Written by James Keelaghan/Jez Lowe
Intro: G Em Am C G Em Am D G Em There are people in the world tonight who are weeping 'cause they're glad Am C Their war songs all are happy, their love songs all are sad G Em People ache and then be there, then always wish them well Am D G They'll love you like a brother back, then fight amongst themselves Chorus: Em Bm Am And it's my blood running through their rivers Em Bm Am My blood running through their pains C Dsus4 G C My blood mixing with the whiskey in the jar Am C Em C G My blood washing through their veins______ Em They always drink the parting glass and leave the shamrock shores Am C That's why you find them flocking home with open arms and doors G Em They miss their native country like mothers miss their sons Am D G They'll sing all night of going back, but that day never comesInstrumental: G Em Am C G Em Am D GEm Bm Am And it's my blood running through their rivers Em Bm Am My blood running through their pains C Dsus4 G C My blood mixing with the whiskey in the jar Am C Em C G My blood washing through their veins______Em Their loving land was never mine, to missing call my own Am C Their histories and struggles are not the ones I've known G Em But I've worn their scars with pride enough and winced with pain they felt Am D G And rant and cried with the busted ones, with each hand they've been dealtEm Bm Am And it's my blood running through their rivers Em Bm Am My blood running through their pains C Dsus4 G C My blood mixing with the whiskey in the jar Am C Em C G My blood washing through their veins______OUTRO: G Em Am D GEm Bm Am And it's my blood running through their rivers Em Bm Am My blood running through their pains C Dsus4 G C My blood mixing with the whiskey in the jar Am C Em C My blood washing through their veins___ Em Bm Am My blood running through their rivers Em Bm Am My blood running through their pains C Dsus4 G C My blood mixing with the whiskey in the jar Am C Em C G My blood washing through their veins______