Inviolate
D ~
D A
1. John Duhan they call me after you,
D
oh,
brother, the blessing, it’s been a burden, too.
D G
Cast in the shadow of your
early death,
D
- A D
while
you remain inviolate.
D A
2. Two cousins leaving our heart,
D
Granddad’s in
D Em
Father at sea, mother an
inmate,
D - A D
and
you all remain inviolate.
A D
Free up the strain that
weighed on our hearts,
A - G A
D
creating
the pain that still tears our home apart.
+ D - A -
D - D - G - D - A - D
D A
3. I once climbed the branches of our old pear tree
D
and
found some hard food where none used to be.
D
G
It tasted bitter, still we are
late
D - A D
and
you remain inviolate.
+ D - G - D
- A - D
(orig. = capo 3rd) (Johnny Duhan)