Intro: |Em, Bm, C5, D, Bm, C5 :||
Riff ( 5 maten tot aan zang)
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
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
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
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?
Interlude: |A5, C5, G5, F5:|| Em
Gitaarsolo over: |Em, B5, D5, C5, E5:|| B5, D5, E5|
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