Aiden Mcanespie

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[Verse]
       D                            G                  Em
It was on a Sunday evening the sun shone in the sky
       A                                          G             A          D
As he walked his way to the Gaelic ground never thinking he was going to die
                                     G                  Em
But as he crossed the checkpoint the sound of gunfire came
     A                                      G          A          D
As the news spread through the border town Aiden McAnespie was slain

[Chorus]
    G           A
Oh why did you do it?
          D               Bm
Have you not the guts to say
     G            A             D            A
You say it was an accident or even a ricochet
         D                            G                Em
But like Loughgall and Gibraltar your lies are well renowned
     A                               G          A      D
You murdered Aiden McAnespie on his way to the Gaelic ground

[Verse]
     D                           G               Em
For years he was harassed by the forces of the crown
      A                           G           A     D
As he went to work each mornin he left his native town
                                      G                   Em
The soldiers swore they´d get him for reasons no one can say
    A                                     G           A    D
And sure enough they murdered him in cold blood that sunny day

[Chorus] х2
   D                              G                  Em
To say it was an accident was the greatest crime of all
        A                             G          A      D
To his heart-broken family it was the worst that can befall
                                       G                 Em
A cross it marks the lonely spot where Aiden he was shot down
       A                                   G          A      D
As he walked on that Sunday evening on his way to the Gaelic ground

[Solo]
(to the rhythm of the verses)
D G Em A G A D x2

[Chorus] х2
D                             G                 Em
Aidens life had ended it was time for judgement day
   A                                            G        A       D
A soldier he jumped out from the tower and the coward he slipped away
                                     G                  Em
God´s curse on you England for this cruel deed you have done
    A                                     G      A         D
But God will have his final say when your day of judgement comes