Aunt Jennie And The Warrior Queens Of 16

	  		Intro: Em  D  C  G  D 


Verse: 1 
      Em           D    C 
Aunt Jennie they never told me 
          G       D 
Of your fight in 1916 
       Em          D      C 
Brave Jennie they never told me 
        G                        D 
Of the jails and the combat you seen 


 
        C      Am                       Em 
Sean Connolly died in your strong young arms 
        D 
On City Hall 
        C            Am            G 
Your family was the Irish Citizen Army 
                    D 
You answered their call 



Verse: 2 
      Em          D       C 
Aunt Jennie your gallant bravery 
          G                     D 
Gives me strength in this crazy world 


Bridge 
C             Am 
Thank you oh thank you 
           Em                 D 
For your example against the tyrants of this world 

 
     C         Am                 Em 
The many brave warrior queens of ‘16 
             D 
They gave it all 
       C         Am 
Great hunger and genocide 
    Em           D 
Was why they did rise 



Solo: Em  D  C  G  D 


Verse: 3 
         Em 
The good doctor Kathleen Lynn 
     D       C 
And Rosie Hackett were your skins 
    G 
You stood and fought with them bravely 
    D 
In James’ Citizen Army 


 
     C           Am 
Brave Jennie Jennie Shanahan 
           E            D 
From the tenements of old Mercer Street 


Outro: 
C            Am 
Thank you oh thank you 
        C                    Am                     Em 
For your example against the tyrants of this world