Flogging Molly To Youth

Tom: G C G Tell me why must a man be of service C G To his lord and the god seldom high C G From the grave spring the name of our fathers C D But there's no glint in a dead man's eye C G Tell me why are our fields filled with hunger C G And fruitless the crop bitter soil C G So I say my farewell to a nation C D As the leaf waves goodbye to it's so C G So it's to youth I sing you this story C G And it's of youth I sing it now C G Like the train that derails without warning C D I must leave what I left far behind C D So goodbye, sweet Roisin Dubh G I say goodbye (C D G )3x C G Tell me why must our peace be this puzzle C G That fractures the land, splinters war C G The last nails cite the shame in our coffin C D But in the end we must all die alone C G So it's to youth I sing you this story C G And it's of youth I sing it now C G Like the train that derails without warning C D I must leave what I left far behind C D So goodbye, sweet Roisin Dubh G I say goodbye (C D G )3x D And the bark fell from tree C G To the ground that they'll bleed D G On the anguish that never learned to shout D With the clash of the drum C G We'll surrender the gun D G and on this sadness we shall no longer speak C G Until time can live on our all forgotten songs C D That's when I and we will sing again G C D G So goodbye to my love, my sweet Roisin Dubh G D G Goodbye now until we meet again (C D G )3x C G Tell me why must our grief still be grieving C G For a language that never spoke it's loss C G But this tongue speak with fire will tear down the barb wire C D And Rip the belly from the waxy ghost C G So it's to youth I sing you this story C G And it's of youth I sing it now C G Like the train that derails without warning C D We must leave what we left far behind C G So it's to youth I sing you this story C G And it's of youth I sing it now C G Like the train that derails without warning C D We must leave what we left far behind C D G So goodbye, sweet Roisin Dubh, I say goodbye (C D G ) C D G So goodbye, sweet Roisin Dubh, I say goodbye (C D G ) C G Until we meet again C G Until we meet again C G Until we meet again, she arrives to beautify D But slumber now must rest G Oh my Roisin Dubh C I'll forever love G D G The youth you once possessed