Intro: |Em, Bm, C5, D, Bm, C5 :||

Riff ( 5 maten tot aan zang)

Couplet 1:

Em
They looked out from the
Bm
Fortress on the hill
D
There came a single warrior
C                  Em
Returning from the kill
Em
The spoils of war hung
Bm
From his horses mane
                      D
The bloody heads of enemies
      C             Em
That he had freshly slayed
B5
They saw the face
The eyes so sullen
D5
Could only be the
                E5
Young C. Chullain

Refrein:

Em           D5
Thunder rising
           C5
Thunder rising

Thunder rising
D            B5    C
Early in the morning
Em          D5
Cities burning
                    C5
The world keeps turning

Thunder rising
D            B5   C
Early in the morning


Couplet 2:

Em                                  Bm
The son of Lugh MacEithleen knew no fear
                      D
For just one blow at any foe
C5                   Em
To tell his end was near
Em                         Bm
So many tried to mock this Celtic son
D                       Em
They taunted and they teased him till
C5                    Em
He slayed them one by one

B5
And so they came
And so they've fallen
D5
at the hands of
               E5
Young C. Chullain

Refrein:

Interlude: |A5|  4 maten

Couplet 3:

A5
Long ago the legend has it
How the mighty Ulster men
C5
Battled with the King Of Connacht
G5              F5
Fighting to the bitter end
A5
No one knew what foolish reason
Caused this skirmish to begin
C5
Was it treachery or treason
G5             F5                   Em
Or just the idle threats of drunken men?