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An Irish Airman Foresees His Death

from William Butler Yeats by Toby Darling

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Here is another of Yeats' poems which I have set to music.

An Irish Airman foresees his Death

Intro: A* G9 x8

A* G9
I KNOW that I shall meet my fate
D4 A
Somewhere among the clouds above;

A* G9
Those that I fight I do not hate
D4 A
Those that I guard I do not love;
Em D
My country is Kiltartan Cross,
G D
My countrymen Kiltartan’s poor,
Em D
No likely end could bring them loss
G A7
Or leave them happier than before.
Bm7 Em
Nor law, nor duty bade me fight,
Bm7 Em
Nor public man, nor cheering crowds,
F#m Bm
A lonely impulse of delight
D A
Drove to this tumult in the clouds;
Em D Em D
I balanced all, brought all to mind,
C G D C Em
The years to come seemed waste of breath,
Bm7 Em
A waste of breath the years behind
C G A7
In balance with this life, this death.

A*=xx7650
G9 = xx5435
D4 = x5403x

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from William Butler Yeats, released June 20, 2015

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Toby Darling Penang, Malaysia

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