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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1747847,"song":"Pork Beans And Hardtack","artist":"Misc Traditional","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11376712-pork-beans-and-hardtack-chords-by-misc-traditional/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1747847?type=chord","rating":0.0883,"votes":0,"content":"PORK, BEANS, AND HARDTACK\r\n\r\nVerse 1:\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch] \r\nOur volunteers are solidiers bold,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nso say the people all.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E7[/ch] \r\nWhen duty calls they spring to arms,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nresponsive to the call.[/tab]\r\n\r\nWith outfits old and rotten clothes,\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nill fitted for the strife![/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nThey leave their homes on starving pay,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nto take the nitchies' life.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nRefrain:\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nPork, beans, and hard-tack,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\ntra-la-la-la-la-la-la,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]           [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nPoor, hungry soldiers, [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]              [ch]E7[/ch]\r\ntra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn rags we march the prairie,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nmost eager for the fray.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nBut when we near the enemy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nthey always run away.[/tab]\r\n\r\nAs Corporation laborers\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nwith fa-ti-gue each day[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nWe dig and scrape[/tab]\r\n\r\nand hoe and rake\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nfor fifty cents a day![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 2\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]   \r\nFaint, cold and weary,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nwe're packed on an open car[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]   \r\nCursing our fate and grumbling[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nas soldiers ever are.[/tab]\r\n\r\nHungry and thirsty,\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nover the C.P.R. we go.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nInstead of by the all-rail-route[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDetroit and Chicago.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nRefrain:\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nPork, beans, and hard-tack,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\ntra-la-la-la-la-la-la,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]           [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nPoor, hungry soldiers, [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]              [ch]E7[/ch]\r\ntra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn rags we march the prairie,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nmost eager for the fray.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nBut when we near the enemy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nthey always run away.[/tab]\r\n\r\nAs Corporation laborers\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nwith fa-ti-gue each day[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nWe dig and scrape[/tab]\r\n\r\nand hoe and rake\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nfor fifty cents a day![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 3\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOn half cooked beans and fat pork,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nwe're fed without relief.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nSave when we get a  change of grub[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\non hard-tack and corned beef![/tab]\r\n\r\nOn fat-ti-gue and guards all day,\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\npatrols and pickets by night,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nIt's  thus we while our time away,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOur duty seems ne'er to fight![/tab]\r\n\r\nRefrain:\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nPork, beans, and hard-tack,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\ntra-la-la-la-la-la-la,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]           [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nPoor, hungry soldiers, [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]              [ch]E7[/ch]\r\ntra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn rags we march the prairie,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nmost eager for the fray.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nBut when we near the enemy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nthey always run away.[/tab]\r\n\r\nAs Corporation laborers\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nwith fa-ti-gue each day[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nWe dig and scrape[/tab]\r\n\r\nand hoe and rake\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nfor fifty cents a day![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 4\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDown the wild Saskatchewan[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nin river boats we go.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nAt last we reach Lake Winnipeg [/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nwhere a tug takes us in tow.[/tab]\r\n             \r\nOn board a barge two regiments\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nare shoved into the hold.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nLike sardines in a box we're packed[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\n600 men all told![/tab]\r\n\r\nRefrain:\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nPork, beans, and hard-tack,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\ntra-la-la-la-la-la-la,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]           [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nPoor, hungry soldiers, [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]              [ch]E7[/ch]\r\ntra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn rags we march the prairie,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nmost eager for the fray.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nBut when we near the enemy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nthey always run away.[/tab]\r\n\r\nAs Corporation laborers\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nwith fa-ti-gue each day[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nWe dig and scrape[/tab]\r\n\r\nand hoe and rake\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nfor fifty cents a day![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 5\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDown the length of Winnipeg Lake,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWe roll throughout the night.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nAnd on we're towed along the Lake[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\ntill Selkirk is in sight.[/tab]\r\n\r\nWe disembark in double quick time,\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWe once more board a train;[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nWe're on our way for Winnipeg, [/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nwe're getting near home again![/tab]\r\n\r\nRefrain:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nPork, beans, and hard-tack,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\ntra-la-la-la-la-la-la,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]           [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nPoor, hungry soldiers, [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]              [ch]E7[/ch]\r\ntra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn rags we march the prairie,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nmost eager for the fray.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nBut when we near the enemy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nthey always run away.[/tab]\r\n\r\nAs Corporation laborers\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nwith fa-ti-gue each day[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nWe dig and scrape[/tab]\r\n\r\nand hoe and rake\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nfor fifty cents a day![/tab]","plain_text":"PORK, BEANS, AND HARDTACK\n\nVerse 1:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith outfits old and rotten clothes,\n\n\n\n\n\nRefrain:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs Corporation laborers\n\n\n\nand hoe and rake\n\n\n\n\nVerse 2\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHungry and thirsty,\n\n\n\n\n\nRefrain:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs Corporation laborers\n\n\n\nand hoe and rake\n\n\n\n\nVerse 3\n\n\n\n\n\nOn fat-ti-gue and guards all day,\n\n\n\n\nRefrain:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs Corporation laborers\n\n\n\nand hoe and rake\n\n\n\n\nVerse 4\n\n\n\n\n             \nOn board a barge two regiments\n\n\n\n\nRefrain:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs Corporation laborers\n\n\n\nand hoe and rake\n\n\n\n\nVerse 5\n\n\n\n\n\nWe disembark in double quick time,\n\n\n\n\nRefrain:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs Corporation laborers\n\n\n\nand hoe and 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