Dm C Am Dm
Dm C Am G
Dm F G Dm
Bb C Am Dm
[Verse]
Dm C
In the sodden snow of the Irish hills
Am Dm
Was born a Tuatha's child
C
With a fighting heart and immortal skill
Am G
And a spirit fiery and wild
Dm Bb
Through a prophecy he was bound and doomed
G Dm
To a short and a glorious life
Bb C
And he bore the name Setanta till
Am Dm
A famous fateful night
[Pre-chorus]
Bb
With his hurley in his hands
C
His name would cross the land
[Instrumental]
Dm Dm G C G
Dm Dm F C Em (x2)
Dm F Bb C
Dm F Bb C
Dm F Bb C
Bb F Am Dm (x2)
[Verse]
Dm C
Well his Uncle Connor who wore the crown
Am Dm
Of Ulster on his head
C
In the home of Culainn the smith sat down
Am G
For mead and mutton and bread
Dm Bb
At the door lay the Cú, the faithful hound
G Dm
A huge and terrible beast
Bb C
When a thief or enemy trod his ground
Am Dm
Their bones bеcame his feast
Dm C
Well Sеtanta joined them late at night
Am Dm
And the hound it leapt to shred
C
But he raised his hurley, pucked the ball
Am G
Right through the poor beast's head
Dm Bb
He spoke remorse as the smith he cried
G Dm
For his lost and murdered hound
Bb C
'I will be your Cú now from this night
Am Dm
Till another you have found'
[Pre-chorus]
Bb
So he lay outside the door
C
One eye watching on the moors
[Chorus]
Dm F
And the name Cú Chulainn
C Dm
Was sung out loud that night
Bb F A
In a tale of rage and ruin and of might
Dm F
And the name Cú Chulainn
C Dm
So furious and wild
Bb F
To remain in myth and memory
A Dm
A legend of the isle
[Instrumental]
Dm C Bb C
Bb A (x2)
[Post-Chorus]
Dm C Bb C
Cosantóir tragóideach, fuil dhiaga Lú (tragic guardian, divine blood of Lugh)
Bb A
Finscéal an Chú(legend of the hound)
Dm C Bb C
Cosantóir tragóideach, fuil dhiaga Lú (tragic guardian, divine blood of Lugh)
Bb A
Currach lán le fiúnach, finscéal an Chú (boat filled with fury, legend of the hound)
Dm C Bb C
Cosantóir tragóideach, fuil dhiaga Lú (tragic guardian, divine blood of Lugh)
Bb A
Finscéal an Chú(legend of the hound)
Dm C Bb C
Cosantóir tragóideach, fuil dhiaga Lú (tragic guardian, divine blood of Lugh)
Bb A
Curadh lán le fiúnach, finscéal an Chú (warrior filled with fury, legend of the hound)
[Instrumental]
Dm Dm G C G
Dm Dm F C Em (x2)
[Verse]
Dm C
He trained on the Isle of Sky and Shadow
Am Dm
Bore an abandoned son
C
And met his battle brother Ferdiad
Am G
Many a tale they spun
Dm Bb
Well he fought with the strength of many men
G Dm
A beast who bloodied the fields
Bb C
In a bloodlust battle frenzy
Am Dm
His skin would shift and peel
Dm C
His son would find him as a man
Am Dm
But would not tell his name
C
So he took a spear to his own child
Am G
And doomed himself to shame
Dm Bb
When the canny Queen Méabh attacked his land
G Dm
To steal the bull of brown
Bb C
She sent out Ferdiad to fight
Am Dm
Cú Chualainn struck him down
[Pre-chorus]
Bb
Blood of son and brother fell
C
He wailed and cried farewell
[Chorus]
Dm F
And the name Cú Chulainn
C Dm
Was sung out loud that night
Bb F A
In a tale of rage and ruin and of might
Dm F
And the name Cú Chulainn
C Dm
So furious and wild
Bb F
To remain in myth and memory
A Dm
A legend of the isle
[Instrumental]
Dm F Bb C
Dm F Bb C
Dm F Bb C
Bb F Am Dm (x2)
Dm C Bb C
Bb A (x2)
[Post-Chorus]
Dm C Bb C
Cosantóir tragóideach, fuil dhiaga Lú (tragic guardian, divine blood of Lugh)
Bb A
Finscéal an Chú(legend of the hound)
Dm C Bb C
Cosantóir tragóideach, fuil dhiaga Lú (tragic guardian, divine blood of Lugh)
Bb A
Currach lán le fiúnach, finscéal an Chú (boat filled with fury, legend of the hound)
[Instrumental]
Dm C Bb C Dm
Dm C Bb A
[Bridge]
Dm C
When the father of fair Emer
Bb C Dm
Refused to give her to wed
Dm C
Cú Chulainn tore his castle down
Bb A
And left the whole place dead
Dm C
They loved eachother, man and wife
Bb C Dm
Despite his many affairs
Dm C
Then he met the Morrigan, turned her down
Bb A
And earned her vengeful glare
Dm C
She weakened him and broke his strength
Bb C Dm
With trickery and lies
Dm C
By feeding him the flesh of dogs
Bb A
Three crones were her disguise
Dm C
The Queen and Lugaid saw their chance
Bb C Dm
To fight the Cú and win
Dm C
When he battled next 3 spears were thrown
Bb A
And one tore through his skin
Dm C
So he tied himself to a mighty stone
Bb C Dm
By his guts and belt he hung
Dm C
And so he still stood on his feet
Bb A
Till the last breath it left his lungs
[Pre-chorus]
Bb
And a light shone out so grand
C
Till the raven came to land
[Chorus]
Dm F
And the name Cú Chulainn
C Dm
Was sung out loud that night
Bb F A
In a tale of rage and ruin and of might
Dm F
And the name Cú Chulainn
C Dm
So furious and wild
Bb F
To remain in myth and memory
A Dm
A legend of the isle
[Instrumental]
Dm Dm G C G
Dm Dm F C Em Dm
Scaoil amach on ceol! (let loose the music!)
Dm G C G
Dm Dm F C Em
[Outro]
Dm C Am Dm
Dm C Am G
Dm F G Dm
Bb C Am Dm (x2)
