Biography:
Christy Moore, a native of Co. Kildare, Ireland, found fame as a member of the legendary tradition folk band Planxty. Since then he has carved out his own career as a consummate solo performer. In the 1980s Christy teamed up with Donal Lunny to form the innovative Moving Hearts.
Christy Moore started in the music business in the mid-sixties, when his life as a bank clerk was interrupted by a bank strike, and he moved to England. There he became involved in the folk music scene at the time
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Other songs:
- Natives
- Spancil Hill
- The Lakes Of Pontchartrain
- A Pair Of Brown Eyes
- Aisling
- All I Remember
- Allende
- Among The Wicklow Hills
- Apair Of Brown Eyes
- Arthur Macbride
- As I Roved Out
- Back Home In Derry
- Barrowland
- Biko Drum
- Black Is The Colour
- Black Jack County Chain
- Bright Blue Rose
- Casey
- City Of Chicago
- Cliffs Of Dooneen
- Continental Ceili
- Cry Like A Man
- Delirium Tremens
- Does This Train Stop On Merseyside
- Dunnes Stores
- El Salvador
- Fairytale Of New York
- Faithful Departed
- Follow Me Up To Carlow
- Galtee Mountain Boy
- Go Move Shift
- Hey Sandy
- Irish Ways And Irish Laws
- John Odreams
- Johnny Dont Go To Ballincollig
- Joxer Goes To Stuttgart
- Lakes Of Pontchartrain
- Lisdoonvarna And Ill Tell Me Ma
- Little Musgrave
- Mary From Dungloe
- Matty
- Missing You
- Motherland
- My Little Honda 50
- Nancy Spain
- No Time For Love
- North And South Of The River
- On Morecambe Bay
- One Last Cold Kiss
- Only Our Rivers Run Free
- Ordinary Man
- Quiet Desperation
- Reel In The Flickering Light
- Ride On
- Scapegoats
- Smoke And Strong Whiskey
- So Do I
- St Brendans Voyage
- The Boy From Tamlaghduff
- The Contender
- The Craic Was Ninety In The Isle Of Man
- The Curragh Of Kildare
- The Dying Soldier
- The Mad Lady And Me
- The Night Visit
- The Time Has Come
- The Two Conneeleys
- The Voyage
- They Never Came Home
- Tyrone Boys
- Veronica
- Viva La Quinta Brigada
- Weekend In Amsterdam
- Welcome To The Cabaret
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[Verse]
C F C
There were five men playing poker on the Heysham train.
C G
Fate was dealing them a cruel hand.
C F C
Hugh Callaghan was walking home through the evening rain
C G C
Not knowing what lay in store for him.
[Verse]
C F C
You'll find traces of nitro on cigarettes and matches.
C G
On formica tabletops and on decks of playin' cards.
C F C
When forensic found traces on the hands of these men,
C G C
The police drove up from Birmingham, they were saying the case was closed.
[Verse]
C F C
Have you seen the mugshots that were taken
C G
after forty eight hours in custody?
C F C
Battered and bruised, haunted looks upon their faces
C G C
The judge accepted they confessed willingly.
F G C
Please take another look at what you see.
[Verse]
C F C
If you tell me my family are being terrorised.
C G
Keep me awake for six days and nights, confused and terrified.
C F C
In the lonely dark of night I'll swear that black is white.
C G C
If you let me just lay down and close my eyes.
F G C
I'll sign anything if you let me close my eyes.
[Outro]
F C
Scales of justice balance up your act.
C G
Am I talking to myself or to the wall?
C F C
Hugh Callaghan, Paddy Hill, Gerry Hunter, Johnny Walker,
C G F
Billy Power, Dick McIlkenny scapegoats all.
F G C
For sixteen years they've been talking to the wall.
C F C
There were five men playing poker on the Heysham train.
C G
Fate was dealing them a cruel hand.
C F C
Hugh Callaghan was walking home through the evening rain
C G C
Not knowing what lay in store for him.
[Verse]
C F C
You'll find traces of nitro on cigarettes and matches.
C G
On formica tabletops and on decks of playin' cards.
C F C
When forensic found traces on the hands of these men,
C G C
The police drove up from Birmingham, they were saying the case was closed.
[Verse]
C F C
Have you seen the mugshots that were taken
C G
after forty eight hours in custody?
C F C
Battered and bruised, haunted looks upon their faces
C G C
The judge accepted they confessed willingly.
F G C
Please take another look at what you see.
[Verse]
C F C
If you tell me my family are being terrorised.
C G
Keep me awake for six days and nights, confused and terrified.
C F C
In the lonely dark of night I'll swear that black is white.
C G C
If you let me just lay down and close my eyes.
F G C
I'll sign anything if you let me close my eyes.
[Outro]
F C
Scales of justice balance up your act.
C G
Am I talking to myself or to the wall?
C F C
Hugh Callaghan, Paddy Hill, Gerry Hunter, Johnny Walker,
C G F
Billy Power, Dick McIlkenny scapegoats all.
F G C
For sixteen years they've been talking to the wall.
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