The Liberty Tree Karan Casey
[Intro]
[C] [Cmaj7] [F] [C] [Cmaj7] [G] [C]
[Verse]
'Twas in the year of '[Cmaj7]ninety-[F]three
The [C]French did plant an [G]olive tree
The [C]symbol of great [Cmaj7]libert[F]y
And the [C]people [Cmaj7]danced a[G]round [C]it
Oh, [Dm]wasn't [G]I [C]telling you
The [F]French declared cou[G]rageously
That e[C]quality, freedom and [Cmaj7]fraterni[F]ty
Would [C]be the [Cmaj7]cry of every [G]na[C]tion
[Verse]
In 'ninety-four a [Cmaj7]new cam[F]paign
The [C]tools of darkness [G]did maintain
[Am]Gaul's brave [Em]sons, they did [Cmaj7]form a [F]league
And their [C]foes, they [Cmaj7]were dumb[G]foun[C]ded
They [Dm]gave to [G]Flanders [C]liberty
And [F]all its people [G]they set free
The [Am]Dutch and [Em]Austrians [Cmaj7]home did [F]flee
And the [C]dukes they [Cmaj7]were con[G]foun[C]ded
[Verse]
Behold, may all of [Cmaj7]humank[F]ind
E[C]mancipated with the [G]French combine
May [Am]laurels [Em]green all [Cmaj7]on them [F]shine
And their [C]sons and [Cmaj7]daughters long [G]wear [C]them
May [Dm]every [G]tyrant [C]shake with dread
And [F]tremble for their [G]guilty head
May the [Am]fleur-de-[Em]lis in [Cmaj7]dust be [F]laid
And [C]they no [Cmaj7]longer [G]wear [C]them
[Verse]
For church and state in [Cmaj7]close em[F]brace
Is the [C]burden of the [G]human race
And the [Am]people [Em]tell you [Cmaj7]to your [F]face
That [C]you will [Cmaj7]long re[G]pent [C]it
For [Dm]kings in [G]power and [C]preaching drones
[F]Are the cause of [G]all your heavy groans
Down [Am]from your [Em]pulpits, down [Cmaj7]from your [F]thrones
You will [C]tumble [Cmaj7]unlame[G]nt[C]ed
[Verse]
Oh, [Dm]wasn't [G]I [C]telling you
The [F]French declared cou[G]rageously
That e[C]quality, freedom and [Cmaj7]fraterni[F]ty
Would [C]be the [Cmaj7]cry of every [G]na[F]tion[C]
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