D A D
D A D


[Verse 1]
   D                  G
At 18 years old and I ran the farm
     A                D
This men came in with arms
     D                     G
They burnt the house, they took our lands
     A                D
They broke our living plants
   D                   G
Me father said, if you want to live
    A                 D
You fight them like a man
     D                             G
So I punched their nose and then I kicked their ass
    A                  D
But then my hands were cuffed


[Chorus]
D                     G
Take away, take away, take away
A                D
Take it away, my son
D                     G
Take away, take away, take away
A                D
Take it away, my son

D                     G
Take away, take away, take away
A                D
Take it away, my son
D                     G
Take away, take away, take away
A                D
Take it away, my son

D             G            A             D
Give a little heart break, give a little soul
D             G            A             D
Give a little heart break, give a little soul


[Verse 2]
  D              G
6 hungry years behind the bars
    A              D
Was not enough for me
   D                  G
To change my mind to fighting for
   A                 D
My brothers from the tree
      D        G
So at 24 I got on my horse
    A            D
And fought my enemy
           D                           G
But at the fields of play they shot me in the back
         A               D
Well, at least I did die free


[Chorus]
D                     G
Take away, take away, take away
A                D
Take it away, my son
D                     G
Take away, take away, take away
A                D
Take it away, my son

D                     G
Take away, take away, take away
A                D
Take it away, my son
D                     G
Take away, take away, take away
A                D
Take it away, my son

D             G            A             D
Give a little heart break, give a little soul
D             G            A             D
Give a little heart break, give a little soul


[Bridge]
Am     Em     Dm            Am
Lalala lalala lalalalalalalala


[Chorus]
D                     G
Take away, take away, take away
A                D
Take it away, my son
D                     G
Take away, take away, take away
A                D
Take it away, my son

D                     G
Take away, take away, take away
A                D
Take it away, my son
D                     G
Take away, take away, take away
A                D
Take it away, my son

D                     G
Take away, take away, take away
A                D
Take it away, my son


[Verse 3]
       D                  G
Now me body's dead and me spirit lives up
A               D
Here with other Saints
    D                 G
St. Patrick and I are having fun
    A                D
And drinking tons of beer
    D                  G
Meanwhile on Earth the Irish clans
    A                  D
Are fighting for their lands
       D                    G
I wish I were there with my gun in my hand
A                    D
Fighting for them to be free


[Chorus]
D                     G
Take away, take away, take away
A                D
Take it away, my son (oh please don't...)
D                     G
Take away, take away, take away
A                D
Take it away, my son

D                     G
Take away, take away, take away
A                D
Take it away, my son
D                     G
Take away, take away, take away
A                D
Take it away, my son