As we ^Ggather in the chapel here in ^Cold Kilmainham ^Djail I ^Cthink about the l^Gast few ^Emweeks Oh ^Amwill they say we ^Dfailed From our ^Gschool days they have told us we must ^Cyearn for libe^Drty Yet ^Call I want in ^Gthis dark ^Emplace is to ^Chave you ^Dhere with ^Gme.

Oh ^DGrace just hold me in your arms and ^Clet this moment ^Glinger They ^Ctake me out at ^Gdawn and I will ^Ddie With all my love I place this wedding ^Cring upon your ^Gfinger There ^Cwon't be time to ^Gshare our ^Emlove so ^Cwe must ^Dsay goo^Gdbye.

Now I ^Gknow it's hard for you my love to ^Cever under^Dstand The ^Clove I bear for ^Gthese brave ^Emmen my ^Amlove for this brave ^Dland But when ^GPadraic called me to his side down ^Cin the G.P^D.O. I ^Chad to leave my ^Gown sick ^Embed, to^C him I ^Dhad to ^Ggo.

Oh ^DGrace just hold me in your arms and ^Clet this moment ^Glinger They ^Ctake me out at ^Gdawn and I will ^Ddie With all my love I place this wedding ^Cring upon your ^Gfinger There ^Cwon't be time to ^Gshare our ^Emlove so ^Cwe must ^Dsay goo^Gdbye.

Now ^Gas the dawn is breaking my ^Cheart is breaking ^Dto As ^CI walk out on ^Gthis May ^Emmorn my ^Amthoughts will be of ^Dyou And I'll ^Gwrite some words upon the wall so ^Ceveryone will ^Dknow I ^Cloved so much that I ^Gcould ^Emsee his ^Cblood u^Dpon the ^Grose

Oh ^DGrace just hold me in your arms and ^Clet this moment ^Glinger They ^Ctake me out at ^Gdawn and I will ^Ddie With all my love I place this wedding ^Cring upon your ^Gfinger There ^Cwon't be time to ^Gshare our ^Emlove so ^Cwe must ^Dsay goo^Gdbye.