Dunnes Stores - Christy Moore Chords
Chords: Dunnes, F,, Capo, Am, Dm, C, Em, E, Gm, F
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Genre: folk, rock, irish
Dunnes Stores (Unknown) – [4/4] – Key = F, Capo 5
Note: Each measure "| |" is 4 beats. Measure with two chords given, e.g. | A
B | is the equivalent of
| A / B / |. Use of the % instructs how many times to repeat the preceding
measure, so | Am | % x3 | is the
equivalent of 4 measures of Am. Also, I'm not 100% confident on the
penultimate measure of the verse,
| Em E |. There may be something else going on there, but this is close
enough. I don't have the intro
either, but vamping on Am will more than suffice.
Verse: | Am | % x3 | Dm Am | % | Am C | Em E | E |
Chorus: | Am | Em | Am C | Em Am | Am | % |
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Am
Close your eyes and come with me back to 1984
Am
We'll take a walk down Henry Street to Dunnes department store
Dm Am Dm Am
The supermarket is busy and the registers make a din
Am C Em E
The groceries go rolling out and the cash comes rolling in
Am
Mary Manning is at the checkout and she's trying to keep warm
Am
When a customer comes up to her with a basket on her arm
Am Dm Am Dm
The contents of the basket Mary's future was to shape
Am C Em E
For the label clearly stated "Produce of the Cape"
Am
“I can't check out your oranges missus now won’t you bring them back
Am
For they come from South Africa where white oppresses black
Am Dm Am Dm
I'd have it on my conscience and I couldn't sleep at night
Am C Em E
If I helped support a system that denies black people's rights”
Am
Our union says don't handle them it's the least that we can do
Am
We fought oppression here for centuries we'll help them fight it too
Am Dm Am Dm
The managers descended in an avalanche of suits
Am C Em E
And Mary was suspended 'cause she wouldn't touch the fruits
Am Em Am
Dunnes Stores, Dunnes Stores, Dunnes Stores
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