The Molly Maguires

C	G
Make way for the M	olly Maguires,

	F	G	C
they're dr	inkers, they're l	iars but they're m	en.

Make way for the Molly Maguires,

you'll never see the likes of them again.    E

a	C
Down the mines no s	unlight shines,

	a
those pits they're as black as h	ell.

	C	F
In m	ud and slime they d	o their time,

	C	G	C
it's P	addy's pr	ison c	ell.

	a	e
And they c	urse the day they tr	avelled far,

	F	G
and dr	own their tears with a j	ar. So....

Ref.

a	C
Backs will break and m	uscles ache,

	a
down there there's no time to dr	eam

	C	F
of f	ields, a farm, a w	oman's arm,

	C	G	C
just d	ig that bl	oody s	eam.

	a	e
Though they dr	ain their bodies u	nder ground,

	F	G
who'll d	are to push them ar	ound. So...

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