Only Our Rivers Run Free Intro: 1 2 3 1 2 3 G 2 3 G 2 3 Am 2 3 Am 2 C G C When apples still grow in Nov-ember F C G When blossoms still grow from each tree F C Am When leaves are still green in Dec-ember G Am It's then that our land will be free. F C I wander her hills and her valleys F Em And still through my sorrow I see F C Am A land that has never known free-dom G Am And only her rivers run free. C G C I drink to the death of her manhood F C G Those men who would rather have died F C Am Than to live in the cold chains of bond-age G Am To bring back their rights were den-ied. F C Oh where are you now when we need you F Em What burns where the flame used to be F C Am Are you gone like the snows of last wint-er G Am And will only her rivers run free (Instrumental Verse/Chorus) C G C F C G F C Am G Am F C F Em F C Am G Am C G C How sweet is life but we're crying F C G How mellow the wine but we're dry F C Am How fragrant the rose but it's dy-ing G Am How gentle the wind but it sighs. F C What good is in youth when it's ageing F Em What joy is in eyes that can't see F C Am When there's sorrow in sunshine and flow-ers G Am And still only her rivers run free. F C What good is in youth when it's ageing F Em What joy is in eyes that can't see F C Am When there's sorrow in sunshine and flow-ers G Am And still only her rivers run free. G Am And still only(slow) her rivers run free. Arranged by Frank Lennon