Intro
G Em C D G D G
Chorus
G D G
Raise a glass to St. Patrick
C D G
Raise a glass with me
C D G C
We'll celebrate the patron saint
G D G
Who sailed the Irish sea
Verse 1
G C
On the hills of Slemish
Am D
A slave became a man
G C G
His spirit was unbroken by
C D G
Chieftain or by clan
C D G
The isle of green was in his soul
C G D
He feared no druid's curse
G Em C G
And long will we remember him
C D G
In scr i ptures and in verse
Chorus
G D G
Raise a glass to St. Patrick
C D G
Raise a glass with me
C D G C
We'll celebrate the patron saint
G D G
Who sailed the Irish sea
G Em C D G D G
Verse 2
G C
He climbed up to the mountain
Am D
And he made this land his home
G C G
We celebrate his memory now
C D G
Wherever we may roam
C D G
He left his footprints on the rock
C G D
Of Skerry's windy shore
G Em C G
He walked among us long ago
C D G
We'll walk for him once more
Chorus
G D G
Raise a glass to St. Patrick
C D G
Raise a glass with me
C D G C
We'll celebrate the patron saint
G D G
Who sailed the Irish sea
G Em C D G D G
Verse 3
G C
For him we wear the Shamrock
Am D
In peace and harmony
G C G
In Belfast, Sidney or New York
C D G
Wherever we may be
C D G
He's known by all around the world
C G D
Both near and far away
G Em C G
For everyone turns Irish now
C D G
On Saint Patrick's Day
Chorus x 2
G D G
Raise a glass to St. Patrick
C D G
Raise a glass with me
C D G C
We'll celebrate the patron saint
G D G
Who sailed the Irish sea
G Em C D G D G
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