{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2558934,"song":"The Kerry Recruit","artist":"Misc Traditional","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11514749-the-kerry-recruit-chords-by-misc-traditional/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2558934?type=chord","rating":0.12537,"votes":0,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAt the age of nineteen I was diggin' the land,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A7[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith me brogues on me feet and me spade in me hand,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\"Oh,\" says I to meself, \"What a pity to see,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSuch a fine Kerry lad diggin' spuds in Tralee.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWith me kerry-ay-ay, fa la de ral lay,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKerry ay-ay, fa la de ral lay.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo I buttered me brogues and shook hands with me spade,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A7[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd went off to the fair like a dashing young blade,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nA sergeant comes up and says, \"Will ye enlist?\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\"Sure, sergeant,\" says I, \"slip the bob in me fist!\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWith me kerry-ay-ay, fa la de ral lay,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKerry ay-ay, fa la de ral lay.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D7[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen up steps the captain, a man of great fame,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A7[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd straightway he asks me my country and name.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\"I've told ye before, and I tell ye again,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMe father and mother were two Kerry men.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWith me kerry-ay-ay, fa la de ral lay,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKerry ay-ay, fa la de ral lay.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]D7[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe first thing they gave me, it was a red coat,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A7[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith a lump of black leather to tie round me throat.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe next thing they gave me, says I, \"What is that?\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\"Sure man, a cockade for to stick in yer hat.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWith me kerry-ay-ay, fa la de ral lay,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKerry ay-ay, fa la de ral lay.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D7[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe next thing they gave me they called it a gun,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A7[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd under the trigger I settled me thumb,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe gun it belched fire and vomited smoke,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd gave me poor shoulder the devil's own stroke.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWith me kerry-ay-ay, fa la de ral lay,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKerry ay-ay, fa la de ral lay.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]D7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe next thing they gave me they called it a horse,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A7[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith a saddle and bridle me two legs across.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSo I gave it the bit and I gave it the steel,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd, Holy Mother! she went like an eel![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWith me kerry-ay-ay, fa la de ral lay,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKerry ay-ay, fa la de ral lay.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                    [ch]D7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow the first place they took us was down to the sea,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A7[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAboard a great ship bound for the Crimee.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWith three sticks in the middle all hung with white sheets,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe walked on the water without any feet.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWith me kerry-ay-ay, fa la de ral lay,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKerry ay-ay, fa la de ral lay.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 8]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D7[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe reached the Balaclave all safe and sound,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd hungry and weary we lay on the ground,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nNext morning at daybreak a bugle did call,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd served us a breakfast of powder and ball.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWith me kerry-ay-ay, fa la de ral lay,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKerry ay-ay, fa la de ral lay.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 9]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe licked them at Alma and then Innerman,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A7[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut the Russians they foiled us at the Redan,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWhile scaling the ramparts meself lost an eye,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd a great Russian bullet ran away with me thigh,[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWith me kerry-ay-ay, fa la de ral lay,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKerry ay-ay, fa la de ral lay.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 10]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D7[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAll bleeding and dying I lay on the ground,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A7[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith arms, legs and feet all scattered around,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSays I to meself, \"If me father were nigh,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe'd have buried me now just in case I should die.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWith me kerry-ay-ay, fa la de ral lay,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKerry ay-ay, fa la de ral lay.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 11]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]D7[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut a surgeon comes by and he soon stops the blood,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A7[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he gave me an iligant leg made of wood,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd they made me a pension of ten pence a day,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd contented with shellocks I live on half pay.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWith me kerry-ay-ay, fa la de ral lay,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKerry ay-ay, fa la de ral lay.[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 8]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 9]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 10]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 11]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["G","D7","A7","D","Bm","Em","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}