C           F             C                  G 
Oh father why are you so sad on this bright Easter morn, 
     C             F                     C          G         C   
When Irish men are proud and glad of the land where they were born, 
   G                               C       F        G 
Oh son, I see in memories' view of far off distant days, 
      C           F              C          G   C 
When being just a boy like you,I joined the I.R.A.


[Chorus]
      G                                   C    F      G    
Where are the lads who stood with me when history was made, 
   C                F                C           G      C                
Oh Gra Mo Criodh, I long to see, the boys of the old brigade. 


[Verse 2]
     C          F                C                         G 
From hills and farms the call to arms was heard by one and all, 
    C             F                    C         G         C   
And from the glen came brave young men to answer Ireland's call. 
    G                           C        F        G 
Was long ago we faced the foe the old brigade and me 
     C              F              C        G             C 
And by my side they fought and died that Ireland might be free. 


[Chorus]
      G                                   C    F      G    
Where are the lads who stood with me when history was made, 
   C                F                C           G      C                
Oh Gra Mo Criodh, I long to see, the boys of the old brigade. 


[Verse 3]
    C               F               C              G 
And now my boy I've told you why on Easter morn I sigh, 
    C              F             C       G         C   
For I recall my comrades all of dark old days gone by, 
   G                             C          F              G 
I think of men who fought in the glens with rifles and grenade. 
    C               F                       C            G       C 
May heaven keep the men who sleep, from the ranks of the old brigade. 


[Chorus]
      G                                   C    F      G    
Where are the lads who stood with me when history was made, 
   C                F                C           G      C                
Oh Gra Mo Criodh, I long to see, the boys of the old brigade. 


[Chorus]
      G                                   C    F      G    
Where are the lads who stood with me when history was made, 
   C                F                C           G      C                
Oh Gra Mo Criodh, I long to see, the boys of the old brigade.