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Origins The West's Asleep

07 Aug 05 - 04:23 AM (#1536745)
Subject: Chords or tab for The west´s asleeep?
From: GUEST,Celi

Hej there,
does anybody have the chords or the tab for "the west´s asleep"?
I have found the lyrics several times here but not the chords. Can´t find them on the Net either..

Thanks, Celi

07 Aug 05 - 04:28 AM (#1536747)
Subject: RE: Chords or tab for The west´s asleeep?
From: GUEST

isn't it called 'The West's Awake'?

08 Aug 05 - 03:13 PM (#1537814)
Subject: RE: Chords or tab for The west's asleep?
From: GUEST,Celi

I have found the lyrics by the Name "... asleep" here in the forum.. I will try to search with "awake" at the end, thx...

08 Aug 05 - 05:16 PM (#1537935)
Subject: RE: Chords or tab for The west's asleep?
From: wildlone

The Wests Awake chords
in adobe acrobat format, takes time to load

08 Aug 05 - 05:24 PM (#1537940)
Subject: Chords:The west's asleep?
From: Joe Offer

Hey, Wildlone, it looks to me like a doc file. If I put in some magic HTML tags and realign the chords, I should be able to get it to display here. If I have the information correct, the original poem was called "The West's Asleep," and was written by Thomas Davis (1814-1845). The Clancy Brothers recorded it as "The West's Awake." I haven't yet found a definitive source for the lyrics, and won't guarantee the accuracy of the lyrics below, or of those in the Digital Tradition.
-Joe Offer-

The West's Awake


  G                  C               D                   G
  When all beside a vigil keep, the west’s asleep, the west’s asleep
  G                  C              D                 G
  Alas and well may Erin weep when Connaught lies in slumber deep
  G                G7          C                 D
  There lake and plain smile fair and free ‘mid rock their guardian chivalry
  D                           G                  D               G
  Sing oh! let man learn liberty from crashing wind and lashing sea

That chainless wave and lovely land, freedom and nationhood demand
Be sure the great God never planned for slumbering slaves a home so grand
And long a brave and haughty race honoured and sentinelled the place
Sing oh! Not even their son's disgrace can quite destroy their glory's trace

For often in O Connor's van to triumph dashed each Connaught clan
And fleet as deer the Normans ran through Curlews' Pass and Ardrahan
And later times saw deeds as brave and glory guards Clanricard's grave
Sing oh! they died their land to save at Aughrim's slopes and Shannon's wave.

But if when all a vigil keep, the West's asleep, the West's asleep
Alas and well may Erin weep that Connaught lies in slumber deep
But hark! a voice like thunder spake, the West's awake, the West's awake
Sing oh! hurrah let England quake, we'll watch till death for Erin's sake.

Source: http://www.socc.ie/~midiclass/irish%20lyrics/the%20west's%20awake.doc

08 Aug 05 - 05:31 PM (#1537948)
Subject: RE: Chords or tab for The west's asleep?
From: wildlone

Thanks Joe

09 Aug 05 - 06:22 AM (#1538277)
Subject: RE: Chords or tab for The west's asleep?
From: Brakn

This is they way I do it.....
When (G)all beside a (C)vigil keep, the (D)west's asleep, the (G)west's asleep
A(G)las and well may (C)Erin weep when (D)Connaught lies in (G)slumber deep
There (G)lake and plain smile (C)fair and free 'mid rock their (A7)guardian chival(D)ry
Sing (G)oh! let (D)man learn liber(Em)ty from crashing (D)wind and lashing (G)sea

I think Johnny McEvoy does the last line like this......
Sing (G)oh! let (Am)man learn (D)liber(G)ty from crashing (D)wind and lashing (G)sea

03 Nov 25 - 06:03 PM (#4231123)
Subject: RE: Chords or tab for The west's asleep?
From: Joe Offer

Joe - rearrange