THE WEARING OF THE GREEN

LEVEL 4Bb · 130 BPM · Irish Folksong

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TAKE IT OFF THE SCREEN

Print the sheet for the piano stand, or load the MIDI into any app and practise at your own tempo.

HOW TO PLAY

1Put your right thumb on middle C. Most beginner songs stay under five fingers — you never move your hand.
2Set the speed down and turn CLICK on. Press each key exactly when the note reaches the line.
3Loop the bar that keeps breaking until it feels easy, then add the left hand and take the speed back up.

LYRICS

Oh, (F)Pad dy dear, and did you hear the (C)news that’s go ing ’round?

The (Bb)sham rock is for (F)bid by law to (Bb)grow on (Bbm)I rish (F)ground.

Saint may Pat rick’s Day no more to keep.

His (C)col or can’t be seen, for (Bb)there’s a blood y (F)law a gin’ the (C)wear ing (C7sus4)of the (F)green.

I the (Bb)met with (F)Nap per Tand y and he took me by the hand, and he (Bb)said, “How’s (F)poor old Ire (Dm)land and (G)how dure (G7)does she (C)stand?

She’s the (F)most dis tress ful coun try that (C)ev er you have seen.

They’re (Bb)hang ing men and (F)wom en there for (C)wear ing (C7sus4)of the (F)green.”

Then (F)since the col or we must wear is (C)Eng land’s cru el red, sure (Bb)Ire land’s sons will (F)ne’er for get the (Bb)blood that (Bbm)they have (F)shed.

You heard take the sham rock from your hat and (C)cast it on the sod, but (Bb)’twill take root and (F)flour ish still, though (C)un der (C7sus4)foot it’s (F)trod.

When the (Bb)law can (F)stop the blades of grass from grow ing as they grow, and we (Bb)when the (F)leaves in sum (Dm)time their (G)ver but (G7)dare not (C)show, then the (F)I will change the col or I (C)wear in my cor been.