[Intro ]
C 

Verse 
  G/B     F/A C  G     Am 
After the riding we dispersed 
   F       C       G 
We drifted home in twos and threes 
        C    G/B F/A  C  G     Am 
Through cold and rain we spat and cursed 
     F       C      G   C 
This ancient war of families 

Verse 
  G/B  F/A    C   G      Am 
Armies passed and then returned 
    F           C           G 
They killed and raped, they stole and burnt 
   G/B  F/A C      G       Am 
So from the cradle we have learnt 
   F     C       G 
To be as hard as stone 
    F          G      Am  G/B  C 
And learned to stand alone... 


[Refrão]
Chorus 
D        G                            D/F#  A  D 
They are gone now, the killing and disorder... 
D/F#         C      G                      D  D/C D/B 
They're just ghosts now, the brigand and marauder 
    Am      G          C     G/B    D  Em 
And we give thanks for peace on the border 
D  D/F# G          C     G/B    D  G 
We give thanks for peace on the border 

Verse 
C     G/B F/A C   G        Am 
Cloak and dagger, crime on crime 
F       C      G 
Anarchy in the borderlands 
    C      G/B F/A C       G    Am 
The King's men came with a Valentine 
   F         C            G      C 
To break the power of the border clans 

Verse 
     G/B  F/A   C    G     Am 
Some were hung, some sent away 
   F       C           G 
To Ireland and the low countries 
C     G/B     F/A   C    G      Am 
Great was the price they had to pay 
    F           C   G 
God bless their memory 
    F         G       Am  G/B  C 
And god bless you and me.... 


[Refrão]
Chorus 
D        G                            D/F#  A  D 
They are gone now, the killing and disorder... 
D/F#         C      G                      D  D/C D/B 
They're just ghosts now, the brigand and marauder 
    Am      G          C     G/B    D  Em 
And we give thanks for peace on the border 
D  D/F# G          C     G/B    D  G 
We give thanks for peace on the border 

Instrumental 
C G/B F/A C G  Am  F  C  G 
C G/B F/A C G  Am  F  C  G  C 

Bridge 
C                      G       C 
The broken towers that stand today 
                      G 
Stand for peace and order 
  C            G       C 
Reminding us until the day 
                     G  C  D 
That we need no more borders 


[Refrão]
Chorus 
         G                            D/F#  A  D 
They are gone now, the killing and disorder... 
D/F#         C      G                       D  D/C D/B 
They're just ghosts now, the brigands and marauders 
    Am      G          C     G/B    D  Em 
And we give thanks for peace on the border 
D  D/F# G          C     G/B    D  Em 
We give thanks for peace on the border 
D  D/F# G          C     G/B    D  Em 
We give thanks for peace on the border 
D  D/F# G          C     G/B    D  Em 
We give thanks for peace on the border 
D  D/F# G          C     G/B    D  Em 
We give thanks for peace on the border