A Nation Once Again chords

by The Wolfe Tones

Song Key: Ab Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 104 bpm


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner

Guitar Chords in G Major: G, Am, B7, C, D, D7, Em

Capo: 1st fret (to play with the video in Ab Major)

Arrangement Song Details
Play-Along Video
R-H Chord Charts Chord Chart Legend
G Major Am B7 C Major D Major D7 Em
L-H Chord Charts Lefties Chord Chart Legend
G Major-LH Am-LH B7-LH C Major-LH D Major-LH D7-LH Em-LH
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A Nation Once Again

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               G
Intro: 4/4 ||     |  𝄎  ||

        G                   Em
1. When boy-hood's fire was in my blood
     C       D7       G 
   I read of an-cient free-men
       G                   Em      
   For Greece and Rome who brave-ly stood
         C        Am      D7
   Three hun-dred men and three men
       D                D7
   And there I prayed I yet might see
       C        Am      B7
   Our fet-ters rent in twain
       C                G         D7   
   And Ire-land, long a pro-vince be
     G       D      G
   A na-tion once a-gain

      G              C
CH: A na-tion once a-gain
      C              D
    A na-tion once a-gain
        G                C         D
    And Ire-land, long a pro-vince be
      G       D      G
    A na-tion once a-gain

      G                    Em
2. It whis-per'd too, that free-dom's ark
       C        D7        G
   And ser-vice high and ho-ly
         G               Em      
   Would be pre-pared by feel-ings dark
       C        Am      D7
   And pas-sion vain or low-ly
       D                   D7
   For free-dom comes from God's right hand
       C       Am     B7
   And needs a god-ly train
       C                   G        D7   
   And righ-teous men must make our land
     G       D      G
   A na-tion once a-gain

      G              C
CH: A na-tion once a-gain
      C              D
    A na-tion once a-gain
        G                C         D
    And Ire-land, long a pro-vince be
      G       D      G
    A na-tion once a-gain

      G              Em
3. So as I grew from boy to man
     C       D7      G
   I bent me to that bid-ding
      G               Em      
   My spi-rit of each sel-fish plan
       C     Am       D7
   And cruel pas-sion rid-ding
       D                 D7
   For thus I hoped some day to aid
       C        Am      B7
   Oh, can such hope be vain
        C                G         D7   
   When my dear count-ry should be made
     G       D      G
   A na-tion once a-gain

      G              C
CH: A na-tion once a-gain
      C       Am     D
    A na-tion once a-gain
        G                C         D
    And Ire-land, long a pro-vince be
      G       D      G
    A na-tion once a-gain

Arrangement Details:

  • Key Signature: Ab Major - 4 flats (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db)
  • Chords in Ab Major: Ab, Bbm, C7, Db, Eb, Eb7, Fm
  • Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
  • Tempo: Moderate march tempo
  • Metronome: ♩ = 104
  • Voice Range: Db4 - Db5
Song Details:
Let The People Sing Album Cover
Album Cover
  • Lyricist & Main Creator: Thomas Osborne Davis (1814-1845) - Irish writer & founder of an Irish Movement called Young Ireland which aimed to gain independance from British rule.
  • Composer: E. Comerford.
  • Lyrics Begin: When boyhood's fire was in my blood,
  • Featured Artists: The Wolfe Tones
  • Genre: Irish Rebel song
  • Album: Let The People Sing
    Released: 1972
    Country: Ireland
    Label: Dolphin Records
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