Bb - C - Am (2x)
Chroi O[D] mo chroi, you[Bm]r heart is breaking,[Em][A]
your eyes [D]are red, yo[Bm]ur song is blue.[Em][-][A]
Your poets [D]underne[B7]ath the willow in desp[Em]air,[A]
the[D]y have been lo[Bm]vers[Em] of your sad t[A]une,[D][-][Bm]
[Em]lovers of you[A]r slow air, [D] [-] [Bm] l[Em]overs in sweet de[A]spair.[D]