Celtic Conection – The Eviction chords
Chords:
The Eviction Celtic ConnectionC EmMy name it is Sweeney father of two sons I amG F Ca courier tenant like many a true mountain manC Emmy wife fell to famine my heart will never repairG F Cbut worse was to come in the form of John George AdairC Emthe news in the valley a stranger had bought up the landG F Csoon twenty eight thousand acres he would commandC Embut we were to learn that the blood in his body ran coldG F Cfor the suffering of the poor was John Adairs goal(chorus)Am F Cthe hills and the mountains know your nameAm F Cthe deer even hang their heads in shameAm F Cand even the longest winters rainAm F Ccan't wash away all the suffering and painF G Cof the evictions at DerryveaghC Emhe sworn us lies had us arrested and jailedG F Cfor the murder of Murrog his agent but justice prevailedC Embut vengeance was feasting inside of his cold Scottish heartG F Cso the notice was given the people and land they must partC Emone cold april morning eighteen sixty oneG F Ctwo hundred soldiers the bayonets John and his sonC Emled by the sheriff they marched to the grove by the bayG F Ca widow six daughters a son first homeless Lough Barra(chorus)Am F Cthe hills and the mountains know your nameAm F Cthe deer even hang their heads in shameAm F Cand even the longest winters rainAm F Ccan't wash away all the suffering and painF G Cof the evictions at DerryveaghC Emtwo hundred forty four people left homeless that dayG F Cwhile John Adairs castle was planned for the shores of Lough VeaghC Emsome to the poorhouse some to Australia's shoresG F Cbut all said goodbye to our homeland they'd see nevermore(chorus)Am F Cthe hills and the mountains know your nameAm F Cthe deer even hang their heads in shameAm F Cand even the longest winters rainAm F Ccan't wash away all the suffering and painF G Cof the evictions at DerryveaghWorked the words out for this listening to it over and over not being Irish I wasn't sure of some of the terms so I researched what I could but the term courier tenant as it sounded to me I was unable to nail down. any corrections would be welcomed